21st.dev Magic MCP vs DaVinci Resolve MCP Server

A side-by-side comparison of two Design & Media servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	21st.dev Magic MCP Generate beautiful, modern UI components from natural-language descriptions inside your IDE. Unverified stdio (local) API key TypeScript	DaVinci Resolve MCP Server Control DaVinci Resolve Studio from AI assistants via the official Scripting API, with source-safe media tooling. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	TypeScript	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	None
GitHub stars	5.2k	1.3k
Last commit	5 months ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx @21st-dev/cli@latest install <client> --api-key <key>`	`npx davinci-resolve-mcp setup`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick 21st.dev Magic MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Pick DaVinci Resolve MCP Server if you want zero-setup with no API key, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add 21st.dev Magic MCP

Install / run

npx @21st-dev/cli@latest install <client> --api-key <key>

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "21st-dev-magic-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@21st-dev/magic@latest",
        "API_KEY=\"your-api-key\""
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add DaVinci Resolve MCP Server

Install / run

npx davinci-resolve-mcp setup

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "davinci-resolve-mcp-server": {
      "command": "/path/to/venv/bin/python",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/davinci-resolve-mcp/src/server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RESOLVE_SCRIPT_API": "/path/to/DaVinci Resolve/Developer/Scripting",
        "RESOLVE_SCRIPT_LIB": "/path/to/fusionscript.so-or-dll",
        "PYTHONPATH": "/path/to/DaVinci Resolve/Developer/Scripting/Modules"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

21st.dev Magic MCP or DaVinci Resolve MCP Server — which is better?

Pick 21st.dev Magic MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option. Pick DaVinci Resolve MCP Server if you want zero-setup with no API key, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both 21st.dev Magic MCP and DaVinci Resolve MCP Server?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do 21st.dev Magic MCP and DaVinci Resolve MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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