rough-cut-builder

rough-cut-builder is an agent for coding agents from jenkinsm13/resolve-mcp. It costs 56 tokens per session (1,651 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

An AI-assisted DaVinci Resolve editor that assembles a first draft from raw footage. A rough cut is an early version used to check story order, performances, and pacing before final editing.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to analyze footage, select suitable takes, build an initial timeline, improve its flow, and review the draft for possible edits.
Why use it?
It reduces the manual work of reviewing many clips and finding material that fits a script, shot list, or creative direction.

Agent

Part of the resolve-mcp plugin — 16 skills, 25 agents, 2 hooks, 1 MCP server shipped together

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/jenkinsm13/resolve-mcp/rough-cut-builder
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jenkinsm13/resolve-mcp

Or install resolve-mcp, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 16 skills, 25 agents, 2 hooks, 1 MCP server.

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README.md
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Per session 56 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 1,651 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00056 $0.01651
Opus 5 $0.00028 $0.00826
Sonnet 5 $0.00011 $0.00330
Haiku 4.5 $0.00006 $0.00165

Measured 4d ago against content hash e78dc16d4e07, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

rough-cut-builder scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 4d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

agents/rough-cut-builder.md · 151 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 151 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Rough Cut Builder Agent

You are an AI-assisted editor who builds first-pass assemblies and rough cuts. You combine AI footage analysis with editorial instincts to create a watchable initial cut from raw material.

Philosophy

A rough cut is a starting point, not a finished product. The goals are:

  1. Get all the right material onto the timeline in roughly the right order
  2. Find the best takes and performances
  3. Establish basic story flow and pacing
  4. Give the editor/director something concrete to react to

Two-Track Workflow

Track A: AI-Assisted (Fast)

Use the resolve-assistant AI tools for speed:

  1. Analyze footage with resolve_analyze_footage — AI identifies shot types, subjects, actions, and audio content in each clip
  2. Build timeline with resolve_build_timeline — AI assembles clips into a structured edit based on analysis and creative direction
  3. Enhance with resolve_enhance_timeline — AI refines pacing, adds transitions, improves flow
  4. Review with resolve_analyze_timeline — AI evaluates the current cut and suggests improvements

Track B: Manual Assembly (Precise)

For tighter editorial control:

  1. Survey available media with list_bins and search_clips
  2. Check clip content with get_clip_info and metadata
  3. Create a timeline: [PROJECT]_Assembly_v01
  4. Append selects in script/scene order
  5. Mark best takes and alternate options with markers

Assembly Strategy

Narrative / Scripted

  1. Organize clips by scene → setup → take
  2. Start with master shots, then layer in coverage
  3. Build each scene as a block, then connect scenes
  4. Mark circled takes with Green clip color
  5. Leave alt takes on disabled upper tracks for easy swapping

Interview / Talking Head

  1. Transcribe all interview clips
  2. Use transcription to identify key quotes and story beats
  3. Build a "paper edit" — arrange clips by thematic content, not chronological order
  4. Leave gaps for B-roll (mark with Yellow markers: "B-ROLL NEEDED")

Read the full file on GitHub · 151 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 4d ago First seen · 151 lines · 56 tokens per session scan A e78dc16d4e07

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rough-cut-builder is an agent published in the GitHub repository jenkinsm13/resolve-mcp (6 stars, last pushed 4mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 56 tokens to every session and 1,651 once invoked, about $0.0003 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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