DaVinci Resolve + Jumper MCPDaVinci Resolve MCP for footage search
DaVinci Resolve Studio 21.1 includes an official MCP server that lets AI agents run the app: media, timelines, color, Fairlight, and renders. Jumper’s MCP server does a different job. It lets Claude, Codex, and other agents understand your footage, searching it by what is shown, what is said, and who appears across everything you have analyzed, then build timelines in Resolve from the results.
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What an agent can do in DaVinci Resolve
- Search footage by what is shown, what is said, or who appears
- Read the active DaVinci Resolve timeline to understand the current cut
- Send new or revised timelines directly into Resolve, importing source clips
- Export FCPXML timelines of selects or B-roll
- Export matching clips as individual files to a folder
- Use Summary Analysis to navigate long footage before searching
- Live timeline read and write
- Supported
- Sequence export format
- FCPXML
- Where analysis runs
- Locally on your machine, no uploads
Where Jumper fits in DaVinci Resolve
Jumper gives AI agents an understanding of your footage. It complements the tools that operate DaVinci Resolve rather than replacing them.
DaVinci Resolve’s IntelliSearch
IntelliSearch in DaVinci Resolve 21 Studio analyzes clips locally and searches for faces, objects, dialog, and metadata. It works on clips in the open project’s Media Pool, and reviewers note it does not handle compositional queries like “wide shots”.
Resolve’s official MCP server
DaVinci Resolve Studio 21.1 ships an MCP server that lets AI agents operate Resolve through its scripting API: projects, the Media Pool, timelines, color and Fusion, Fairlight, and rendering. It does not search the content of your footage. Jumper adds that understanding, so an agent can find the shots with Jumper and finish in Resolve with either.
| DaVinci Resolve’s IntelliSearch | Jumper | |
|---|---|---|
| Searches | Clips in the open project’s Media Pool | All analyzed media, across projects |
| Descriptive and shot-type queries | Objects, faces, and dialog | Natural-language scene descriptions |
| Find specific people | Faces | Name a person once, find every appearance |
| Available to AI agents | Not described for the MCP server | Yes, through MCP or the local API |
| Works in other NLEs | Resolve only | Premiere, Resolve, Avid, Final Cut Pro |
Based on public documentation and reviews as of October 8, 2026.
Set up DaVinci Resolve with Claude or Codex
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Install Jumper for DaVinci Resolve
Download Jumper and set up the DaVinci Resolve integration, then analyze the footage you want the agent to work with.
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Connect your AI agent
In Jumper, open Settings and scroll to AI Agents. Click Install for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or OpenAI Codex Desktop. Any other agent harness can use the MCP URL or Jumper’s local API.
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Check the connection
Ask your agent “can you use Jumper?”. It confirms the connection and can check which of your media is analyzed.
Example prompts for DaVinci Resolve
“Read my current Resolve timeline and summarize the footage in order.”
“Find wide establishing shots of the city at night and put them on a new timeline.”
“Build a stringout of every interview answer about the launch.”
“Make a timeline of reaction shots from the episode 3 folder.”
Good to know
- When the agent sends a timeline, Jumper imports the source clips into the Media Pool by default so nothing appears offline.
- The agent works with footage Jumper has analyzed; it can start missing analysis for you.
Read the full agentic video editing guide for skills, workflows by production type, and the Jumper API.
Frequently asked questions
Does DaVinci Resolve have an official MCP server?
Yes. DaVinci Resolve Studio 21.1 includes an MCP server for controlling projects, the Media Pool, timelines, color, Fairlight, and rendering. There is also a community open-source Resolve MCP server. Neither searches the content of your footage the way Jumper does.
Can I use Jumper together with Resolve’s MCP server?
Yes. They complement each other: the agent uses Jumper to find the right shots and build a timeline, and Resolve’s own MCP server for color, audio, or rendering.
Resolve has IntelliSearch. Why use Jumper?
IntelliSearch is a Studio feature that searches clips in the open project’s Media Pool. Jumper searches all your analyzed media across projects, handles descriptive scene and shot-type queries, finds named people, and gives AI agents access through MCP.
Is my footage uploaded to the AI provider?
No. Jumper analyzes and searches footage locally. The agent only receives metadata such as file paths, timecodes, transcript excerpts, and search results.
