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DaVinci ProfessionalSAFE

Name: DaVinci Professional
Author: hoyt-harness

mcp/hoyt-harness/davinci-professional-1

MCP server by hoyt-harness · claude · claude desktop · cursor · Audited 2026-10-09

Token-efficient MCP server for DaVinci Resolve Studio — kernel + domain architecture keeps context cost proportional to the work.

Verdict

SAFE

Grade

Trust score

89 /100

Exposed tools

167 93r · 70w · 4d

Transport

stdio

License

GPL-3.0

Stars

Overview

From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.

An enterprise-grade Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes the full DaVinci Resolve scripting API to AI assistants. This project was inspired by the davinci-resolve-mcp project by @samuelgursky, even though it is now a significantly different architecture.

Compatible with any AI system that supports modern MCP specifications.

How It Works

Most MCP servers dump every available tool into the AI's context window at session start. With a large API surface, that means hundreds of tool definitions loaded whether or not the current task needs them — wasting tokens and slowing response time.

This server uses a kernel + domain architecture instead:

Kernel tools (always available, 6 total): activate_domain,

deactivate_domain, list_domains, get_version, get_current_page, switch_page. These are useful regardless of what you're doing in Resolve.

Domain tools (loaded on demand): the full Resolve API is organized into

domains — Project Management, Timeline Operations, Media Pool, and more. Call activate_domain("project_management") and the server fires a notifications/tools/list_changed event; your MCP client refetches the tool list and the domain's tools are immediately available, no session restart needed.

Context cost at session start is bounded by the kernel alone. You expand it deliberately, only for the domains your current workflow actually needs.

Who This Is For

This server is built for independent creators and boutique studios where AI API costs are real and context overhead matters.

Compared to other popular MCP servers for DaVinci Resolve:

Most alternatives load every available tool definition into the AI's context at session start. For a well-resourced production environment — a studio running Claude on dedicated infrastructure with token budgets absorbed into overhead — that approach is solid and t

Read from source at commit 7c8042daef78OBSERVED · 2026-10-09

Connect

Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control.

claude-code

claude mcp add davinci-mcp-professional -- uvx davinci-mcp-professional

claude-desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "davinci-mcp-professional": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "davinci-mcp-professional"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Exposed tools (167)

93 read · 70 write · 4 destructive. Blast radius: 4 tools can delete or overwrite — an agent that can be talked into calling a tool can be talked into calling this one.

