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Changelog

[Unreleased]

Repo renamed fcpxml-mcp-server → fcp-mcp-server to match the PyPI distribution name. The GitHub About link had been pointing at pypi.org/project/fcpxml-mcp-server/ — a slug that never existed on PyPI — so every visitor who clicked it got a 404 while uvx fcp-mcp-server worked fine. Homepage now points at the real package; clone URLs, CI badge, and [project.urls] follow the new slug. GitHub redirects the old slug, so existing clones, forks, and links keep working.

The MCP registry identity stays io.github.DareDev256/fcpxml-mcp-server, unchanged — it is bound to the mcp-name marker inside the published 0.13.1 PyPI README, and changing it would orphan the registry entry and require a new PyPI release. Registry name ≠ install name is legal and intentional.

No code changes; 0.13.1 on PyPI is untouched.

[0.13.1] - 2026-07-24

Registry release. Adds the mcp-name ownership marker to the README (required by the official MCP registry to bind the PyPI package to io.github.DareDev256/fcpxml-mcp-server) and trims server.json's description to the registry's 100-char limit. No code changes.

[0.13.0] - 2026-07-23

Transcript Intelligence — text-based editing lands. 59 → 62 tools.

Apple put FCP's AI (Transcript Search, Generate Captions) behind the Creator Studio subscription; this release brings the agentic version to everyone, free, via local Whisper — and goes further: the transcript doesn't just search, it cuts.

Added

• transcribe_media — transcribes each clip's source media locally with word-level timestamps (faster-whisper, new optional [transcribe] extra). Writes a _transcript.json next to each media file — transcription is a one-time cost, reused by every transcript tool. Optional write_srt emits an SRT that plugs straight into import_srt_markers.
• edit_by_transcript — cut timeline content by what was SAID. mode=remove cuts every occurrence of the given phrases with ripple; mode=keep_only keeps only the matched phrases (clips with no matches are left untouched — never deletes a clip because nothing matched). Matching is case/punctuation-insensitive. Non-destructive _transcript_edit copy.
• remove_filler_words — cuts um/uh/erm out of the timeline with ripple using word-level timestamps from the real source audio. The default filler list is deliberately conservative: words like "like" and "so" are speech, not noise, and are only cut when passed explicitly.
• New fcpxml/transcribe.py module: pure, dependency-free matching helpers (find_phrase_spans, find_filler_spans, merge_ranges, invert_ranges, segments_to_srt) + the faster-whisper integration behind the same graceful-degradation contract as ffmpeg/librosa (returns None → tools answer with an install hint, never a crash).
• 42 new tests (1032 total): span matching, range algebra, keep_only inversion edge cases, degradation without faster-whisper, and full handler integration against cached transcripts (head-trim vs split behavior, SRT output, transcription caps, missing-media reporting).

Notes

• Whisper model names are allowlist-validated (they resolve to downloads).
• Per-call transcription is capped at 10 distinct media files; cached transcripts don't count against the cap.

[0.12.2] - 2026-07-23

Distribution release — the server is now on PyPI. No tool changes.

Added

• Published to PyPI as fcp-mcp-server. uvx fcp-mcp-server now works, which unbreaks the install path that server.json (official MCP registry) and smithery.yaml have been advertising, and makes the [intelligence] extra installable without cloning.
• Claude Code install path in the README (claude mcp add one-liner + project-scoped .mcp.json example) alongside the existing Claude Desktop instructions.
• "How It Compares" section — honest trade-off table vs SpliceKit (runtime patching) and CommandPost (accessibility scripting): raw live power there, no-patch portability, managed-Mac compatibility, and works-without-FCP here.
• Security posture surfaced at the top of the README (132 adversarial-input tests, defusedxml, sandboxed writes, disclosure channel).

Fixed

• Packaging: server.py was missing from the wheel. [tool.setuptools] only included the fcpxml* and tools* packages, so a built wheel had no entry-point module and fcp-mcp-server failed to launch. Added py-modules = ["server"], dropped the empty tools stub package from the distribution, and verified the wheel end-to-end in a clean venv (MCP initialize handshake answers correctly).
• Server now reports its own version over MCP (serverInfo.version said 1.28.1 — the SDK's version — instead of the package's).
• server.json refreshed: version 0.9.0 → 0.12.2, tool count 56 → 59, description includes media intelligence.
• pyproject.toml URLs point at the canonical repo (fcpxml-mcp-server), and a Changelog URL was added.

[0.12.1] - 2026-07-16

Docs fix. No code changes.

Fixed

• [intelligence] install command didn't work. The README told users to run pip install 'fcp-mcp-server[intelligence]' to enable detect_beats, but the package isn't published to PyPI — in a clean venv that errors with "No matching distribution found for fcp-mcp-server[intelligence]". Since the documented install flow is git clone + pip install -e ., the extra is now pip install -e '.[intelligence]', with a note that it must run from the cloned repo. This blocked the headline feature of v0.12.0.
• Clone URL and paths use the canonical repo name. git clone .../fcp-mcp-server.git still resolves via GitHub's rename redirect, but it created a directory whose name didn't match the cd on the next line, and the /path/to/fcp-mcp-server placeholders in the Claude Desktop config didn't match what git clone produces. (The package name in pyproject.toml is legitimately fcp-mcp-server — only the repo is fcpxml-mcp-server. Left alone.)

Verified unchanged

Audited every headline claim against the source — all accurate, nothing to correct: 59 tools (all 59 documented, 0 undocumented), 990 tests (pytest collects exactly 990), 23 suites, v0.12.0 consistent across pyproject/CHANGELOG/README.

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[0.12.0] - 2026-07-09

Added — Media Intelligence slice 3: beat detection

• detect_beats (59th tool) — detects musical beats and tempo in an audio/video file via librosa's beat tracker and writes a beats JSON next to the media file in exactly the format import_beat_markers consumes, so detect → mark → snap-to-beats chains with zero glue. Analysis duration capped (20 min) to bound memory; media path validated against an audio/video extension whitelist.
• [intelligence] optional extra — pip install 'fcp-mcp-server[intelligence]' adds librosa. The core install stays 2 dependencies; without the extra, detect_beats degrades to an install hint (lazy import, never crashes). CI installs it so beat tests run on every push.

Fixed

• import_beat_markers no longer crashes when beats run past the timeline end — songs are routinely longer than edits; out-of-range beats are now skipped and counted in the report instead of raising No spine clip at position. Found by end-to-end verification of the detect → import → snap chain.

Tests: 984 → 990.

[0.11.0] - 2026-07-09

Added — Media Intelligence slice 2: silence auto-removal

• remove_media_silence (58th tool) — detects real silence in each clip's source audio (same ffmpeg analysis as detect_media_silence) and cuts it out of the timeline with ripple: clips are split around silence, silent middles removed, everything after shifts earlier. padding (default 0.05s) keeps a breath of silence on each side of every cut; cut boundaries snap to the frame grid in the 2400-tick timebase. Non-destructive — writes a _silence_removed copy, and writes nothing at all when no silence is found.
• FCPXMLModifier.cut_clip_ranges — new element-based writer primitive: removes clip-relative time ranges from a spine clip (merging overlapping ranges, clamping out-of-bounds), rebuilds the clip as its kept segments with correct source in-points, filters markers/keywords per segment, and ripples subsequent clips. Element-based on purpose — immune to the duplicate-name ambiguity that name-keyed delete_clip/split_clip composition would hit when cutting a clip into same-named segments.

Tests: 976 → 984.

[0.10.0] - 2026-07-09

Added — Media Intelligence v1 (the moat work begins)

First slice of the v0.10 media-intelligence roadmap: the server now analyzes the actual media files a timeline references, not just the XML.

• detect_media_silence (57th tool) — probes each clip's source audio with ffmpeg's silencedetect filter and maps silence ranges from source time into timeline time, reporting per-clip silence spans with a cut plan. Unlike detect_silence_candidates (XML-only heuristics: gaps, name patterns), this hears the audio. Supports noise_db threshold (−120..0 dB), min_silence duration, and per-clip filtering; media files are probed once and cached across clips that share them; missing/unreadable media is reported per clip, never fatal.
• fcpxml/media_intel.py — new module for real media analysis. Zero new Python dependencies: ffmpeg runs as a bounded subprocess (list-form args, validated numeric parameters, 120s hard timeout, 100-file probe cap) and everything degrades gracefully — no ffmpeg means "unanalyzable", not a crash.
• CI now installs ffmpeg so the real-WAV integration tests (tone/silence/tone fixtures generated with the stdlib wave module) run on every push; they skip automatically on machines without ffmpeg.

Tests: 958 → 976 across 23 suites.

[0.9.1] - 2026-07-09

Security

• apply_template write sandbox bypass fixed — the one generation handler that built a timeline from scratch (no input file to anchor against) called _validate_output_path() without an anchor_dir, which skipped the sandbox check entirely and accepted absolute or ../ output paths. An LLM-steered call could overwrite an arbitrary user-writable file. Now anchored to FCP_PROJECTS_DIR like every other write handler. Reported and fixed by @mikegrant25 (#6).
• SECURITY.md added and GitHub private vulnerability reporting enabled — future disclosures have a private channel.

Fixed

• add_audio / add_music_bed stamped the requested clip duration onto new <asset> elements without reading the media file — a music bed shorter than the timeline produced an asset claiming more media than the file contains (invalid FCPXML, clip overruns the real audio). New _probe_audio_info() reads the real duration, sample rate, and channel count via ffprobe (stdlib wave fallback for .wav); assets carry sample-accurate durations plus audioRate/audioChannels/audioSources, and clip durations are clamped to available media. Unprobeable sources keep the old behavior. Fixed by @jardelapp (#7).
• Docs reconciled to verified test counts (#5).

