Turn Claude into
your video editor
Claude on its own can plan an edit but cannot see your footage or cut it. Connect EditAssist over MCP and Claude can search your clips, read transcripts, build a rough cut, drive your NLE, and render the result on your own machine.
What Claude can do with EditAssist
Claude reads your real footage
Not just transcripts. Semantic, visual, and voice search, plus transcription and footage intelligence, so Claude works from what is actually in your clips.
It drives your real editor
DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Final Cut Pro, then renders the result.
Local-first
EditAssist runs on your machine and your footage stays where it is.
A complete toolkit over one MCP server
A single connection gives Claude everything from ingest and search to cutting and render.
Works where you already work
Claude Desktop, claude.ai, Claude Code, and other MCP-capable clients.
Raw footage to finished cut
Go from the rushes to a delivered edit inside one conversation.
How it works
- 01
Connect EditAssist over MCP
Add the EditAssist MCP server to Claude Desktop, claude.ai, or Claude Code.
- 02
Ask Claude in plain language
For example, “find the strongest 90 seconds from yesterday’s interview and build a rough cut”.
- 03
It edits and renders
Claude searches your footage, plans the cut, drives your editor, and renders on your machine.
Things to ask Claude
“Find every clip where the founder talks about pricing.”
“Build a 60 second teaser from the best moments.”
“Cut the ums and long pauses from this interview.”
“Assemble a rough cut and send it to Resolve.”
Questions about editing with Claude
- Can Claude edit videos?
- On its own Claude can plan an edit from a transcript, but it cannot see your footage or make frame-accurate cuts. Connected to EditAssist over MCP, Claude can search your real clips, transcribe them, assemble a cut, drive your editor, and render.
- What is an MCP server for video editing?
- MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard that lets an AI client call external tools. EditAssist is an MCP server that exposes video editing tools, so Claude can run them through conversation.
- Which Claude clients does EditAssist work with?
- Claude Desktop, claude.ai, Claude Code, and other MCP-capable clients.
- Does my footage get uploaded anywhere?
- No. EditAssist runs locally on your machine, so your footage stays on your machine.
- Can Claude control DaVinci Resolve or Premiere Pro?
- Yes. EditAssist can drive DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Final Cut Pro through Claude.
- What can I ask Claude to do with my footage?
- Ingest and index clips, search by meaning, visuals, or voice, transcribe, find people and speakers, assemble a rough cut, and render.
- Do I need to know video editing software to use it?
- No. You describe the result you want in plain language and Claude calls the right tools in order.
- Is this an AI video generator?
- No. EditAssist edits footage you already shot. It does not generate footage from a prompt.
From raw footage to finished cut in one conversation
EditAssist is free to download, the local models are free, and new accounts start with £15 of credit and no card. Connect it to Claude and edit by describing what you want.
Keep exploring: edit with Claude Code, the NLE integrations, and the use-case guides.