Davinci Resolve MCP Server

Control DaVinci Resolve Studio from MCP clients such as Claude Desktop.

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What is the Davinci Resolve MCP Server?

Control DaVinci Resolve Studio from MCP clients such as Claude Desktop.

What it actually does

  • 32 MCP tools for editing and controlling Resolve;
  • 6 read-only MCP resources describing the current Resolve state;
  • automatic discovery of the DaVinci Resolve scripting API on Windows, macOS,
  • a protected native-module probe, so a broken fusionscript import does not
  • Windows runtime isolation to prevent Resolve from loading an incompatible

Configuration

  • DaVinci Resolve Studio 18 or newer. External scripting must be enabled. - 64-bit CPython 3.10 or 3.11. Resolve's scripting module still imports imp, which was removed from Python 3.12. - The DaVinci Resolve scripting API installed with Resolve. - An MCP client such as Claude Desktop. Before starting the server, open Resolve and set: **Preferences → System → General → External

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Maintainer setup documentation.

How to install the Davinci Resolve MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "davinci-resolve": {
      "command": "powershell",
      "args": [
        "-NoProfile",
        "-ExecutionPolicy",
        "Bypass",
        "-File",
        "C:\\absolute\\path\\to\\davinci-resolve-mcp\\run_server.ps1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

  • DaVinci Resolve Studio 18 or newer. External scripting must be enabled. - 64-bit CPython 3.10 or 3.11. Resolve's scripting module still imports imp, which was removed from Python 3.12. - The DaVinci Resolve scripting API installed with Resolve. - An MCP client such as Claude Desktop. Before starting the server, open Resolve and set: **Preferences → System → General → External

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Davinci Resolve MCP to Windows.”
  • “Use Davinci Resolve MCP to macOS.”
  • “Use Davinci Resolve MCP to Linux.”

Frequently asked questions

Control DaVinci Resolve Studio from MCP clients such as Claude Desktop. Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.