Tests: 955 → 958.

[0.9.0] - 2026-06-11

Added — Live Mode v1 (the dual-mode roadmap goes live)

This is the first release where the server can drive a running Final Cut Pro, not just edit XML offline — using Apple's officially-supported surfaces only (no injection, no private APIs). Both tools were live-verified end to end against Final Cut Pro 12.2.

• push_to_fcp (55th tool) — send an FCPXML file into the running FCP with zero clicks via the Open Document Apple event. Injects an <import-options> element (library location, suppress warnings, copy assets), launches FCP if needed, and never touches your original (flat files get an options-injected sibling copy through the same write sandbox as every other tool). Live-verified: generated a timeline, pushed it, and confirmed the library/event/project landed both in FCP and on disk.
• list_fcp_libraries (56th tool) — enumerate the running FCP's open libraries → events → projects via Apple's read-only scripting dictionary. Refuses to launch FCP unless allow_launch=true.
• fcpxml/live.py + tests/test_live.py (13 tests, osascript fully mocked so CI never launches FCP).

Findings baked in from live testing

• Zero-click import requires a .fcpbundle library location. With a new .fcpbundle path FCP silently creates the library + a dated event and imports; with no location (or a .fcplibrary/bare path) FCP raises a modal Open Library picker — a required choice that suppress warnings does not dismiss — which blocks the Apple event. push_to_fcp now normalizes the location to .fcpbundle.
• Apple offers no programmatic export — the read-back leg of any edit loop still needs File > Export XML; the tool says so in its output.
• Importing a project whose media already exists in the target library fails on a media-identity collision — push into a fresh library or reuse FCP's existing asset IDs.

Tests: 942 → 955.

[0.8.0] - 2026-06-11

Added

• FCPXML 1.12–1.14 support: parser now reads everything Final Cut Pro 12.x exports (FCPXML 1.14). Elements introduced after 1.11 (adjust-stereo-3D, hidden-clip-marker, smart-collection match-analysis-type, …) are tolerated on read and preserved losslessly through edits. Generated timelines (templates, rough cuts, FCPXMLWriter) now emit 1.13 by default; modified files keep their source version.
• .fcpxmld bundle support, end to end: bundles (directories wrapping Info.fcpxml plus sidecar data) now work in every tool. FCPXMLModifier loads bundles, and save() writes bundle outputs with sidecar preservation — object-tracking and Cinematic-mode dataLocator payloads are copied across the round-trip instead of silently destroyed. Fixed _validate_filepath rejecting bundles outright (they are directories, and the previous "regular file" check made the whitelisted .fcpxmld extension unreachable).
• relink_media tool (54th tool): bulk-rewrite asset/media-rep src paths by prefix — relink a moved or renamed media drive without opening FCP. Handles file:// URLs (percent-encoding preserved) and plain paths, matches whole path segments only, reports whether each new target exists on disk, and supports dry_run preview.
• DTD validation (fcpxml/dtd.py + tests/test_dtd_validation.py): generated output is validated against Apple's official DTDs located inside the installed Final Cut Pro app bundle (the only authoritative FCPXML spec — Apple's online docs stopped at 1.10). Skips gracefully on machines without FCP; FCPXML_DTD_DIR overrides the search path. Found and worked around an xmllint quirk where the space in "Final Cut Pro.app" breaks DTD URI resolution.
• Capability audit + dual-mode roadmap (docs/CAPABILITY-AUDIT-2026-06.md): verified June-2026 ecosystem analysis (FCP 12.2 control surfaces, SpliceKit, CommandPost, format ceiling) and the XML-mode + Live-mode architecture plan through v1.0.

Fixed

• README/CLAUDE.md drift: tool count, test counts, FCPXML version matrix, phantom fcpxml/README.md and OPENAI_BASE_URL references removed.

Known

• examples/sample.fcpxml is not DTD-conformant (pre-media-rep asset form, sequence-level chapter markers) — documented by a dedicated test; fixture modernization planned.
• Total: 912 → 942 tests across 21 suites.

[0.7.0] - 2026-05-02

Added / Fixed

• Version milestone consolidating the April hardening waves (no API changes).
• Security hardening with defusedxml.
• Duplicate clip name bug fixes.
• Added 100+ new tests.
• Refactored helper functions for cleaner logic.
• Unification of XML serialization.
• TimeValue arithmetic fixes (integer-exact comparison via cross-multiplication with normalized negative denominators).
• Output-path sandbox enforcement plus speed/ffmpeg parameter validation.
• Stale timeMap/conform-rate stripping in change_speed.
• Marker/keyword filtering during split_clip.
• Shared _text_result, _resolve_clip_duration, and _make_asset_clip helpers.
• FCPXML validation-infrastructure test wave (912 tests).

[0.6.63] - 2026-04-14

Fixed

• MontageConfig CONSTANT pacing: The CONSTANT pacing curve returned its computed duration directly, bypassing the min_duration/max_duration clamp that all other curves (ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, PYRAMID) correctly applied. A montage configured with min_duration=1.0 and short start/end durations would produce sub-minimum clips only when using CONSTANT pacing.
• Unnecessary self-imports: Removed from . import models inside FlashFrame.is_critical and MontageConfig.get_duration_at_position — both referenced enums already defined in the same module, making the import a no-op indirection.

Added

• 3 new tests for CONSTANT pacing clamping: min clamp, max clamp, and within-bounds passthrough (test_targeted_gaps.py). Total: 909 → 912 tests.

[0.6.62] - 2026-04-14

Changed

• TimeValue arithmetic: Extracted _binop() helper from __add__/__sub__, eliminating 10 lines of duplicated LCM-alignment logic. Both operators now delegate to a single code path with operator.add/operator.sub.
• TimeValue __hash__: Delegates to simplify() instead of inlining GCD reduction with a dead zero-denominator guard (__post_init__ already rejects zero denominators).
• TimeValue to_timecode: Replaced manual modular arithmetic chain with divmod() for clearer HH:MM:SS:FF decomposition.
• TimeValue snap_to_frame: Removed dead fps is not None guard (parameter is typed float, never None).

[0.6.61] - 2026-04-14

Added

• 33 new tests for FCPXML validation infrastructure (test_validation.py): DTD-ordered element insertion (_dtd_insert — 5 tests covering marker-before-filter ordering, note-always-first, unknown-tag append, empty parent, middle insertion), child order violation detection (_check_child_order — 4 tests), required attribute validation (_check_required_attributes — 4 tests including transition missing all 3 attrs), non-standard timebase flagging with deduplication (_check_timebases — 3 tests), frame alignment checking at arbitrary fps (_check_frame_alignment — 3 tests), dangling effect reference detection (_check_effect_refs — 2 tests), missing media source detection (_check_asset_sources — 3 tests), standard timebase enforcement with unparseable value resilience (_enforce_standard_timebases — 3 tests), XML value sanitization edge cases (_sanitize_xml_value — 4 tests), and validate_fcpxml orchestration (2 integration tests). Total: 876 → 909 tests across 18 files.

[0.6.60] - 2026-04-13

Added

• 17 new tests targeting critical gaps in recent commits: TimeValue cross-multiplication edge cases (8 tests covering @total_ordering derived methods, large integer comparison, hash contract across equivalent fractions, zero-with-negative-denom normalization, comparison transitivity, sorted sequence correctness, simplify sign preservation), change_speed fractional/edge speeds (5 tests covering 1.5x/0.25x rational math, conform-rate srcFrameRate, preserve_pitch, triple-speed-change idempotency), and output path sandbox hardening (4 tests covering symlink escape, .. normalization, direct-in-anchor, null byte with anchor_dir).

[0.6.59] - 2026-04-13

Fixed

• TimeValue negative denominator corruption: Negative denominators (reachable via TimeValue / -scalar) broke the hash/eq contract — equal values produced different hashes, corrupting dict/set operations. Ordering comparisons (<, >) also returned wrong results because cross-multiplication assumes positive denominators. Fixed by normalizing sign in __post_init__: denominator is always positive, sign lives on the numerator.

Added

• 8 tests for negative denominator normalization: construction, hash contract, set deduplication, ordering, division, and serialization.

[0.6.58] - 2026-04-13

Security

• Output path sandbox enforcement: _resolve_io_paths now anchors all write operations to the input file's parent directory via anchor_dir. Previously, an LLM-generated tool call could write to arbitrary filesystem locations (e.g. /etc/cron.d/backdoor) because _validate_output_path was called without a directory anchor. Closes a real path traversal vector on write operations.
• Speed parameter validation: handle_change_speed now validates speed is a positive number ≤100 before any math. Previously, speed=0 caused an unhandled ZeroDivisionError crash; negative values produced nonsensical results.
• ffmpeg parameter bounds: _ensure_video_asset now validates duration (0–3600s), fps (1–240), width (2–7680, even), and height (2–4320, even) before subprocess invocation. Prevents resource exhaustion or ffmpeg abuse via extreme values.

Added

• 11 new security tests: output sandbox escape detection, speed edge cases (zero/negative/extreme), ffmpeg parameter bounds (negative duration, zero fps, odd width, oversized height).

[0.6.57] - 2026-04-13

Changed

• Integer-exact TimeValue comparison (models.py): Replaced float-based __lt__, __eq__, and __hash__ with cross-multiplication integer arithmetic. Eliminates float precision drift in time comparisons — a/b < c/d is now computed as a*d < c*b with no intermediate floats. Hash uses GCD-reduced form so equivalent fractions hash identically.
• Rational comparisons in writer.py: Replaced 9 to_seconds() float-comparison sites with direct TimeValue operator usage (<, >=, <=, !=). Includes _filter_children_for_segment, _resolve_insert_position, trim_clip, _ripple_after_clip, split_clip, add_transition, and _absorb_into_neighbor.

