BashCutPrompt, don't click
Describe the edit in plain words. The agent cuts, captions, grades and exports through real editor commands.
Native macOS · AVFoundation · Plain JSON projects
The video editor your coding agent can drive.
Claude Code and Codex sit beside the timeline. Everything the UI does, they do through the bashcut CLI or MCP, as the same undoable edits.
brew install --cask dongnguyenvie/tap/bashcut
$ claude > cut the dead air, add word-by-word captions, ramp the speed on the drone shot ✓ bashcut media transcribe 42 s ✓ bashcut timeline apply 17 cuts, 3 gaps closed ✓ bashcut captions generate word-by-word ✓ bashcut clip speed-curve hero ramp Everything is in History. Undo any step.
A vlog an agent edited
47 seconds, edited in BashCut by an agent from silent footage: voiceover, music, captions and a light grade, all through the same commands you can undo.
Why BashCut
Every change is undoable
Agent edits land in History and Show Changes, exactly like your own. Nothing happens behind your back.
Use the AI you already pay for
Claude or ChatGPT subscription, Claude Desktop, Codex, or your own model key. No extra AI bill.
What you see is what you export
Preview and export share one composition engine. Projects are plain JSON next to your footage.
From footage to export in three steps
Install
One Homebrew command puts BashCut in Applications.
Describe the edit
Type a prompt in the Claude or Codex tab, or pick a ready recipe.
Review and export
Check the draft, undo anything, then export for the platform you post to.
Skills that do the craft
17 editing skills and 11 genre recipes ship with the agent kit. Each one has a prompt you can paste.
Try it on your own footage
brew install --cask dongnguyenvie/tap/bashcut
BashCut is under active development. Expect rough edges and fast releases.