Palmier Pro, a Swift-native macOS video editor built for AI, shipped v0.6.14 on July 22, 2026, and the project has already crossed 11,000 stars on GitHub. It is a full multi-track editor that generates and edits media directly on the timeline, and it exposes an MCP server so agents like Claude and Codex can read and rewrite your edit. The base editor is free and GPLv3; the generative features are the paid layer.
Try it: generate a clip without leaving the timeline
Download the editor from the releases page (no login required), drop your footage onto a track, and use the generation panel to call Kling V3, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1, or Grok Imagine on a selected range. The generated clip lands as a new track item you can trim, split, and layer like any other. Because export supports MP4, ProRes, and XML for Premiere and DaVinci Resolve, you can rough-cut with AI in Palmier and finish in your existing editor. Our writeup on SynthCut covers the same MCP-driven pattern from a different angle.
Why It Matters
Most AI video tools live in a browser tab, so every generation means bouncing between a web app and your editor. Palmier collapses that loop by putting the models inside a real timeline. The bigger shift is the Model Context Protocol server: it turns the editor into something an agent can drive. A coding agent can read your multi-track project, reorder shots, or batch-generate B-roll while you review, which is a different workflow than clicking through a generation interface by hand.
Key Details
The v0.6.14 release requires macOS 26 (Tahoe) on Apple Silicon. The editor and standard tools (trim, split, speed, opacity, transform) are free; generation runs on a paid plan. Pricing starts at $29 per month for the Pro plan (launch price, regular $49) and $69 per month for Max (launch price, regular $99). The MCP server runs locally, exposing an HTTP endpoint that Claude, Codex, or Cursor connect to. Compared with timeline-first tools like Moto, Palmier's differentiator is the open-source base plus native agent access.
What to Do Next
If you edit on Apple Silicon and already use Claude or Cursor, install the free editor and point your agent at the local MCP endpoint to test whether agent-driven cuts fit your process. If you finish in Premiere or DaVinci Resolve, export an XML round-trip on a throwaway project first to confirm the handoff preserves your tracks before you commit a real edit.
