Kinocut

Name: Kinocut
Author: KyaniteLabs

KyaniteLabs March 21, 2026

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Guarded, local-first video editing for AI agents with FFmpeg, captions, audio, effects, Hyperframes, repurposing, resumable workflows, quality gates, and provenance receipts. 135 MCP tools. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP client.

The trusted execution layer for agentic video

Your agents can already edit video. Kinocut is what makes the result safe to ship: guardrails before the render, a receipt after it, quality gates in between. Runs on your machine. Free, Apache-2.0.

Three-Gate Safety System

Gate	When	What it does
Preflight	Before render	Validates all 135 tools server-side — catches out-of-range filters, mismatched audio maps, and dangerous operations before FFmpeg touches a frame
Receipt	After render	JSON provenance document: what was requested, which tools ran, guardrails triggered, SHA-256 hashes of source and output
Quality Gates	Before shipping	VMAF scoring, loudness (LUFS), black-frame detection, A/V sync checks, release checkpoints

135 MCP Tools

Category	Tools
Core video editing	32
Hyperframes (HTML-native rendering)	18
AI-assisted media (transcription, upscaling, stems)	11
Analysis & comparison	11
Visual effects	8
Post-rescue planning	8
Procedural audio	7
Layout & motion	6
Cinematic creation	4
Agent workflow engine	4
Transitions	3
Rescue pipeline	3
Repurposing	2
Discovery	1

Key Capabilities

Video editing — trim, merge, resize, crop, rotate, convert, overlay text, watermarks
Captions — Whisper-based transcription, word-timed SRT generation, subtitle burn-in
Audio — extraction, normalization, stem separation, procedural synthesis, waveform visualization
Effects — glitch, transitions, blend modes, layered compositing with alpha and rotation
Hyperframes — React-based video creation via Remotion with scaffolding and post-processing
Repurposing — auto-reframe to vertical/horizontal/square with platform-specific manifests
Rescue pipeline — content-preserving repair with diagnosis, approval gates, and verified outputs
Resumable workflows — JSON specs with per-step hashing, variant generation, and failure recovery
Provenance receipts — full audit trail with SHA-256 hashes, tool logs, and cleanup manifests

Installation

# Install
pip install kinocut

# Add to Claude Code
claude mcp add kinocut -- uvx --from kinocut kino

# Verify setup
kino doctor

Optional extras:

pip install "kinocut[transcribe]" — Whisper speech-to-text
pip install "kinocut[image]" — Image analysis
pip install "kinocut[stems]" — Vocal/instrument separation
pip install "kinocut[upscale]" — AI upscaling
pip install "kinocut[audio]" — Procedural audio
pip install "kinocut[ai]" — All AI features

Works With

Claude Code · Claude Desktop · Cursor · Any MCP-compatible client · Script/CI automation

Technical Details

Version: 1.7.0
Package: kinocut (PyPI)
CLI: kino
Language: Python 3.11+
Primary dependency: FFmpeg
License: Apache-2.0
Local-first: Media never leaves your machine
Compatibility: mcp-video and mcp_video remain as aliases

Roadmap

Durable projects — resumable renders with revision-chaining receipts
Automated reviewing — metrics-based fix proposals awaiting human approval
C2PA integration — content provenance credentials on exports

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