Tool	Risk	Description
`add_clip_flag`	write	Add a color flag to a clip
`add_clip_marker`	write	Add a marker to a clip at a specific source frame
`add_color_version`	write	Add a new color version to a timeline item
`add_item_marker`	write	Add a marker to a timeline item at a source frame
`add_storage_items_to_pool`	write	Add files or folders from media storage to the media pool
`add_take`	write	Add a media pool clip as a take to a timeline item
`add_timeline_marker`	write	Add a marker to a timeline at a specific frame
`add_timeline_mattes`	write	Add timeline matte files to the media pool
`add_track`	write	Add a new track to a timeline
`analyze_dolby_vision`	write	Run Dolby Vision analysis on timeline items
`append_clips_to_timeline`	read	Append media pool clips to the current timeline
`apply_fairlight_preset`	write	Apply a Fairlight preset to the current timeline
`auto_sync_audio`	write	Auto-sync audio clips to video clips by waveform or timecode
`clear_clip_color`	destructive	Clear the color label of a clip
`clear_clip_flags`	destructive	Clear clip flags by color. Use
`clear_clip_mark_in_out`	destructive	Clear in/out marks from a clip
`clear_timeline_marks`	destructive	Clear in/out marks from a timeline
`copy_grades`	read	Copy grades from one timeline item to others
`create_color_group`	write	Create a new color group in the current project
`create_media_pool_folder`	write	Create a subfolder inside an existing media pool folder
`create_powergrade_album`	write	Create a new gallery PowerGrade album
`create_project`	write	Create a new project with the given name
`create_project_folder`	write	Create a project subfolder in the current folder
`create_stereo_clip`	write	Create a stereo clip from two existing clips (DaVinci Resolve Studio only)
`create_still_album`	write	Create a new gallery still album
`create_timeline`	write	Create a new empty timeline with the given name
`create_timeline_from_clips`	write	Create a new timeline from a list of media pool clips. Timeline is placed in the current media pool folder (use set_current_media_pool_folder to control placement).
`duplicate_timeline`	read	Duplicate a timeline with a new name
`enable_track`	write	Enable or disable a timeline track
`export_clip_metadata`	read	Export clip metadata to a CSV file. Pass empty clip_ids list to export all clips.
`export_current_frame_as_still`	read	Export the current frame as a still image file
`export_fusion_comp`	read	Export a Fusion composition to a file
`export_layout_preset`	read	Export a layout preset to a file
`export_project`	read	Export a project to a .drp file
`export_timeline`	read	Export a timeline to AAF, EDL, XML, FCPXML, OTIO, DRT, ALE, HDR, or Dolby Vision
`get_burn_in_preset_list`	read	Get the list of available burn-in preset names
`get_clip_color`	read	Get the color label of a clip
`get_clip_flags`	read	Get the list of color flags on a clip
`get_clip_mark_in_out`	write	Get the in/out marks set on a clip
`get_clip_matte_list`	read	Get the list of matte file paths attached to a clip
`get_clip_name`	read	Get the name of a media pool clip
`get_clip_third_party_metadata`	read	Get third-party metadata from a clip
`get_clip_timeline`	read	Get the timeline associated with a clip (if it is a timeline clip)
`get_clip_unique_id`	read	Get the UUID of a clip (stable identifier for subsequent calls)
`get_clips_in_color_group`	read	Get the timeline items assigned to a color group
`get_color_group_post_graph`	write	Get node-count info for a color group
`get_color_group_pre_graph`	read	Get node-count info for a color group
`get_color_groups`	read	Get the list of color group names in the current project
`get_current_clip_thumbnail`	read	Get the current clip thumbnail image data from the Color page
`get_current_database`	read	Get info about the current project database
`get_current_media_pool_folder`	read	Get the currently selected media pool folder
`get_current_project`	read	Get the name of the currently open project
`get_current_project_folder`	read	Get the name of the current project folder
`get_current_render_format`	read	Get the currently selected render format and codec
`get_current_still_album`	read	Get the name of the currently active still album
`get_current_timecode`	read	Get the current playhead timecode of a timeline
`get_current_timeline`	read	Get the name of the currently active timeline
`get_current_video_item`	read	Get the current video item under the playhead
`get_fairlight_presets`	read	Get the list of available Fairlight audio preset names
`get_folder_clips`	read	List clips in a specific media pool folder
`get_folder_subfolders`	read	List subfolders of a media pool folder
`get_gallery_albums`	read	Get the list of gallery still album names
`get_gallery_powergrade_albums`	read	Get the list of gallery PowerGrade album names
`get_graph_node_cache_mode`	read	Get the cache mode of a graph node
`get_graph_node_count`	read	Get the number of nodes in the current timeline
`get_graph_node_label`	read	Get the label of a node in the timeline
`get_graph_node_lut`	read	Get the LUT path assigned to a graph node
`get_graph_node_tools`	read	Get the list of tool names active in a graph node
`get_keyframe_mode`	read	Get the current keyframe mode (0=all, 1=color, 2=sizing)
`get_layout_presets`	read	Get the list of available UI layout preset names
`get_media_pool_root_folder`	read	Get info about the media pool root folder
`get_mounted_volumes`	read	Get the list of mounted volumes visible to Resolve
`get_quick_export_presets`	read	Get available Quick Export preset names
`get_render_codecs`	read	Get codecs for a render format as {description: codec}
`get_render_formats`	read	Get available render formats as {format: file_extension}
`get_render_job_list`	read	Get the list of all render jobs and their settings
`get_render_job_status`	read	Get the status and completion percentage of a render job
`get_render_mode`	read	Get render mode (0=individual clips, 1=single clip)
`get_render_preset_list`	read	Get the list of available render preset names
`get_render_resolutions`	read	Get available resolutions for a format and codec
`get_selected_pool_clips`	read	Get the clips currently selected in the media pool. Note: MediaPool.GetSelectedClips() is undocumented in FusionScript and returns empty in Resolve 21 — treat this as best-effort.
