Works withClaude CodeCodexPremiere Pro 26.3+Whisper
Why I built this
Do you spend a lot of your days editing video? Most of those hours go into cutting flubbed takes, tightening pauses and dropping B-roll in the right spot. None of that is an editorial decision. It just takes time. So I built a bridge that hands that part to AI.
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Precise
It cuts from what was said, then listens back to every cut and checks a few frames. A clipped word or a cut that is too tight gets fixed before it moves on.
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Knows the story
It reads what was said, how your timeline is laid out and what is on screen. So it cuts where the story needs it, not just where the silences are.
03
B-roll in the same pass
It puts clips and graphics on the timeline itself, as part of the same edit, not as a separate job at the end.
How it works
An AI that edits without checking just gives you a new pile of mistakes. This one checks after every change.
You
Say what you want, like “cut the bad takes”.
AI helper
Claude Code or Codex reads what people said and plans each cut.
The bridge
Runs on your PC and passes each step to Premiere Pro.
Premiere Pro
Makes the edit on your timeline while you watch.
Then it checks its work. It listens to every cut and looks at a few frames. If something is off, it goes back and fixes it.
What it can do
Example chats. Scroll inside the phone to see the next one.
Cuts by what people say
YouCut this interview to 60 seconds. Keep the best takes.
AI helperI read 214 sentences and kept 9. I dropped 3 retakes and 2 “um”s, then placed 6 cuts. It runs 58 seconds.
1 / 6
Adds B-roll and graphics
YouPut the city shots over the part about rent, and the chart at 0:42.
AI helperDone: 4 city shots and the chart, each filled to the frame. Nothing under them got covered.
2 / 6
Checks every cut by ear
YouDo the cuts sound right?
AI helperI listened to all 12. One cut clipped the word “because”, so I gave it a little more room. The other 11 are clean.
3 / 6
Keeps your work
YouSwap in the Chinese titles.
AI helperSwapped 11 clips. Your fades, sizes and effects came along. I checked each one.
4 / 6
Plans before it edits
YouWhat will you change?
AI helper6 cuts, 2 clips moved, 1 marker. Say go and I’ll do it. You can undo any of it with Ctrl+Z.
5 / 6
Your files stay with you
YouDo my videos get uploaded?
AI helperNo. Your video files stay on your PC. I only see the words people said and a few still frames.
6 / 6
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Free and open source. Yours to build on.
Every line of code is on GitHub under the MIT license. Read it, change it, share it.
Click the download button. A zip file lands in your Downloads folder. Right-click it and choose Extract All.
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Run the setup
In the extracted folder, double-click 1 Install Premiere Agent Bridge. A window checks your computer, helps you fix anything that is missing, and puts a Premiere Agent Bridge shortcut on your desktop.
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Start and edit
Double-click the Premiere Agent Bridge shortcut, then open Premiere Pro and its Agent Bridge panel (Window → UXP Plugins → Agent Bridge). The panel tells you what to say to your AI helper.
The panel in Premiere Pro, connected, with the two steps it shows the first time.
What you need
A Windows PC.Tested on Windows 11. Mac is not supported yet.
Premiere Pro 26.3 or newer.The Beta works too: tested on Premiere Pro 27.1 Beta.
An AI helper.Claude Code or Codex.
Two free tools.Python 3.10 or newer, and Adobe’s UXP Developer Tool. The setup window shows you how to get them.
The setup window also helps you turn on developer mode, once in UXP Developer Tool and once in Premiere (Settings → Plugins). Optional: FFmpeg, for scaling clips and the listening check, and faster-whisper, for transcribing on your PC. Step by step: the docs.
Questions
Is it free?+
Yes. It is open source under the MIT license. You can use it, change it and share it.
Is it made by Adobe?+
No. It is an independent project. It uses Adobe’s official way of adding plugins to Premiere Pro.
Will it mess up my project?+
It checks before it changes anything, and every change can be undone with Ctrl+Z. Still, try it on a copy of your project first.
How does the AI know what to cut?+
It looks at three things: the words people said, how your timeline is laid out, and how the edit really sounds and looks. It listens to the audio and checks a few still frames.
Will it stop working when Premiere updates?+
It is built on UXP, Adobe’s current way of adding plugins to Premiere Pro, not on the older CEP system that Adobe plans to retire. When a new Premiere version changes something, the setup window and the bridge tell you.
Does it work on a Mac?+
Not yet. Right now it only works on Windows.
Which AI helpers can use it?+
Claude Code and Codex. Any AI helper that can run commands on your PC can use it too.
The panel says it is not connected. What now?+
Most of the time the bridge window is closed: click Start bridge in the panel, or double-click the Premiere Agent Bridge shortcut. If that does not help, go through the checks in the docs, in order.
Ready? Download it and start editing.
Free for good. Version 0.7.1 for Windows, one 1.2 MB zip file.
“In the first fire-engines, a boy was constantly employed to open and shut alternately the communication between the boiler and the cylinder, according as the piston either ascended or descended.”
“One of those boys, who loved to play with his companions, observed that, by tying a string from the handle of the valve which opened this communication to another part of the machine,…”
“…the valve would open and shut without his assistance, and leave him at liberty to divert himself with his playfellows.”
“One of the greatest improvements that has been made upon this machine, since it was first invented, was in this manner the discovery of a boy who wanted to save his own labour.”
So I built my own piece of string.
It hands the repetitive part of editing to AI: flubbed takes, long pauses, B-roll in the right spot. You keep the decisions.