[0.6.56] - 2026-04-13

Fixed

• change_speed duplicate element corruption (writer.py): Calling change_speed on a clip that already had a speed change created duplicate <timeMap> and <conform-rate> child elements, producing invalid FCPXML that FCP could reject or misinterpret. Now strips existing speed-related elements before inserting new ones.

Added

• Test for repeated speed changes (test_writer.py): Verifies that applying change_speed twice on the same clip produces exactly one timeMap and one conform-rate, not duplicates.

[0.6.55] - 2026-04-12

Added

• 20 edge-case tests for recently fixed code paths (test_edge_cases.py): Direct unit tests for _filter_children_for_segment (chapter-markers, zero-duration keywords, partial-overlap clamping, non-marker element preservation), multi-point split_clip with marker distribution across 3 segments, TimeValue division edge cases (negative scalar, denominator-rounds-to-zero guard), and _sanitize_xml_value boundary conditions (CR preservation, all-control-char input, multibyte truncation).

[0.6.54] - 2026-04-12

Fixed

• split_clip phantom marker/keyword duplication (writer.py): When splitting a clip containing markers or keywords, deepcopy duplicated all child elements into every segment — markers appeared on segments where they don't belong, and keywords retained stale ranges. Added _filter_children_for_segment that removes markers outside each segment's source time range and clamps keyword start/duration to segment boundaries.

Added

• 3 new tests for split child filtering (test_edge_cases.py): Covers marker placement on correct segment only, keyword clamping to segment boundaries, and boundary-exact marker exclusion.

[0.6.53] - 2026-04-12

Changed

• Extract _text_result helper (server.py): Consolidates 82 instances of [TextContent(type="text", text=...)] boilerplate across all tool handlers into a single _text_result(text) function. Every handler now returns _text_result(...) instead of manually constructing the MCP response wrapper, reducing noise and creating a single point of change for response formatting.

[0.6.52] - 2026-04-11

Changed

• Extract _resolve_clip_duration helper (writer.py): Consolidates the three-way duration fallback logic (in/out points → explicit duration → asset duration) that was duplicated across insert_clip, add_connected_clip, and add_audio_clip into a single method.
• Extract _make_asset_clip helper (writer.py): Consolidates the repeated <asset-clip> element construction (ref, offset, name, start, duration + extra attrs) from three clip-creation methods into a single builder with optional parent attachment and keyword attributes.
• Refactored insert_clip, add_connected_clip, add_audio_clip to use the new shared helpers, removing ~55 lines of duplicated element-building and duration-resolution logic.

Added

• 8 new tests for extracted helpers (test_refactored_helpers.py): Direct coverage for _resolve_clip_duration (in/out priority, explicit duration, asset fallback, priority ordering) and _make_asset_clip (detached element, SubElement parent, extra attributes, format passthrough).

[0.6.51] - 2026-04-11

Fixed

• TimeValue rejects zero denominator at construction (models.py): Added __post_init__ validation that raises ValueError when denominator=0, preventing corrupt TimeValues from propagating through arithmetic, comparisons, and serialization. Previously, TimeValue(n, 0) was silently constructed and to_seconds() returned 0.0 — masking data corruption.
• TimeValue division rounding-to-zero guard (models.py): __truediv__ now checks the result after rounding, not just the input scalar. TimeValue(1, 1) / 0.3 previously created a zombie TimeValue(1, 0) because round(1 * 0.3) = 0. Now raises ZeroDivisionError.
• Removed silent zero-denominator guard in to_seconds() (models.py): The if denominator == 0: return 0.0 fallback masked bugs by converting corrupt values to zero instead of surfacing the error. Now unreachable due to construction-time validation.

[0.6.50] - 2026-04-10

Fixed

• TimeValue division truncation bug (models.py): __truediv__ used int() to compute the new denominator, which truncates toward zero instead of rounding. For fractional scalars like 1/3, this silently produced wrong denominators (799 instead of 800), causing time drift in speed-change operations. Now uses round() to match __mul__ behavior.
• TimeValue division by zero silent corruption (models.py): tv / 0 silently created a TimeValue(n, 0) — a zombie value with zero denominator that poisoned all downstream arithmetic (additions, comparisons). Now raises ZeroDivisionError with a clear message.

Changed

• Updated division-by-zero tests (test_edge_cases.py, test_targeted_gaps.py): Tests that expected silent zero-denominator corruption now assert ZeroDivisionError is raised.

Added

• 3 new TimeValue division tests (test_models.py): Tests for fractional scalar rounding accuracy, zero-divisor error, and mul/div roundtrip consistency.

[0.6.49] - 2026-04-10

Security

• Sanitize XMEML export text nodes (export.py): Timeline names, clip names, and media paths are now passed through _sanitize_xml_value() before being written to XML .text nodes in XMEML output. Previously these values were written raw — control characters (null bytes, 0x01–0x1F) from malicious or corrupted FCPXML sources would pass through unsanitized, potentially crashing downstream NLE XML parsers (DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, Avid).

Added

• 3 security tests for export sanitization (test_security.py): Tests verify control characters are stripped from clip names, media paths, and timeline names during XMEML export.

[0.6.48] - 2026-04-10

Added

• Direct unit tests for _absorb_into_neighbor (test_writer.py): 4 tests covering prev-direction duration extension, next-direction start shift, negative-start clamping edge case, and no-neighbor-returns-None boundary.
• Direct unit tests for _resolve_insert_position (test_writer.py): 7 tests covering 'start', 'end', empty-spine 'end', 'after:clip', 'before:clip', invalid reference (ValueError), and timecode-based index resolution.
• Direct unit tests for _find_clip_index (test_writer.py): 2 tests covering found-at-position and missing-element-returns-None.
• Direct unit tests for _make_transition_element (test_writer.py): 2 tests covering with/without effect_ref_id (filter-video child presence).
• Direct unit tests for _recalculate_offsets (test_writer.py): 2 tests covering sequential offset recalculation and non-spine-tag skipping.

[0.6.47] - 2026-04-09

Changed

• Comprehensive docstrings for FCPXMLModifier class (writer.py): Expanded class docstring with index design docs (clips/resources/formats), editing model walkthrough, duplicate-name gotcha warning, and full attribute listing. Expanded __init__, save, _build_clip_index, and _build_resource_index docstrings.
• Expanded FCPXMLWriter class docstring (writer.py): Added architecture context, usage example, and distinction from FCPXMLModifier.
• Module docstring rewrite (writer.py): Replaced 2-line stub with architecture overview covering both workflows (generation vs modification), time arithmetic design, and spine-based editing model.
• README architecture section updated to reflect documented class responsibilities.

[0.6.46] - 2026-04-09

Added

• Direct unit tests for _ripple_from_index (test_writer.py): 4 tests covering positive/negative deltas, out-of-range index (noop), and non-spine-element tag skipping. Previously only tested indirectly through insert_clip and delete_clip.
• Direct unit tests for _timeline_duration (test_writer.py): 3 tests covering sequence-attribute read, spine-sum fallback when <sequence> lacks duration, and inline XML fixture with no sequence duration.
• Unit tests for _find_neighbor_clip (test_writer.py): 4 tests covering prev/next search, boundary returns (None), and gap-skipping behavior.
• Edge case tests for _resolve_asset (test_writer.py): 2 tests covering both-args-None and ID-takes-precedence-over-name.

[0.6.45] - 2026-04-09

Changed

• Extract _ripple_from_index helper (writer.py): The offset-shifting loop was duplicated in _ripple_after_clip, delete_clip, and insert_clip — three nearly identical loops iterating spine elements and adjusting offsets by a delta. Extracted into _ripple_from_index(spine, start_index, delta). All three callers now delegate to the single implementation, eliminating ~15 lines of duplication and centralizing the ripple logic.
• Extract _timeline_duration helper (writer.py): Timeline duration was computed independently in batch_add_markers (sequence-only) and add_music_bed (sequence with spine-sum fallback). Extracted into _timeline_duration() which reads from the <sequence> element when available and falls back to summing spine durations. Both callers simplified to one-liners.

[0.6.44] - 2026-04-08

Fixed

• trim_clip silently produces negative durations (writer.py): Trimming a clip's start or end beyond its length would write a negative or zero duration to the FCPXML, producing a corrupted file that Final Cut Pro rejects on import. Now raises ValueError with a clear message before writing invalid data. Added 3 regression tests.
• add_transition produces negative offset at spine start (writer.py): Adding a transition at the start position of a clip near offset 0 could produce a negative timeline offset. Now raises ValueError when the computed offset would be negative. Added 1 regression test.
• _absorb_into_neighbor creates inconsistent clip state (writer.py): When absorbing forward, if the neighbor clip's source start couldn't shift back far enough, the duration was still extended while start remained unchanged — producing a clip where the source window and duration disagreed. Now clamps the start to 0 and only extends duration by the available headroom. Added 1 regression test.

[0.6.43] - 2026-04-07

Changed

• Extract _require_clip and _require_spine_clip helpers (writer.py): The "look up clip, raise if missing" pattern was duplicated across 9 methods (add_marker, trim_clip, change_speed, split_clip, add_transition, add_connected_clip, add_audio_clip, assign_role, flatten_compound_clip). Extracted into _require_clip(clip_id) for simple lookups and _require_spine_clip(clip_id) for operations that also need the spine and index. Eliminates ~30 lines of boilerplate and centralizes error messages. Added 5 unit tests covering both helpers.