`get_start_timecode`	write	Get the start timecode of a timeline
`get_still_label`	read	Get the label of a still by index within an album
`get_storage_files`	read	List files in a media storage path
`get_storage_subfolders`	read	List subfolders in a media storage path
`get_timeline_end_frame`	read	Get the end frame number of a timeline
`get_timeline_markers`	read	Get all markers on a timeline as {frameId: {color, duration, note, name, customData}}
`get_timeline_marks`	read	Get the in/out marks of a timeline
`get_timeline_media_pool_item`	read	Get the media pool item associated with a timeline
`get_timeline_node_graph`	read	Get the color node graph for a timeline (Color page)
`get_timeline_settings`	read	Get one or all settings of a timeline. Omit setting_name to get all.
`get_timeline_start_frame`	write	Get the start frame number of a timeline
`get_track_count`	read	Get the number of tracks of a given type in a timeline
`get_track_enabled`	read	Get whether a timeline track is enabled
`get_track_locked`	read	Get whether a timeline track is locked
`get_track_name`	read	Get the name of a timeline track
`get_track_subtype`	read	Get the audio format subtype of an audio track
`get_version`	read	Get DaVinci Resolve version information
`goto_parent_folder`	read	Navigate to the parent project folder
`goto_root_folder`	read	Navigate to the root project folder
`grab_still`	read	Grab a still from the current clip on the Color page
`import_folder_from_file`	write	Import a folder from a .drb bin file
`import_into_timeline`	write	Import content into a timeline from an AAF file with remapping
`import_layout_preset`	write	Import a layout preset from a file
`import_media`	write	Import a media file into the current media pool folder
`import_project`	write	Import a project from a .drp file
`import_stills`	write	Import still files into a gallery album
`import_timeline_from_file`	write	Import a timeline from an EDL, AAF, XML, FCPXML, DRT, ADL, or OTIO file
`insert_fusion_composition`	write	Insert a new Fusion composition into a timeline at the current position
`insert_fusion_generator`	write	Insert a Fusion generator into a timeline
`insert_fusion_title`	write	Insert a Fusion title into a timeline
`insert_generator`	write	Insert a generator clip into a timeline at the current playhead position
`insert_ofx_generator`	write	Insert an OFX generator into a timeline
`insert_title`	write	Insert a title clip into a timeline
`is_rendering_in_progress`	read	Check whether a render is currently in progress
`link_clips`	read	Link or unlink video and audio clips in a timeline
`link_full_resolution_media`	read	Link a full-resolution media file to a clip
`link_proxy_media`	read	Link a proxy media file to a clip
`list_databases`	read	List all available project databases
`list_media_clips`	read	List all clips in the media pool root folder
`list_project_folders`	read	List project subfolders in the current folder
`list_projects`	read	List all available projects in the current database folder
`list_timelines`	read	List all timelines in the current project
`load_color_version`	read	Load a color version by name
`load_layout_preset`	read	Load a UI layout preset by name
`load_project_burn_in_preset`	read	Load a burn-in preset for the current project
`load_render_preset`	read	Load a render preset by name
`lock_track`	read	Lock or unlock a timeline track
`move_folders`	write	Move media pool folders to a different parent folder
`open_project`	read	Open a project by name
`open_project_folder`	read	Navigate into a project subfolder
`refresh_lut_list`	read	Refresh the LUT list from disk
`refresh_media_pool_folders`	read	Refresh media pool folders (use in collaboration mode)
`relink_clips`	read	Relink offline clips to a new media folder
`rename_color_group`	write	Rename a color group
`rename_color_version`	write	Rename a color version
`rename_fusion_comp`	write	Rename a Fusion composition on a timeline item
`rename_project`	write	Rename the currently open project
`rename_timeline`	write	Rename an existing timeline
`save_layout_preset`	write	Save the current UI layout as a named preset
`save_project`	write	Save the current project
`save_render_preset`	write	Save current render settings as a new named preset
`set_clip_color`	write	Set the color label of a clip
`set_clip_mark_in_out`	write	Set in/out marks on a clip
`set_clip_metadata`	write	Set a clip metadata field
`set_clip_name`	write	Set the name of a media pool clip
`set_clip_property`	write	Set a single clip property by key
`set_clip_third_party_metadata`	write	Set a third-party metadata field on a clip
`set_current_media_pool_folder`	write	Set the currently selected media pool folder
`set_graph_node_cache_mode`	write	Set the cache mode of a graph node
`set_graph_node_enabled`	write	Enable or disable a node in the timeline
`set_graph_node_lut`	write	Assign a LUT file to a graph node
`set_item_node_lut`	write	Assign a LUT file to a specific node on a timeline item
`set_keyframe_mode`	write	Set keyframe mode (0=all, 1=color, 2=sizing)
`set_project_setting`	write	Set a project setting value
`set_render_format_and_codec`	write	Set the current render format and codec
`set_render_mode`	write	Set render mode (0=individual clips, 1=single clip)
`set_selected_pool_clip`	write	Set a clip as the selected clip in the media pool (sets the source viewer clip). Note: selection state cannot be verified via get_selected_pool_clips in Resolve 21.
`set_start_timecode`	write	Set the start timecode of a timeline
`set_still_label`	write	Set the label of a still by index within an album
`set_timeline_marks`	write	Set in/out marks on a timeline
`set_timeline_setting`	write	Set a timeline setting value. Note: Timeline.SetSetting() has very limited write support in Resolve 21 — most settings are effectively read-only via the API and will return
`set_track_name`	write	Set the name of a timeline track
`stop_rendering`	write	Stop the current render operation
`switch_page`	read	Switch to a specific page in DaVinci Resolve
`switch_timeline`	read	Switch the current timeline by name
`unlink_proxy_media`	read	Unlink the proxy media from a clip

