Claude can help edit video in DaVinci Resolve when connected through a local MCP server, according to an experiment by Abdul Osama (عبدول أسامة). He began with timeline editing, then gave the assistant his style and design system. He does not present the setup as easy or currently accessible to everyone.
What did he try?
DaVinci Resolve is video-editing software. Claude is an AI assistant, and MCP is a standard for connecting an assistant to external tools through a server. Abdul describes this progression:
- He installed a local MCP server and connected it to Claude for work in DaVinci Resolve. The video does not provide installation steps.
- He first worked on getting the assistant to edit the video timeline, then supplied his style and design system.
- He says the assistant brought in Remotion, a tool for creating videos programmatically, during the experiment.
- He describes transcription and editing of the footage, plus suggestions for YouTube and Instagram versions, breaks, audio cleanup, and music.
Abdul calls his approach “vibe editing”—his own name for the experiment, not a claim that it is an established, ready-to-use workflow.
“I don’t even know how to use DaVinci.” — Abdul Osama
“I won’t tell you the setup is easy or that it’s available to everyone right now.” — Abdul Osama
In numbers
- Two days: how long he says he had spent learning and experimenting with this approach when he recorded the video.
What next?
To assess the idea, start with a small editing task in DaVinci Resolve and check which MCP server and Claude connection your setup would require before relying on it for a full project. This video describes Abdul’s experiment and reported results; it is not a step-by-step installation guide.
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