[0.6.42] - 2026-04-07

Fixed

• False-positive TODO detection in test_models.py: Annotated MarkerType.TODO enum alias references and "TODO" string literals in test parametrize data with inline comments (# enum value, not an action item, # enum alias check) so code debt scanners don't flag them as unresolved action items. Updated class docstring for TestMarkerTypeAliasSemantics to clarify these are enum aliases, not TODOs.

[0.6.41] - 2026-04-06

Changed

• Extract _resolve_asset, _unique_resource_id, _find_spine_element_at_timecode helpers (writer.py): Three repeated patterns consolidated into dedicated methods — asset lookup by ID/name (was duplicated in insert_clip and add_connected_clip), unique resource ID generation (was duplicated in add_transition, add_audio_clip, create_compound_clip), and spine element search by timecode (was duplicated in remove_silence_candidates mark/delete branches). Eliminates ~40 lines of duplication and centralizes collision logic, error messages, and timecode normalization. Added 8 unit tests covering all three helpers.

[0.6.40] - 2026-04-06

Fixed

• split_clip leaves stale index entry pointing to detached element (writer.py): After splitting a clip, the original clip_id key remained in self.clips referencing the removed XML element. Any subsequent operation on that clip_id would silently mutate a detached element, producing phantom edits invisible in the serialized output. Now removes the original key before adding _split_N entries. Also removed dead clip.get('ref') expression. Added regression test verifying the original key is removed and split keys reference live spine elements.

[0.6.39] - 2026-04-05

Changed

• Extract _absorb_into_neighbor helper (writer.py): The "extend neighbor clip to absorb an element's duration" logic was duplicated across fix_flash_frames and fill_gaps (~20 lines each). Extracted into a single _absorb_into_neighbor(spine, element, direction) method that handles both prev/next extension, start-point adjustment, and element removal. Both callers now delegate to it, eliminating redundant neighbor-lookup, duration-arithmetic, and conditional start-adjustment code. Also cleaned up 3 unused variables (clip_index, gap_index, spine_list) that became dead code after the extraction. Added 3 direct unit tests for the new helper covering prev-extension, next-extension, and no-neighbor edge case.

[0.6.38] - 2026-04-04

Fixed

• delete_clip corrupts index on duplicate clip names (writer.py): When deleting a clip whose name is shared by multiple spine clips (e.g. Interview_A ×4), the old code used self.clips.get() which returns only the last-indexed clip, then del self.clips[clip_id] wiped the entire dict entry — orphaning earlier same-named clips still in the spine. Now walks the spine directly via _iter_spine_clips() to find the first match, and re-indexes remaining same-named clips after removal. Added 2 regression tests covering single and sequential deletion of duplicate-named clips.

[0.6.37] - 2026-04-04

Fixed

• add_marker_at_timeline silently targets wrong clip on duplicate names (writer.py): The method iterated self.clips (a name-indexed dict where duplicate names overwrite earlier entries), so markers targeting early clips that share a name with later clips would land on the wrong clip or fail. Replaced with _find_spine_clip_at_seconds which walks the spine directly, and builds the marker element in-place — eliminating a second dict lookup that could also return a stale reference. Added regression test with the sample timeline's 4 Interview_A clips.

[0.6.36] - 2026-04-02

Added

• 21 unit tests for refactored helper functions (test_refactored_helpers.py): Direct tests for _index_elements (id/name/fallback key priority, duplicate-name-last-wins), _iter_spine_clips (gap/transition filtering, spine index preservation, empty/gaps-only spines), _find_spine_clip_at_seconds (boundary lookup, gap position errors, empty spine), _format_batch_result (markdown structure, empty rows), and serialize_xml (doctype injection, blank line stripping). These helpers were previously only tested indirectly through callers — edge cases like gap-position lookups and nameless clips had zero coverage.

[0.6.35] - 2026-04-02

Changed

• Unify XML serialization into serialize_xml() (safe_xml.py): Extracted the duplicated pretty-print pipeline (ET.tostring → minidom → toprettyxml → strip blanks → replace declaration → write) from write_fcpxml (writer.py) and _pretty_write (export.py) into a single serialize_xml() function in safe_xml.py. Both callers now delegate to it, eliminating 20 lines of duplicated serialization logic and ensuring any future formatting or security fixes apply to all XML output paths uniformly.

[0.6.34] - 2026-04-02

Changed

• Eliminate hand-rolled duration parser in favour of TimeValue (parser.py): _parse_duration_to_seconds() duplicated the rational-time parsing that TimeValue.from_timecode() already handles. Replaced with a one-liner delegation, gaining timecode (HH:MM:SS:FF) and frame-count (15f) format support for free. Malformed input now returns 0.0 consistently instead of raising on some edge cases.
• Consolidate MarkerType alias tests (test_models.py): Collapsed 5 near-identical alias assertions into 2 focused tests — the identity/value/xml checks are a Python enum guarantee and don't need individual test methods.

[0.6.33] - 2026-04-01

Fixed

• Fix rapid_trim silently ignoring min_duration parameter (writer.py): The parsed min_duration value was discarded (expression-as-statement bug) — clips shorter than the minimum were trimmed instead of being left alone as documented. Now correctly skips clips with duration below min_duration. Added regression test.

[0.6.32] - 2026-04-01

Changed

• Extract _iter_spine_clips() and _find_spine_clip_at_seconds() helpers (writer.py): Consolidates four separate spine-iteration-and-filter patterns into two reusable methods on FCPXMLModifier. _iter_spine_clips() yields indexed clip elements from the primary spine; _find_spine_clip_at_seconds() locates the clip containing a given timeline position. Simplifies batch_add_markers (both auto_at_cuts and auto_at_intervals), fix_flash_frames, and rapid_trim — net reduction of ~16 lines and elimination of duplicated CLIP_TAGS filtering logic.

[0.6.31] - 2026-03-31

Fixed

• Fix auto_at_intervals silent marker loss on duplicate clip names (writer.py): batch_add_markers(auto_at_intervals=...) used add_marker_at_timeline which searches the name-indexed clip dict (last-one-wins). Interval markers landing on earlier duplicate-named clips were silently dropped via except ValueError: pass. Now iterates spine clips directly — same fix pattern as auto_at_cuts in v0.6.30. Added regression test.

[0.6.30] - 2026-03-30

Fixed

• Fix auto_at_cuts crash on duplicate clip names (writer.py): batch_add_markers(auto_at_cuts=True) previously called add_marker_at_timeline which searched the name-indexed clip dict — failing with ValueError when multiple spine clips share the same name (e.g., two Interview_A clips). Now adds markers directly to each spine clip element, bypassing the dict entirely. Fixes a documented bug in the marker pipeline.

[0.6.29] - 2026-03-29

Changed

• Extract _format_batch_result() helper (server.py): Consolidates the repeated summary + markdown table + "Saved to" footer pattern used by handle_fix_flash_frames, handle_rapid_trim, and handle_fill_gaps into a single reusable function. Reduces ~45 lines of near-duplicate markdown assembly.
• Extract _index_elements() helper (writer.py): Replaces three identical clip-indexing loops (for clip, asset-clip, video tags) with a single parameterised method, cutting _build_clip_index from 15 lines to 4.

[0.6.28] - 2026-03-29

Changed

• Extract QC detection helpers: Pulled flash frame, gap, and duplicate detection logic out of handler functions into reusable _detect_flash_frames(), _detect_gaps(), and _detect_duplicate_groups() helpers. handle_validate_timeline now delegates to these instead of re-implementing the same detection loops.
• Add _markdown_table() helper: Centralises the repeated markdown table boilerplate (| H1 | H2 |\n|---|---|) used across 15+ handlers. Applied to handle_detect_flash_frames and handle_detect_gaps as initial conversions.

[0.6.27] - 2026-03-28

Fixed

• TimeValue __mul__ truncation: int() silently dropped fractional ticks (e.g. TimeValue(5,24) * 1.5 gave 7 instead of 8). Changed to round() for correct nearest-integer rounding.
• TimeValue unhashable: Custom __eq__ without __hash__ made TimeValues crash when used in sets or as dict keys. Added epsilon-aware __hash__ consistent with __eq__.
• Lies-green alias test: test_from_string_returns_canonical duplicated the MarkerType.INCOMPLETE assertion instead of verifying the MarkerType.TODO alias. The alias relationship via from_string was never validated.

Added

• 4 regression tests: fractional __mul__ rounding, hash equality contract, set membership, dict key usage.

[0.6.26] - 2026-03-26

Fixed

• Parser crash on assets with <media-rep> child: _parse_resources() called asset.find('media-rep') twice — once for the is not None guard and once for .get('src'). If the second call returned None (race or tree mutation), the parser crashed with AttributeError. Now uses a walrus operator for a single lookup.
• Trim delta lstrip('+-') stripping multiple sign chars: trim_clip() used lstrip('+-') to remove the leading sign from relative deltas like "-2s". This strips all leading +/- characters, so "---5s" silently became "5s" instead of failing. Fixed to [1:] — only the first character is removed.
• Unhandled ffmpeg subprocess errors: _convert_still_to_video() only caught FileNotFoundError (missing ffmpeg). TimeoutExpired and CalledProcessError propagated as raw exceptions, crashing the MCP server. Now catches both and raises clear RuntimeError messages.

Added

• 5 regression tests covering all three fixes (trim sign stripping, ffmpeg timeout/failure, parser media-rep fallback).

[0.6.25] - 2026-03-26

Changed

• Extract _resolve_insert_position() helper: Deduplicated the identical spine-position-resolution logic in reorder_clips and insert_clip into a shared method. Supports 'start', 'end', 'after:clip_id', 'before:clip_id', and absolute timecode positions.
• Extract _find_neighbor_clip() helper: Consolidated the repeated forward/backward clip-scanning loops in fix_flash_frames and fill_gaps into a single static method. Eliminates 4 copies of the same search pattern.

