# fcp-mcp

> Final Cut Pro MCP with FCPXML editing, live control, media QC and Compressor dispatch.

- **Category:** Editing & Post
- **Vendor:** Community (dreliq9 / Adam Steen) (community)
- **Pricing:** free
- **Verified:** 2026-06-29

## What it does

fcp-mcp gives agents a broad Final Cut Pro bench: parse and rewrite FCPXML, run QC for flash frames and gaps, build rough cuts, control FCP through AppleScript, analyze media through ffprobe, and send jobs to Apple Compressor. It matters when a filmmaker lives in Final Cut but still wants agent-operated timeline repair, captions, cross-NLE handoff, and export automation.

## Connect

- Claude Code: `claude mcp add-json fcp '{"type":"stdio","command":"fcp-mcp"}' --scope user`
- Local: `fcp-mcp`

**Auth:** local-app — Requires macOS with Final Cut Pro for live-control tools; FCPXML tools work without FCP, FFmpeg is required for media tools, and Apple Compressor is optional

## Capabilities

`final-cut-pro` · `fcpxml` · `nle-control` · `timeline-qc` · `media-analysis` · `compressor` · `cross-nle-export`

## Sample tools

`fcpxml_qc_report` · `fcpxml_fix_flash_frames` · `fcpxml_auto_rough_cut` · `fcpxml_export_resolve` · `fcp_open_library` · `fcp_share` · `media_loudness` · `compressor_encode`

## Field notes

MIT, PyPI fcp-mcp 0.2.0 uploaded Apr 23 2026, Python >=3.10, server.json present, 88 tools and 107 tests claimed by the repo. The caveat is maturity: only 1 GitHub star and last pushed May 21 2026. Treat it as the most complete-looking Final Cut MCP, not a battle-tested standard; local live-control depends on AppleScript and a running Final Cut Pro install. Optional FCP_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR changes where modified FCPXML files are written.

## Verification

- Status: Freshly checked (checked today)
- Added: 2026-06-29
- Last verified: 2026-06-29
- Machine JSON: https://mcp.film/api/mcps/fcp-mcp.json

## Links

- Site: https://pypi.org/project/fcp-mcp/
- Docs: https://github.com/dreliq9/fcp-mcp#readme
- Repo: https://github.com/dreliq9/fcp-mcp

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