Palmier Pro: The AI-Native Video Editor with MCP (Complete Overview)
Palmier Pro is an open-source macOS video editor built from scratch for the generative AI era. It combines a Swift-native timeline with a built-in MCP server, letting Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible agent edit video directly alongside you — no downloads, no imports, no context switching.
▸ AI video editing loop: generate on the web → download → import → trim → repeat is eliminated
▸ Built-in MCP server on localhost:19789 connects Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and Claude Desktop
▸ 27 MCP tools for full programmatic timeline control (add clips, generate media, add captions, inspect output)
▸ Native Swift 6.2 + SwiftUI + AppKit — no Electron, hardware-accelerated video decoding
▸ Supports Seedance 2, Kling 3, Grok Video, Veo for generation
▸ In-app agent chat with @-reference for media assets
▸ Undo as a first-class operation — every agent action is reversible
▸ Open source (GPLv3), free editor + MCP server, subscription for generative AI features
▸ Y Combinator S24, 4,600+ GitHub stars, active community
▸ macOS 26 (Tahoe) on Apple Silicon required
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=== TIMESTAMPS ===
0:00 The AI Video Editing Pain
0:15 The AI-to-Editor Disconnect
0:33 The Real Problem: Workflow, Not Quality
0:53 Palmier Pro — The Solution
1:10 What Palmier Pro Actually Is
1:29 Open Source & Licensing
1:47 The MCP Server — Killer Feature
2:06 Connecting Claude Code
2:22 Connecting Cursor
2:40 MCP Tool Overview
2:59 Advanced Tool Capabilities
3:17 Supported Generation Models
3:34 Workflow: Script to Shot
3:50 Programmatic Timeline Assembly
4:06 Inspecting Composited Output
4:23 Refinement with AI Assistance
4:41 In-App Agent Chat
4:58 External MCP Advantages
5:17 Architecture Deep Dive
5:35 Timeline Engine Design
5:53 Claude Desktop Setup
6:13 Honest Limitations
6:30 Subscription & Model Access
6:49 macOS Platform Requirement
7:06 Building from Source
7:24 Design System Philosophy
7:43 Community & Y Combinator
8:02 The Vision for Video Editing
8:21 What Makes It Different
8:38 Get Started Today
8:56 CTA: Like, Comment, Subscribe
🔗 Palmier Pro: https://palmier.io
🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/palmier-io/palmier-pro
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