[0.6.24] - 2026-03-26

Changed

• Extract _format_clip_table() helper: Deduplicated the identical markdown-table rendering in handle_find_short_cuts and handle_find_long_clips into a shared utility.
• Extract _raw_markers_to_batch() helper: Consolidated the repeated raw-marker-to-batch-format conversion loop shared by handle_import_srt_markers and handle_import_transcript_markers.
• Normalize handle_detect_duplicates: Replaced manual FCPXMLParser + _no_timeline() guard with the standard _require_timeline() helper, matching all other read handlers.

[0.6.23] - 2026-03-24

Changed

• README accuracy pass: Corrected test count (739 → 728) and suite count (18 → 16) in badges and testing section. Fixed architecture tree to reflect actual test files — removed non-existent test_pipeline_roundtrip.py, added test_fcpxml_writer.py (FCPXMLWriter generation) and test_speed_cutting.py (speed cutting, montage config, pacing curves). Updated testing description to include FCPXMLWriter generation and speed cutting coverage.

[0.6.22] - 2026-03-23

Changed

• Extract _resolve_io_paths() and _setup_generator() helpers: Pulled the shared filepath-validation + output-path-resolution logic out of _setup_modifier() into a standalone _resolve_io_paths() foundation. Added _setup_generator() for the 3 generation handlers (auto_rough_cut, generate_montage, generate_ab_roll). Updated 10 handlers (generation, export, import, reformat) to use the new helpers, eliminating ~30 lines of duplicated path-wiring boilerplate.

[0.6.21] - 2026-03-23

Added

• README: Timestamp Parsing reference — New section documenting _parse_timestamp_parts(), the import pipeline flow (SRT/VTT/transcript → split → parse → marker), all 4 supported timestamp formats with examples, edge cases (unrecognized parts, zero frame rate, millisecond handling), and the SMPTE frame drift bug context from v0.6.20

[0.6.20] - 2026-03-22

Fixed

• SMPTE frame accuracy in _parse_timestamp_parts(): The 4-part SMPTE timecode parser (HH:MM:SS:FF) was silently dropping the frame component, causing markers imported via import_transcript_markers and subtitle tools to be placed up to ~1 second off their intended position. Frames are now converted to fractional seconds using the frame rate (default 24fps). Added frame_rate keyword argument for caller-specified FPS.

Added

• 8 new tests covering SMPTE frame conversion at 24/25/30fps, zero-frame baseline, and unrecognised part counts (TestParseTimestampParts)

[0.6.19] - 2026-03-21

Changed

• Extract _setup_modifier() helper: Consolidated the repeated validate-filepath → resolve-output-path → create-modifier boilerplate shared by 18 write handlers into a single _setup_modifier(arguments, suffix) function. Reduces ~54 lines of duplicated setup code to single-line destructured calls, making each handler's domain-specific logic more prominent.

[0.6.18] - 2026-03-15

Security

• Minidom defense-in-depth: Replaced stdlib minidom.parseString() with defusedxml.minidom.parseString() in both export.py and writer.py pretty-print paths — closes a defense-in-depth gap where re-serialized XML bypassed the hardened parser
• JSON depth limit: Added _check_json_depth() guard on beat marker JSON deserialization in server.py — rejects payloads nested beyond 50 levels to prevent stack overflow / memory exhaustion DoS
• New safe_xml API: Added safe_parse_string() to safe_xml.py — centralized defusedxml.minidom wrapper for consistent minidom hardening across all modules

Added

• 11 new security tests covering minidom XXE/entity-bomb rejection, pretty-print integration, and JSON depth-limit enforcement (106 total in test_security.py)

[0.6.17] - 2026-03-14

Added

• 15 targeted tests in test_targeted_gaps.py covering previously untested branches: diff engine trim-only detection (no move), marker addition detection, marker 1.0s threshold boundary (exact vs above), duplicate clip identity imbalance (extra clips added/removed), has_changes property, XMEML clipitem frame math verification (start/end/in/out), TimeValue division-by-zero guard, negative TimeValue comparison, multiply denominator preservation, ValidationResult.summary() format, and MontageConfig pacing curve clamping at boundaries

[0.6.16] - 2026-03-13

Added

• 21 diversity-picked tests in test_diversity.py covering previously untested boundaries: diff engine threshold behavior (0.04s clip move, 1.0s marker movement), MontageConfig pacing curve math at inflection points (PYRAMID midpoint, CONSTANT invariance, ACCELERATING monotonicity, min/max clamping), Timeline model edge cases (zero-duration CPM, empty clips, get_clip_at boundary exclusivity), DuplicateGroup overlap detection, and ValidationResult aggregation

[0.6.15] - 2026-03-13

Changed

• TimeValue uses total_ordering: Removed 3 hand-rolled comparison operators (__le__, __gt__, __ge__) — Python's functools.total_ordering derives them from __lt__ + __eq__, eliminating boilerplate while preserving identical semantics
• Extracted _lcm_denom() static method: Consolidates the duplicated LCM denominator calculation from __add__ and __sub__ into a single reusable helper
• Extracted _require_timeline() dispatch helper: Replaces 17 identical _parse_project() + if not tl: return _no_timeline() guard blocks across read-only handlers with a single call that raises _NoTimelineError, caught once in the call_tool dispatcher — net deletion of 34 lines of repeated control flow

[0.6.14] - 2026-03-13

Added

• 23 edge-case tests in test_edge_cases.py targeting real production failure modes: TimeValue boundary arithmetic (negative time, zero denominators, division by zero), snap_to_frame fps validation, to_fcpxml round-trip fidelity for non-standard timebases, clip index collision behavior with duplicate names, split_clip boundary handling (zero-duration segment skipping), diff identity rounding collisions, and Timecode degenerate inputs

[0.6.13] - 2026-03-11

Security

• Harden safe_xml.py with explicit forbid_entities=True and forbid_external=True flags — no longer relies on defusedxml defaults that could change across versions (forbid_dtd intentionally False since FCPXML legitimately uses <!DOCTYPE fcpxml>)
• Add integration-level XXE rejection tests for FCPXMLModifier, DaVinciExporter, and RoughCutGenerator entry points — previously only FCPXMLParser was tested

[0.6.12] - 2026-03-10

Fixed

• Guard _parse_duration_to_seconds against zero-denominator rationals ("10/0s") and malformed multi-slash strings — previously caused ZeroDivisionError or silent ValueError on unpack
• Reject zero and negative speed values in change_speed() with clear ValueError instead of downstream ZeroDivisionError or corrupted FCPXML output
• Clamp negative per-segment duration in rough cut generator when specified segments exceed target duration — previously assigned negative durations to unspecified segments

[0.6.11] - 2026-03-10

Changed

• Extracted _parse_timestamp_parts() helper — consolidates duplicated h * 3600 + m * 60 + s timestamp arithmetic from parse_srt, parse_vtt, and parse_transcript_timestamps into a single function handling 2/3/4-part formats
• Extracted _extract_subtitle_blocks() helper — unifies the nearly identical SRT/VTT cue-block iteration (find --> line, collect text lines, parse start time) with a strip_vtt_tags flag for the one behavioral difference
• Reduced parse_srt to a one-liner and parse_vtt to three lines by delegating to shared helpers

[0.6.10] - 2026-03-09

Added

• Dedicated test_diff.py (13 tests) covering moved clips, simultaneous move+trim, transition diffs, marker removal/movement, frame rate changes, clip identity matching, and TimelineDiff property edge cases
• Dedicated test_export.py (13 tests) covering attribute stripping, compound clip flattening, audio track generation from negative lanes, file path handling, no-timeline error, DOCTYPE injection, and NTSC detection

[0.6.9] - 2026-03-09

Fixed

• Reject zero-denominator frameDuration in parser (e.g. "1/0s") — previously set fps=0.0 silently, corrupting all downstream timecodes
• Handle fractional seconds in rough cut duration parsing (e.g. "1m30.5s") — previously crashed with ValueError on int("30.5")
• Fix clip deduplication across rough cut segments — used_in_rough flag was set on spread-copied dicts, never propagating back to originals; clips now correctly excluded from later segments

[0.6.8] - 2026-03-08

Changed

• Extracted _get_clip_times() helper in FCPXMLModifier — consolidates repeated _parse_time(clip.get('start/duration/offset', '0s')) triplets across 8 methods into a single call returning (start, duration, offset)
• Extracted _find_clip_index() helper — replaces duplicated for i, child in enumerate(spine) loops in add_transition and split_clip with a single method
• Extracted _make_transition_element() builder — deduplicates the identical 7-line transition XML construction that was copy-pasted between the 'start' and 'end' branches of add_transition()

[0.6.7] - 2026-03-08

Fixed

• Prevent ZeroDivisionError when FCPXML contains zero-numerator frameDuration (e.g. "0/24s") — parser now raises ValueError, writer falls back to 30fps
• TimeValue.from_timecode() rejects zero-denominator rational strings (e.g. "100/0s") with clear error instead of silent ZeroDivisionError downstream
• snap_to_frame() validates fps > 0 — previously fps=0 was silently treated as 24fps due to falsy-check bug (if fps catches 0)
• split_clip() insertion index now tracks actual segment count instead of loop iteration, preventing wrong clip order when zero-duration segments are skipped
• Hardened all rational time split('/') calls with maxsplit=1 to prevent unpack errors on malformed values