Trust audit

SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.

Layer	What it checks	Result
L0	Provenance & inventory	PASS
L1	Static analysis of the code	PASS
L2	Instruction surface (what it tells the agent)	PASS
L3	Class-specific surface	WARN
L4	Behavioural (sandbox)	SKIPPED

What the source does

Filesystem: declared (2 observation(s))
Network: none-observed
Shell: none-observed
Dependencies: pinned
Secrets in source: none-found

Findings (11)

MEDIUMFilesystem / path · mcp.destructive_tools · CWE-22, CWE-59

clear_clip_color, clear_clip_flags, clear_clip_mark_in_out, clear_timeline_marks

Why it matters. 4 tool(s) can delete or overwrite

Fix. prefer a read-only mode or scoped tokens; the page states the blast radius

LOWInventory / provenance · inv.hidden_file · CWE-1104

.bandit

.bandit

Why it matters. hidden member outside the usual dotfiles

Fix. review its purpose

LOWCode injection · code.deserialize · CWE-78, CWE-94, CWE-95

tests/test_security.py:162

"pickle.loads(",

Why it matters. deserialises untrusted bytes into live objects

Fix. use json or yaml.safe_load

LOWCode injection · code.deserialize · CWE-78, CWE-94, CWE-95

tests/test_security.py:163

"marshal.loads(",

Why it matters. deserialises untrusted bytes into live objects

Fix. use json or yaml.safe_load

LOWCode injection · code.eval_exec · CWE-78, CWE-94, CWE-95

tests/test_security.py:156

"eval(",

Why it matters. evaluates text as code

Fix. remove; use a parser or a dispatch table

LOWCode injection · code.eval_exec · CWE-78, CWE-94, CWE-95

tests/test_security.py:157

"exec(",

Why it matters. evaluates text as code

Fix. remove; use a parser or a dispatch table

LOWFilesystem / path · fs.traversal · CWE-22, CWE-59

.specify/scripts/powershell/common.ps1:95

return (Resolve-Path -LiteralPath (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "../../..")).Path

LOWObfuscation / stealth · obf.decode_then_exec · CWE-506, CWE-94

tests/test_security.py:163

marshal.loads( ... "eval(

Why it matters. decodes a payload and executes it

INFOPrompt injection · prompt.authority_framing · CWE-94, CWE-1427

.claude/commands/security-review.md:6

You are a senior security engineer conducting a focused security review of the changes on this branch.

INFOPrompt injection · prompt.persistence · CWE-94, CWE-1427

README.md:70

[official installer](https://www.python.org/downloads/) with "Add to PATH"

Why it matters. instructs the agent to persist itself in the user's environment

INFOPrompt injection · prompt.persistence · CWE-94, CWE-1427

USING.md:13

[python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/) with "Add to PATH" and

Why it matters. instructs the agent to persist itself in the user's environment

Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.

Audited 2026-10-09 · audit v0.4.1 · source sha 7c8042daef78full audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/hoyt-harness__davinci-professional-1.json · Report an issue / request a re-scan

Audit history

Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.

Date	Source	Verdict	Grade	Score	Change
2026-10-09	`7c8042daef78`	SAFE	B	89	first audit

Questions

What is the DaVinci Professional MCP server?

Token-efficient MCP server for DaVinci Resolve Studio — kernel + domain architecture keeps context cost proportional to the work.

What tools does DaVinci Professional expose?

167 in total: 93 read-only, 70 that write, and 4 that can delete or overwrite (clear_clip_color, clear_clip_flags, clear_clip_mark_in_out, clear_timeline_marks). Every one is listed on this page with its risk.

Is DaVinci Professional safe to connect to an agent?

The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean server reads B. Separately from the audit: 4 of its tools can destroy data, so scope the token you give it to what you actually need.

What credentials does DaVinci Professional need?

No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.

How does DaVinci Professional run?

It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on PyPI as davinci-mcp-professional.

How current is this page?

The grade is for one exact copy of the source (7c8042daef78), read on 2026-10-09. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.

Source	hoyt-harness/davinci-mcp-professional
PyPI	`davinci-mcp-professional`
Transports	stdio
License	GPL-3.0
Activity	pushed 3d ago