DareDev256/fcp-mcp-server

claude mcp add fcpxml -e FCP_PROJECTS_DIR=~/Movies -- uvx fcp-mcp-server
or add uvx fcp-mcp-server to claude_desktop_config.json; optional extras [intelligence,transcribe]

Usage

• •export XML from Final Cut Pro, ask Claude to work with the timeline (analyze, health check, fix flash frames/gaps, add chapter markers, build rough cuts), import the result back

Key features

• ✓7 grouped tools: inspect, diagnose, edit, mark, generate, transcript, deliver (62 flat handlers; FCP_MCP_LEGACY_TOOLS=1 re-advertises all 62)
• ✓QC: flash frames, gaps, duplicates, health score; auto-fix batch tools
• ✓markers/chapters: batch add, SRT/VTT import, YouTube chapters, beat import
• ✓generation: rough cuts, montages, A/B roll; templates
• ✓cross-NLE export: DaVinci Resolve v1.9, FCP7 XMEML v5 (Premiere/Avid); reformat 9:16/1:1/4:5
• ✓media intelligence: real silence detection (ffmpeg), beat detection (librosa)
• ✓transcript intelligence: local Whisper transcription, edit-by-transcript, filler-word removal
• ✓Live Mode (macOS): push_to_fcp via official Apple Open Document event, list_fcp_libraries; preview:// HTML timeline render
• ✓rational time arithmetic (zero rounding error), non-destructive edits, hardened security (defusedxml, sandboxed writes, 182 adversarial tests)

Best for

Video editors doing batch timeline ops, QC, transcript-driven cutting, and AI rough cuts around Final Cut Pro.

Caveats

• ⚠not a plugin; runs on exported FCPXML (plus Apple-event push on macOS)
• ⚠not for creative calls (color, framing, motion)
• ⚠export path is manual File > Export XML
• ⚠Python 3.10+; optional ffmpeg / librosa / Whisper extras