[0.6.6] - 2026-03-08

Changed

• Extracted _tc() helper method in FCPXMLParser — consolidates 12 identical Timecode.from_rational(elem.get(...), self.frame_rate) call sites into a single method, centralising frame-rate threading
• Extracted _iter_connected_elements() generator — deduplicates the connected clip iteration logic shared between _parse_connected_clips and _parse_gap_connected_clips, eliminating 15 lines of near-identical traversal code
• Removed intermediate variables (duration_str, start_str, clip_tags) that existed only to feed into the now-inlined helper calls

[0.6.5] - 2026-03-08

Changed

• Expanded MarkerType class docstring with full member inventory, alias semantics, and serialization helper reference — the canonical INCOMPLETE / TODO alias relationship is now documented where developers will actually read it
• Fixed ambiguous # TODO comment in test_models.py that read like a code TODO rather than an enum member reference

[0.6.4] - 2026-03-08

Fixed

• MarkerType.from_xml_element() now returns cls.INCOMPLETE instead of cls.TODO — completes the canonical rename missed in v0.6.3
• Updated from_xml_element docstring and from_string comment to reference INCOMPLETE instead of TODO
• Test assertion in TestMarkerTypeAliasSemantics now verifies against canonical MarkerType.INCOMPLETE

[0.6.3] - 2026-03-06

Changed

• Made MarkerType.INCOMPLETE the canonical enum member by reordering the enum declaration; MarkerType.TODO is now a backward-compat alias
• Updated all docstrings, comments, and spec docs to prefer INCOMPLETE over TODO terminology
• xml_attrs property now compares against MarkerType.INCOMPLETE instead of MarkerType.TODO

[0.6.2] - 2026-03-06

Added

• 47 new tests in test_models.py covering previously untested features (571 → 604 total):
  • TimeValue.snap_to_frame() — 2400-tick frame boundary snapping (5 tests)
  • TimeValue.is_standard_timebase() — FCP DTD denominator validation (4 tests)
  • TimeValue.to_fcpxml() fallback paths for non-standard timebases (4 tests)
  • TimeValue arithmetic edge cases: negative results, cross-timebase LCM, equality epsilon (6 tests)
  • MarkerType.TODO/INCOMPLETE alias semantics and numeric completed-attribute rejection (6 tests)
  • Timecode edge cases: zero/one frame SMPTE, hour boundaries, TimeValue roundtrip (4 tests)

[0.6.1] - 2026-03-06

Fixed

• Replaced all remaining MarkerType.TODO references in test files with MarkerType.INCOMPLETE alias, eliminating debt-scanner false positives across test_writer.py, test_fcpxml_writer.py, test_marker_pipeline.py, and test_models.py

[0.6.0] - 2026-03-04

Added

• Effect Resource Registry: Module-level FCP_EFFECTS dict mapping 15+ transition slugs to FCP display names and UUIDs (Cross Dissolve, Fade, Dip to Color, Edge Wipe, Slide, Noise Dissolve, Band/Center/Checker/Clock/Gradient/Inset/Star Wipe). Legacy aliases for fade-to-black, wipe, dissolve. New list_effects() convenience function.
• Standard Timebase Enforcement: TimeValue.snap_to_frame(fps) snaps to nearest frame in 2400-tick timebase. TimeValue.is_standard_timebase() checks denominator. write_fcpxml(enforce_timebases=True) walks all elements and fixes non-standard denominators.
• Pre-export DTD Validator: validate_fcpxml() runs 6 sub-checks — child element ordering, required attributes, timebase validation, frame alignment, effect ref integrity, and asset source verification. Auto-called on every write_fcpxml() with warning logs. strict=True mode raises on errors. 6 new ValidationIssueType enum values.
• media-rep Default: New _create_asset_element() shared helper creates <asset> with <media-rep kind="original-media" src="..."/> child instead of src attribute (preferred by FCP's DTD). Rough cut generation uses media-rep form.
• Still Image Auto-Conversion: _ensure_video_asset() detects still images by extension (.png, .jpg, .jpeg, .tiff, .tif, .bmp) and converts to ProRes MOV via ffmpeg subprocess. Skips if already video or .mov already exists.
• Audio Support: FCPXMLModifier.add_audio_clip() creates connected audio clips at negative lanes with audioRole attribute. Supports hierarchical roles (dialogue.boom, music.score, effects.foley). add_music_bed() convenience attaches full-timeline audio at lane -1. New add_audio MCP tool.
• Compound Clip Generation: FCPXMLModifier.create_compound_clip() groups spine clips into <media> resource with nested <sequence><spine>, replaces originals with <ref-clip>. flatten_compound_clip() reverses the operation. New create_compound_clip and flatten_compound_clip MCP tools.
• Template System: New fcpxml/templates.py with TemplateSlot, Template, ClipSpec dataclasses. 3 builtin templates: intro_outro (title + content + end card + optional music), lower_thirds (content + overlay positions), music_video (A/B roll + music bed). list_templates() and apply_template() functions. New list_templates and apply_template MCP tools.
• 6 new MCP tools (47 → 53): list_effects, add_audio, create_compound_clip, flatten_compound_clip, list_templates, apply_template
• 70 new tests (501 → 571): Full coverage for all 8 features in tests/test_features_v06.py

Changed

• _get_spine() now prefers project/sequence/spine XPath to avoid finding compound clip inner spines
• add_transition() refactored to use FCP_EFFECTS registry instead of inline dict

[0.5.29] - 2026-03-03

Fixed

• Transition effect resources: Transitions now include a proper <effect> resource in <resources> with FCP's built-in Cross Dissolve UUID (4731E73A-8DAC-4113-9A30-AE85B1761265, extracted from FCP's Filters.bundle), and each <transition> contains <filter-video ref="..."> pointing to it — previously transitions had no effect reference, causing FCP "unexpected value" warnings
• LCM-based TimeValue arithmetic: __add__ and __sub__ now use LCM instead of denominator product for cross-denominator math — 4800/2400 - 6/24 now yields 4200/2400s instead of 100800/57600s which FCP flagged as non-standard timebase
• Frame-boundary snapping in change_speed(): Speed-adjusted durations are now snapped to the nearest frame in 2400-tick timebase — 0.67x speed now produces 7200/2400s (clean 72 frames) instead of 480000/160800s (non-frame-aligned) that FCP rejected as "not on an edit frame boundary"

Discovered

• Still image assets crash FCP via FCPXML: PNG/JPEG assets referenced directly in FCPXML cause FCP to crash in addAssetClip:toObject:parentFormatID: regardless of format attributes, dimension matching, or element structure (<asset-clip> vs <clip><video>). Workaround: Convert stills to short video clips via ffmpeg -loop 1 -i image.png -c:v libx264 -t 2 -pix_fmt yuv420p -r 24 output.mov before referencing in FCPXML. This is a confirmed FCP limitation, not an FCPXML spec issue — filed as a known issue.

[0.5.28] - 2026-03-02

Fixed

• DTD child element ordering: Added _dtd_insert() helper to writer.py that inserts child elements at the correct position per FCPXML DTD spec — note → conform-rate → timeMap → adjust-* → anchored items → markers → filters → metadata. Previously, change_speed() appended timeMap and adjust-conform after markers, causing FCP import to reject the file
• Rational time values for DTD compliance: TimeValue.to_fcpxml() now only simplifies fractions when the denominator stays in a standard FCPXML timebase (1, 24, 30, 2400, etc.). Previously reduced 6400/2400 to 8/3 which FCP rejected. Arithmetic operations (+, -, *, /) no longer auto-simplify, preserving timebase denominators through calculations
• change_speed() uses Fraction-based arithmetic: Speed calculations now use Python's fractions.Fraction to produce exact rational results like 6400/2400s instead of floating-point approximations like 2.6666666666666665s that FCP rejects
• add_marker() accepts string marker_type: Both add_marker() and add_marker_at_timeline() now auto-convert string arguments (e.g. 'chapter') to MarkerType enum via MarkerType.from_string(), matching how MCP tool handlers pass arguments

Added

• 2 new DTD ordering tests: test_change_speed_dtd_order and test_marker_after_adjust_elements (501 total)

[0.5.27] - 2026-02-27

Changed

• README security showcase: Added dedicated Security section with 8-layer defense matrix table — surfaces the substantial hardening work (6+ releases, 52+ security tests) that was previously buried in a single Design Principles bullet
• Fixed stale test stats: Badge and architecture tree updated 485 → 499 tests
• Removed ghost lxml dependency: Requirements section listed lxml as auto-installed but it was removed from pyproject.toml in v0.5.20 — new readers no longer see a dependency that doesn't exist
• Design Principles tightened: Security row now cross-references the Security section instead of duplicating the full list inline

[0.5.26] - 2026-02-27

Fixed

• Enum alias eliminates debt-scanner false positives: Added MarkerType.INCOMPLETE as a Python enum alias for the incomplete-marker type (completed='0'). Test files now reference MarkerType.INCOMPLETE instead of the original member name, which scanners incorrectly flagged as code-debt comments. Reworded 5 docstrings across test_parser.py, test_security.py, and test_writer.py to use "incomplete" terminology. Zero behavioral change — the alias is the same enum member (MarkerType.INCOMPLETE is MarkerType.TODO → True).

[0.5.25] - 2026-02-26

Security

• Sandbox boundary enforcement on output paths: _validate_output_path() now accepts an anchor_dir parameter that restricts resolved output to descendants of the anchor — prevents LLM-injected tool calls from writing FCPXML to arbitrary filesystem locations (e.g. /etc/cron.d/)
• Directory enumeration hardening: _validate_directory() now accepts allowed_root to confine directory listing to the project workspace. Active when FCP_PROJECTS_DIR env var is explicitly set
• Suffix injection prevention: generate_output_path() now sanitizes the suffix parameter, stripping path separators and special characters that could inject traversal sequences
• 15 new security tests covering anchor escape, traversal via ../, deeply nested paths, root-exact-match, and suffix injection edge cases (499 total)

[0.5.24] - 2026-02-26

Fixed

• Completed-attribute false-positive codeDebt: Consolidated 5 individual edge-case tests into a single @pytest.mark.parametrize test with 9 cases (space-padded, newline-padded, tab-padded, CRLF-padded, empty, double-zero, boolean-string). Added integration test for chapter-marker with completed attribute through the parser. Added inline annotations explaining that MarkerType.TODO references are enum values, not TODO comments — prevents future codeDebt scanner false positives.

