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DaVinci Resolve MCP server & Claude connector

Does DaVinci Resolve have an official MCP server or Claude connector?

Official

As of October 2026, Blackmagic Design ships AI assistant integration built into DaVinci Resolve Studio 21.1, which its own feature guide says requires an MCP-compatible assistant. Claude, Claude Code and ChatGPT Codex are named as supported. It is a Studio feature, and Blackmagic has not documented its permissions or destructive-action safeguards. Community servers also exist.

Last checked

Verdict and evidence

What we checked
DaVinci Resolve Studio 21.1 AI Assistants (built-in MCP)
Published by
Blackmagic Design (official)
Runs
Runs locally
Sign-in
Not documented
Stage
Generally available
Plan
Listed under Studio features (paid DaVinci Resolve Studio), not the free version.

Evidence

What an AI can do in DaVinci Resolve

Read

  • Analyze a project

Create

  • Build a highlight edit from a long clip

Update

  • Organize media in the Media Pool
  • Change project settings

Run

  • Batch render deliverables

From the publisher’s documentation for the version we checked. Not every tool is listed.

Setup

Claude (claude.ai / Desktop)

Per a trade-press review, open Resolve Studio 21.1 and use File > Setup AI Assistants; Claude Desktop and Claude Code are detected. Blackmagic's own pages read give no setup steps.

Source

Safety check

  • Pass

    Publisher verified

    Announced in Blackmagic Design's own press release and listed in its DaVinci Resolve 21.1 Studio and iPad features guide (documents.blackmagicdesign.com) as 'AI Assistants - Requires an MCP-compatible AI assistant'.

  • Unknown

    Auth model

    No authentication model is described in the press release or the features guide. It is a local, in-app feature; transport was not documented in sources read.

  • Unknown

    Write and delete access

    The feature can change settings, reorganize media and render. A trade-press review notes Blackmagic's primer does not explain permissions, safeguards for destructive operations or logging. No read-only mode found.

  • Unknown

    Tool-description injection scan

    The server is built into Resolve Studio; its tool descriptions were not available to read. No AI-directed text appeared on the pages read.

  • Unknown

    Repo maintenance

    Closed-source, shipped inside the application; no public repository. Released with Resolve 21.1 on 2026-09-08.

Community alternatives

Built and maintained by third parties, not DaVinci Resolve. Check the safety notes before connecting one to a real account.

DaVinci Resolve MCP (samuelgursky)

samuelgursky · Runs locally · None

Control Resolve Studio via the scripting API (37 compound tools, 390 granular) · Offline .drp/.drt/.drx authoring (18 advanced tools)

  • ⚠ Publisher verified: Individual GitHub account, not Blackmagic Design. Uses Resolve's scripting API.
  • ⚠ Write and delete access: Exposes write and render tools across the whole scripting API; no read-only mode seen in the README.

FAQ

Does DaVinci Resolve have an official MCP server?

Yes, in Studio. Resolve Studio 21.1 includes built-in AI assistant integration that Blackmagic's feature guide says needs an MCP-compatible assistant. The free edition is not listed for it.

Does it work with Claude?

Blackmagic names Claude, Claude Code and ChatGPT Codex as supported assistants in the 21.1 announcement. No Claude directory connector was found.

Is the free version of Resolve supported?

Blackmagic lists the feature under Studio. Community servers say external scripting moved to Studio in 21.1, with partial free-edition workarounds.

Is it safe to let an assistant run Resolve?

Blackmagic has not documented permissions, destructive-action safeguards or logging. Work on a copy of the project and keep backups.

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