Free guide · DaVinci Resolve, with Claude or ChatGPT

The MCP workflow for DaVinci Resolve.

Q: I cut in Final Cut Pro or Premiere Pro. Does this work?

Final Cut Pro, yes: there is a separate page for the MCP workflow for Final Cut Pro. Premiere Pro, in part. Doza Assist’s connector works the same way, and your selects go to Premiere Pro as an XML of cuts. Doza Cuts does not support Premiere Pro, so the multicam step and this guide are for DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro.

DaVinci Resolve Studio 21.1 has an MCP server built in. Doza Cuts and Doza Assist add two connectors beside it: one cuts your multicam to whoever is talking, one reads the transcript and marks the best moments. Ask Claude or ChatGPT in plain words. You approve every step.

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Cover of the guide: Automate your video podcast editing with AI, for Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve editors, with Doza Cuts and Doza Assist — Version 1.1 · October 2026

For every show built on conversation

Video podcasts
Interviews
Panels
Talk shows
Roundtables
Webinars
Fireside chats
Q&As

01Three connectors, one episode

Built in · Resolve Studio 21.1

Resolve’s own MCP server

It comes inside DaVinci Resolve Studio 21.1. The guide shows where it fits in an episode.

Doza Cuts · the multicam

The cut to whoever is talking

Export the timeline as FCPXML and drop it on Doza Cuts. It listens to every mic, watches every camera and switches the episode. Resolve gets a flattened timeline.

Doza Assist · the words

The transcript and the selects

Doza Assist transcribes on your Mac. The assistant reads the transcript, searches it and adds selects, only in the projects you switch on.

Both Doza connectors stay off until you switch them on, and the assistant never sees your media.

02What you can ask

“Cut Episode 12 to whoever is talking, for Resolve.”

Doza Cuts · a flattened timeline

“Search the transcript for every answer about the launch.”

Doza Assist · transcript search

“Find the three best moments for social and make them selects.”

Doza Assist · selects

“Build a three-minute stringout of the highlights for Resolve.”

Doza Assist · a Resolve timeline

03How an episode runs

1 · YouExport the timelineIn Resolve, export the multicam timeline as FCPXML.
2 · DozaDoza does the editDoza Cuts switches the episode to whoever is talking. Doza Assist transcribes it. All on your Mac.
3 · Your AIYour AI does the packagingClaude or ChatGPT marks the best moments, then builds the clips, show notes and graphics from your templates. You approve each one.

Start in an afternoon with no code. Build your show kit once, and every episode after runs the same way, on brand.

04Every episode, the whole package

The full episodeCut to whoever is talking, with your open and close.
Social clipsThe best moments, in 9:16 and 16:9.
Show notesDescription and chapters, ready to post.
GraphicsOpener, lower thirds, credits and thumbnail.
TranscriptWith speaker names.
Client reviewA transcript doc your client marks up.
Final rendersEvery deliverable, named and filed.
TemplatesYour brand, built once, used every episode.

Chapter 1 page: a diagram of footage flowing through Doza Cuts, Doza Assist and the AI assistant to the outputs — A look inside: how it works · Level 1 · the full episode run · checklists and templates

Chapter 4 page: Level 1 steps, from exporting the multicam to letting the AI find the moments — A look inside: how it works · Level 1 · the full episode run · checklists and templates

05What you need

A Mac with Apple silicon (M1 or later), macOS 15 and 16 GB of memory
DaVinci Resolve. Its built-in MCP server is in Resolve Studio 21.1
Doza Cuts and Doza Assist, both with free trials
Claude or ChatGPT, on a paid plan

Your AI installs the rest. Drag the PDF into Claude Code or Codex and say “Set up my Mac with this guide.”

06Questions

Does DaVinci Resolve have MCP?

Yes. DaVinci Resolve Studio 21.1 has an MCP server built in. MCP is an open standard that lets an AI assistant such as Claude or ChatGPT use apps on your Mac.

If Resolve has MCP, what do Doza Cuts and Doza Assist add?

The work that comes before the timeline. Doza Cuts switches a multicam to whoever is talking. Doza Assist transcribes the recording on your Mac, and its connector lets the assistant read the transcript, search it and add selects. Each app brings its own connector, off until you switch it on.

Do I need Resolve Studio?

Not for all of it. Doza Assist builds selects timelines for free Resolve too. Send to Resolve in Doza Cuts needs Resolve Studio, and Resolve’s own MCP server is in Resolve Studio 21.1.

Which AI assistants work?

Doza Assist’s connector works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and VS Code. Doza Cuts connects to Claude Desktop, ChatGPT for Mac and Claude Code. The guide covers Claude and ChatGPT.

Is the guide free?

Yes. Doza Assist and Doza Cuts have free trials. The AI needs a paid Claude or ChatGPT plan.

Do I need to code?

No. Level 1 needs no code. For Level 2, your AI writes the scripts and you check each one.

Does my footage leave my Mac?

No. Video and audio stay on your Mac. Claude or ChatGPT see only text, like transcripts and cut details, from the projects you switch on.

I cut in Final Cut Pro or Premiere Pro. Does this work?

Final Cut Pro, yes: see the MCP workflow for Final Cut Pro. Premiere Pro, in part. Doza Assist’s connector works the same way, and your selects go to Premiere Pro as an XML of cuts. Doza Cuts does not support Premiere Pro, so the multicam step and this guide are for Resolve and Final Cut Pro. More on Doza Assist for Premiere Pro editors.

Can the AI send things to my client without me?

No. Every step waits for your OK. Nothing is sent or delivered until you sign off.

Set it up once. Run it every episode.

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