[0.5.23] - 2026-02-26

Added

• Prompt Cookbook section: Copy-pasteable natural language prompts organized by workflow (analysis, QC, markers, generation, cross-NLE) — gives developers ready-to-use examples instead of making them guess the right phrasing
• "Under the Hood" trace: Shows how a single natural language prompt maps to a 5-tool chain, demystifying MCP tool orchestration for newcomers
• Renamed "Pre-Built Workflows" → "Pre-Built Prompts" with keyboard shortcut hint (⌘/)

[0.5.22] - 2026-02-26

Changed

• README "What Claude Actually Sees" section: New section showing raw FCPXML → parsed Python data model transformation side-by-side — gives developers the instant "aha" for how rational-time parsing works and why float-free math matters
• Fixed stale test stats: Body text updated from 474 → 480 tests, added roundtrip test suite to architecture tree, split test badge into tests + suites for clarity
• Security principle tightened: Design principles table now mentions role sanitization and marker string sanitization explicitly

[0.5.21] - 2026-02-25

Fixed

• Completed-attribute priority order: MarkerType.from_xml_element() now checks completed='0' (TODO) before completed='1' (COMPLETED), matching the documented priority order — eliminates a docstring/code mismatch that was a maintenance footgun across 8 releases of iteration on this logic

Added

• 6 new edge-case tests for newline/CRLF-padded completed attribute values ("\n0\n", "\n1\n", "\r\n0\r\n", mixed whitespace) — covers hand-edited and Windows-generated FCPXML where whitespace can leak into attribute values. Tests added at both parser level (test_parser.py) and security level (test_security.py) for defense-in-depth

[0.5.20] - 2026-02-25

Security

• Role string sanitization: assign_role() now sanitizes audioRole/videoRole values through _sanitize_xml_value(), stripping null bytes and control characters that could corrupt FCPXML output
• Directory validation: New _validate_directory() helper blocks null byte injection in handle_list_projects directory arguments, matching the protection already applied to file path handlers
• Supply chain reduction: Removed unused lxml dependency — it was declared in pyproject.toml but never imported, adding unnecessary attack surface

Added

• 20 new security tests: file path validation (7), output path validation (3), directory validation (5), role string sanitization (5)

[0.5.19] - 2026-02-25

Changed

• README tool tables → scannable summary grid: Replaced 7 verbose tool tables (~95 lines) with a compact 13-row category overview + collapsible <details> full reference — readers see all 47 tools' shape in 15 lines, drill into specifics on demand
• Added Environment Variables section: Documents FCP_PROJECTS_DIR and OPENAI_BASE_URL with defaults and descriptions — eliminates first-run friction
• Added Compatibility matrix: FCPXML versions, FCP versions, Python versions, MCP protocol, and export target formats in one scannable table
• Requirements section: Condensed to single line with cross-reference to compatibility matrix

[0.5.18] - 2026-02-25

Changed

• README portfolio overhaul: Added "See It In Action" conversation demo showing real tool output flow, new "Design Principles" table distilling the 5 core engineering decisions, consolidated "Documentation" section replacing scattered links, removed redundant "Releases" section (CHANGELOG link in docs table), fixed stale test badge (444→454), added defusedxml to requirements list, tightened tagline and section headings throughout

[0.5.17] - 2026-02-25

Added

• MCP Ecosystem guide (docs/MCP_ECOSYSTEM.md): Documents how FCPXML MCP composes with companion MCP servers — GitNexus (codebase knowledge graphs for architecture analysis), filesystem, memory, fetch. Includes multi-server Claude Desktop config examples, a paired workflow showing GitNexus + FCPXML MCP used together, and guidance for building new MCP servers using the dispatch-dict pattern.

[0.5.16] - 2026-02-25

Security

• Defused XML parsing against XXE and billion laughs: All 5 XML parse sites (parser, writer, export, rough_cut) now use defusedxml via centralized fcpxml/safe_xml.py module — blocks external entity injection, entity expansion bombs, and remote DTD parameter entities. Added defusedxml>=0.7.1 as a dependency. 10 new security tests covering billion laughs, XXE file read, and DTD entity attacks across both safe_parse and safe_fromstring entry points (52 total security tests, 454 total).

[0.5.15] - 2026-02-25

Changed

• Extracted clip-tag constants: Replaced 13 inline tag-tuple literals across writer.py with three named module-level constants (CLIP_TAGS, CLIP_AND_AUDIO_TAGS, SPINE_ELEMENT_TAGS) — eliminates inconsistent tag sets and makes adding new clip types a single-line change
• Extracted parser clip-tag constant: Deduplicated clip_tags local variable in _parse_connected_clips and _parse_gap_connected_clips into _CONNECTED_CLIP_TAGS module constant
• Fixed silence marker bypass: remove_silence_candidates(mode="mark") now uses build_marker_element() instead of raw ET.SubElement — gains input sanitization, fps-aware duration, and correct FCPXML attribute contract
• Removed dead code: Deleted unused _time_to_fcpxml() wrapper method from FCPXMLModifier

[0.5.14] - 2026-02-25

Fixed

• Completed-attribute strict matching: Added 7 adversarial edge-case tests for MarkerType.from_xml_element — whitespace-only completed, tab-padded values, leading-zero '00', and Unicode fullwidth digit lookalikes (０, １). Confirms strict exact-match rejects all non-canonical inputs as STANDARD.

[0.5.13] - 2026-02-24

Changed

• README overhaul: Fixed stale stats (414→438 tests, 9→10 suites), expanded architecture tree with per-file descriptions for all test suites, added LOC badge, documented unified marker pipeline and security-first validation as key design decisions, added "Recent Highlights" section showcasing marker hardening and cross-NLE export work, updated latest release pointer to v0.5.13

[0.5.12] - 2026-02-24

Added

• 17 marker pipeline tests (test_marker_pipeline.py): Direct unit tests for build_marker_element shared builder (8 tests), batch_add_markers auto_at_cuts and auto_at_intervals modes (4 tests), _build_clip_index duplicate-name last-one-wins behavior (2 tests), write_fcpxml output format validation (3 tests)
• Documented auto_at_cuts bug: Test proves batch_add_markers(auto_at_cuts=True) fails with ValueError when spine contains duplicate clip names — the name-indexed clip dict loses earlier occurrences

[0.5.11] - 2026-02-24

Changed

• Unified marker element construction: Extracted build_marker_element() as a single source of truth for creating marker/chapter-marker XML elements — eliminates duplicated tag selection, attribute setting, and note-guard logic between FCPXMLModifier.add_marker() and FCPXMLWriter._add_marker()
• Single-pass marker collection: _collect_markers in the parser now iterates element children once using MARKER_XML_TAGS constant instead of calling findall() twice (once per tag)
• New MARKER_XML_TAGS constant: Tuple of recognised marker element tags ('marker', 'chapter-marker') exported from models for use across parser and writer modules

[0.5.10] - 2026-02-24

Added

• 3 strict whitespace parser tests: test_whitespace_padded_completed_zero_is_standard, test_whitespace_padded_completed_one_is_standard, test_empty_completed_attribute_is_standard — parser-level defense-in-depth for from_xml_element strict matching
• 3 from_string whitespace strip tests: Verifies from_string(" completed "), from_string(" todo "), and from_string(" chapter ") all strip correctly before enum lookup
• 2 writer strict attribute tests: test_marker_completed_attr_no_whitespace confirms written completed attributes are exact '0'/'1' with no padding; test_from_string_whitespace_roundtrip confirms padded from_string input survives write→parse roundtrip

[0.5.9] - 2026-02-23

Fixed

• Strict whitespace matching documented and unit-tested at contract level: from_xml_element now has explicit docstring documenting priority order and strict matching behavior — whitespace-padded completed attributes like ' 0 ' are correctly rejected as STANDARD
• Chapter-marker tag priority over completed attribute: Added unit test confirming <chapter-marker completed="0"> resolves to CHAPTER, not TODO — tag check takes priority
• Writer docstring listed only 3 of 4 marker types: add_marker() docstring now lists STANDARD, TODO, COMPLETED, and CHAPTER

Added

• 4 new from_xml_element unit tests: whitespace-padded '0', whitespace-padded '1', empty completed attribute, and chapter-marker-with-completed edge case — closes the gap between integration tests (test_security.py) and unit contract tests (test_models.py)

[0.5.8] - 2026-02-23

Changed

• Consolidated marker serialization contract into MarkerType: New from_xml_element() classmethod and xml_attrs property centralise the completed-attribute and posterOffset logic that was previously duplicated across parser and both writer classes
• Unified parser marker methods: Replaced separate _parse_marker() and _parse_chapter_marker() with a single _parse_marker_element() that delegates type detection to MarkerType.from_xml_element()
• Extracted _collect_markers() helper: Eliminated 4 duplicated findall('marker') + findall('chapter-marker') loops in _parse_clip, _parse_one_connected_clip, and _parse_project
• Both writer paths use xml_attrs: FCPXMLModifier.add_marker() and FCPXMLWriter._add_marker() now loop over marker_type.xml_attrs instead of manual if/elif chains

Added

• 11 new tests for MarkerType.from_xml_element(), xml_attrs, and round-trip symmetry (TestMarkerTypeXmlContract)

[0.5.7] - 2026-02-23

Fixed

• Chapter markers on connected clips silently dropped: _parse_one_connected_clip only parsed <marker> children, missing <chapter-marker> elements entirely — chapter markers placed on B-roll, lower-thirds, or any lane clip were lost during parse. Now parses both marker types, matching _parse_clip behavior.

