# Resolve MCP

Orientation and index for DaVinci Resolve MCP work, grading, editing, conforming...

- Repository: https://github.com/samuelgursky/davinci-resolve-mcp (3887 stars)
- Category: AI and agents
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add samuelgursky/davinci-resolve-mcp --skill resolve-mcp -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add samuelgursky/davinci-resolve-mcp --skill resolve-mcp -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add samuelgursky/davinci-resolve-mcp --skill resolve-mcp -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add samuelgursky/davinci-resolve-mcp --skill resolve-mcp -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Orientation and index for DaVinci Resolve MCP work, grading, editing, conforming, delivery, media analysis, and .drp/.drt/.drx file work, live in a running Resolve or offline with none open. Load this for a map of the domain skills, the live-vs-offline servers, and the cross-cutting safety rules. The per-domain skills (resolve-color / resolve-edit / resolve-conform / resolve-delivery / resolve-media-analysis) carry the depth and self-trigger on their own descriptions; use this as the map, or when a task spans several domains.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# DaVinci Resolve MCP, Index

Orientation for any Resolve MCP task. This is the **map, not the depth**, each
domain skill below carries its own routing and triggers on its own `description`.
Open the one that matches, or use this when a task spans several domains. This
skill does not auto-load the others; it points at them.

## Two servers, compute offline, apply live

- **Live**, `davinci-resolve` (Python): drives a *running* Resolve via the
  scripting API.
- **Advanced / offline**, `davinci-resolve-advanced` (Node): authors
  `.drp`/`.drt`/`.drx` files and patches the project DB with **no Resolve open**.

Rule of thumb: compute grades, QC, and conform math offline; apply the result
live. Node never drives Resolve.

## Domains

| Task | Skill | Kernel | Any-MCP-client prompt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grading, looks, shot match, LUT/CDL/DRX | `resolve-color` | `color-grade-kernel.md` | `/color_grade_workflow` |
| Cutting, trimming, ranges, variants, changelist | `resolve-edit` | `timeline-edit-kernel.md` | `/timeline_edit_workflow` |
| Conform, relink, finishing QC, grade tracing | `resolve-conform` | `timeline-conform-interchange-kernel.md` | `/conform_workflow` |
| Render, deliverable QC, media/provenance | `resolve-delivery` | `render-deliver-kernel.md` | `/delivery_workflow` |
| Fusion comps (titles, MG, VFX) | `resolve-fusion` | `fusion-composition-kernel.md` | `/fusion_workflow` |
| Audio / Fairlight (tracks, buses, loudness) | `resolve-audio` | `audio-fairlight-kernel.md` | `/audio_workflow` |
| Media pool ingest / organize / multicam | `resolve-media-pool` | `media-pool-ingest-kernel.md` | `/media_pool_workflow` |
| Reading/analyzing source media | `resolve-media-analysis` | `media-analysis-guide.md` | `/analyze_media` |

## Less-common domains (no dedicated skill, go straight to the kernel/tool)

These have real coverage but low enough traffic that they route through this
index rather than their own skill:

The rest: https://github.com/samuelgursky/davinci-resolve-mcp/blob/HEAD/.agents/skills/resolve-mcp/SKILL.md