protoDirector

The video editor built for AI.

_{Requires macOS 26 (Tahoe) on Apple Silicon}

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protoDirector is a fork of Palmier Pro, an open source AI-native video editor for Mac. You and your agent can generate and edit videos together inside the timeline.

What this fork changes:

• OpenAI-compatible gateway support — point the in-app agent and image generation at any OpenAI-compatible endpoint (LiteLLM, local models) instead of the hosted backend. See docs/fork/AI_ARCHITECTURE.md.
• No hosted-backend requirement — builds run without Clerk/Convex/Sentry configuration; hosted-only features degrade gracefully.
• Rebranded — see CHANGES.md for the full change notice.

Upstream tracking: we merge palmier-io/palmier-pro main regularly.

Build

swift build
swift run

Dev loop with logs: scripts/dev.sh. App bundle: scripts/bundle.sh [release|debug].

MCP server

When the app is open, it exposes an MCP server at http://127.0.0.1:19789/mcp via HTTP. To connect:

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http proto-director http://127.0.0.1:19789/mcp

Codex

codex mcp add proto-director --url http://127.0.0.1:19789/mcp

Cursor

Inside the app: Help -> MCP Instructions -> Install in Cursor, or add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "proto-director": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://127.0.0.1:19789/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

A bundled mcpb allows one-click Desktop Extension install: Help -> MCP Instructions -> Install in Claude Desktop.

Development

See CONTRIBUTING.md

License

Copyright (C) 2026 Palmier, Inc. Modifications Copyright (C) 2026 protoLabs Studio.

protoDirector is a fork of Palmier Pro and remains open source under GPLv3. See NOTICE and CHANGES.md for the change notice required by GPLv3 §5(a).