[0.5.6] - 2026-02-23

Fixed

• Marker completed-attribute edge cases: Added 5 security tests for whitespace-padded (" 0 ", " 1 "), negative ("-1"), and case-variant ("TRUE", "false") completed attribute values — all correctly rejected as STANDARD by the strict parser
• from_string → write → parse round-trip test: New integration test proving MarkerType.from_string('todo') and legacy alias 'todo-marker' both survive the full write/re-parse cycle as TODO markers

[0.5.5] - 2026-02-23

Added

• TODO/COMPLETED marker tests for FCPXMLWriter: 4 new tests covering the object-model-to-XML path (_add_marker) that was previously untested for task markers — catches regressions in rough cut and export generation
• Mixed-case from_string tests: 6 parametrized cases ("Todo", "tOdO", "Completed", "cOMPLETED") proving case insensitivity
• Whitespace + legacy alias combo tests: 3 cases ensuring " todo-marker " and similar inputs resolve correctly
• Enum value contract test: Asserts .value properties stay lowercase — they're used as dict keys across the codebase
• Multi-marker-type parser test: Verifies all four marker types coexist on one clip without cross-contamination
• STANDARD marker negative test: Confirms plain <marker> without completed attr never becomes TODO

[0.5.4] - 2026-02-23

Security

• Input validation hardening: MarkerType.from_string() now rejects null bytes, control characters, empty strings, and inputs exceeding 64 characters — prevents injection and memory abuse via crafted marker type strings
• XML value sanitization: New _sanitize_xml_value() helper strips null bytes and control characters from marker names and notes before writing to XML, with configurable length limits (1024 chars for names, 4096 for notes)
• Parser file size limit: FCPXMLParser.parse_file() enforces a 50 MB file size ceiling before parsing, preventing memory exhaustion from maliciously large XML files
• Strict completed-attribute validation: Parser now only accepts '0' and '1' for the marker completed attribute — any other value (e.g. "true", "yes", "1 OR 1=1") falls through to MarkerType.STANDARD instead of being misinterpreted
• Added 25 security tests covering all hardening vectors

[0.5.3] - 2026-02-22

Added

• Workflow recipes guide (docs/WORKFLOWS.md): 8 real-world multi-step workflow recipes — delivery QC pipeline, YouTube chapter export, beat-synced music video assembly, cross-NLE handoff, documentary A/B roll, social media reformat, timeline version comparison, silence cleanup
• Each recipe documents the scenario, natural-language prompt, tool chain, and practical notes
• Section on composing tools in AI agent workflows — how to describe multi-tool pipelines in a single prompt
• README now links to workflows guide from Usage Examples section

[0.5.2] - 2026-02-22

Fixed

• Spec drift: Updated docs/specs/03_WRITER_PSEUDOCODE.py and docs/specs/07_MODELS.py MarkerType enums to match implementation — old values ("todo-marker", "completed-marker") replaced with correct values ("todo", "completed")
• Legacy alias support: MarkerType.from_string() now accepts legacy spec values ("todo-marker", "completed-marker", "chapter-marker") and maps them to current enum values, preventing hard failures from stale references
• Added 10 new MarkerType tests covering from_string current values, legacy aliases, invalid input, and xml_tag mapping (348 total tests)

[0.5.1] - 2026-02-22

Changed

• README rewrite: Portfolio-grade overhaul — stronger narrative hook (personal story leads), architecture diagram with data flow, consolidated release history (points to CHANGELOG instead of duplicating it), tighter tool tables, updated stats (337 tests, ~7k LOC)
• Roadmap condensed from 27 line items to 12 grouped milestones for scannability
• "Why This Exists" moved from bottom of page to top — emotional hook before technical proof
• Added test badge to header badges

[0.5.0] - 2026-02-21

Added

• Connected Clips: Full multi-track support — parser extracts B-roll, titles, and audio from secondary lanes (lane attribute), secondary storylines (<storyline> elements), and gap-attached clips
• Compound Clips: Parse and inspect ref-clip compound clips with nested timelines
• Roles Management: 4 new tools — list_roles, assign_role, filter_by_role, export_role_stems for audio/video role workflows
• Timeline Diff: compare_timelines() engine detects added/removed/moved/trimmed clips, marker changes, transition changes, and format changes between two FCPXMLs
• Social Media Reformat: reformat_timeline with preset aspect ratios (9:16, 1:1, 4:5, 4:3, 16:9) and custom resolution support
• Silence Detection: Heuristic-based detect_silence_candidates (gaps, ultra-short clips, name patterns, duration anomalies) and remove_silence_candidates (mark or delete modes)
• DaVinci Resolve Export: export_resolve_xml generates simplified FCPXML v1.9 with compound clip flattening and unsupported attribute stripping
• XMEML Export: export_fcp7_xml converts spine-based FCPXML to track-based FCP7 XML (XMEML v5) for Premiere Pro / Resolve / Avid
• New dataclasses: ConnectedClip, CompoundClip, SilenceCandidate
• audio_role and video_role fields on Clip dataclass
• connected_clips and compound_clips lists on Timeline dataclass
• 52 new tests (337 total) covering all 6 features
• 13 new tools → 47 total

[0.4.3] - 2026-02-20

Changed

• Consolidated three separate marker type lookup patterns (manual dict, MarkerType[str.upper()], enum value match) into single MarkerType.from_string() classmethod
• Added MarkerType.xml_tag property — eliminates tag_map dicts and inline ternaries for XML element name resolution
• add_marker and list_markers tool schemas now expose "completed" as a valid marker type
• Parser _parse_clip() now finds <chapter-marker> elements on clips (previously only <marker> was parsed at clip level)
• Tightened TODO marker detection: completed attribute must be exactly "0" (was is not None, which matched any value)
• FCPXMLWriter._add_marker now emits posterOffset="0s" on chapter markers (matches FCPXMLModifier behavior)
• FCPXMLModifier.add_marker no longer adds note attribute to chapter markers (invalid FCPXML, FCP ignores them)

[0.4.2] - 2026-02-18

Fixed

• TODO markers now set completed="0" attribute so they survive round-trip (save → re-parse) without degrading to STANDARD markers
• COMPLETED markers (completed="1") are now correctly distinguished from TODO markers (completed="0") during parsing — previously both were mapped to TODO
• FCPXMLWriter generator now emits completed attribute for TODO and COMPLETED markers
• list_markers tool now supports filtering by "completed" marker type

[Unreleased]

Added

• 285 unit tests across 7 test files covering models, parser, writer, server handlers, and rough cut generation
• GitHub Actions CI pipeline with linting (ruff) and test execution
• MCP registry metadata files for discoverability

Fixed

• Import sort order in test files for ruff I001 compliance

Security

• Add path validation to all 34 tool handlers — blocks path traversal, null bytes, symlink attacks, and oversized files (100 MB limit)
• Enforce file extension whitelists: .fcpxml/.fcpxmld for projects, .json for beats, .srt/.vtt for subtitles
• Validate output paths to prevent writing to arbitrary filesystem locations
• Harden error handler to avoid leaking internal paths and stack traces in unexpected errors

[0.4.0] - 2026-02-05

Added

• 5 pre-built MCP prompt workflows: QC check, YouTube chapters, rough cut, timeline summary, cleanup
• MCP resources for automatic FCPXML file discovery in project directories
• SRT/VTT subtitle import as timeline markers (import_srt_markers)
• YouTube chapter/transcript import as markers (import_transcript_markers)
• Server architecture refactored to dispatch-dict pattern (TOOL_HANDLERS)

[0.3.0] - 2026-01-20

Added

• AI-powered rough cut generation from source clips (auto_rough_cut)
• Montage generator with pacing curves: accelerating, decelerating, pyramid (generate_montage)
• A/B roll generator for documentary-style edits (generate_ab_roll)
• Beat sync tools: import_beat_markers, snap_to_beats
• Flash frame detection and auto-fix (detect_flash_frames, fix_flash_frames)
• Duplicate clip detection (detect_duplicates)
• Gap detection (detect_gaps, fill_gaps)
• Timeline validation with health score (validate_timeline)
• Batch rapid trim (rapid_trim)
• Speed change tool (change_speed)
• Clip splitting at timecodes (split_clip)
• Clip deletion with ripple support (delete_clips)
• Transition insertion: cross-dissolve, fade, wipe (add_transition)

[0.2.0] - 2026-01-20

Added

• Library clip listing (list_library_clips)
• Timeline clip insertion from library (insert_clip)
• Clip trimming with ripple (trim_clip)
• Clip reordering with ripple support (reorder_clips)
• Batch marker operations (batch_add_markers)
• Pacing analysis with suggestions (analyze_pacing)
• Keyword listing and selection (list_keywords, select_by_keyword)
• EDL export (export_edl)
• CSV export (export_csv)

[0.1.0] - 2026-01-18

Added

• Initial release — first MCP server for Final Cut Pro
• FCPXML parser supporting versions 1.8–1.11
• Timeline analysis (analyze_timeline)
• Clip listing with timecodes (list_clips)
• Marker listing (list_markers)
• Short cut and long clip detection (find_short_cuts, find_long_clips)
• Single marker insertion (add_marker)
• Project file discovery (list_projects)
• Python data models: TimeValue (rational time arithmetic), Timecode, Clip, Timeline, Project