# OpenKatana

Solves: An open-source editing engine your agent drives: you bring photos, footage and music and the agent builds a finished edit with cuts, transitions, motion typography, 3D scenes and sound. It has 72 CLI and MCP tools, a Studio for hands-on review, and ComfyUI apps.

An open-source editing engine your agent drives: you bring photos, footage and music and the agent builds a finished edit with cuts, transitions, motion typography, 3D scenes and sound. It has 72 CLI and MCP tools, a Studio for hands-on review, and ComfyUI apps.

* Page: https://agentcut.dev/tools/openkatana/
* Source: https://github.com/rk0neki/OpenKatana
* Works with: Programmatic video
* Type: Editing engine + CLI + MCP + ComfyUI nodes
* Setup difficulty: medium
* Supported versions: Python 3.11 or later and Git; FFmpeg and a supported browser installed separately; Blender optional; tested on Windows and Linux, macOS untested
* Price: free
* License: Apache-2.0
* GitHub stars: 21
* Last updated: 2026-10-29
* Checked: 2026-11-02

Setup steps:

1. Install Python 3.11 or later, Git and FFmpeg
2. Clone the repo and run python scripts/setup.py
3. Or paste the setup prompt from the README into Claude Code or Codex and let it do the install
4. Optional: follow docs/AGENT_INTERFACE.md to add the MCP server, or install the openkatana nodes in ComfyUI

Safety notes:

* Free to use locally; optional paid cloud models cost extra
* Claude Code and Codex are the tested agents
* Not affiliated with Higgsfield (inspired by its Katana)
* Version 0.1.1, created Oct 2026

More Programmatic video tools: https://agentcut.dev/programmatic-video/

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