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Handoff: Video Edit Eval + SSH Grant System (Tomorrow's Plan)

URL: https://mkdocs.justinsforge.com/memory/handoffs/video-edit-eval-rounds-3-4-5-pickup-2026-05-02/

Date created: 2026-05-02 Last updated: 2026-05-02 (end of day, planning for next session) Status: Paused for the day. Justin returning tomorrow with a clear list.

What got done today

  1. /sshrequest vector for <hours> shipped end-to-end. Default-deny, time-bound SSH grants from Console to Vector with cat photo + airhorn dialog. Push-mode (inotify), auto-revoke. See reference_sshrequest_skill.md.
  2. Round 3 reconnaissance done. Read hetpatel-11/Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP README. Discovered it's Mac-only validated; Windows install requires real porting work (/tmp/ paths hardcoded, no Windows installer).

Justin's plan for tomorrow (his words)

  1. Set up SSH grant system on Sol the same way. Port the Vector pattern (PowerShell scripts + Task Scheduler daemon + WinForms dialog) to Mac (bash scripts + launchd plist + osascript or AppleScript dialog). Result: /sshrequest sol for <hours> works the same way /sshrequest vector does today.
  2. Look for other Premiere MCP repos that work on Windows. hetpatel-11 is Mac-only validated. Check mikechambers/adb-mcp, viaSocket, toonyai/premiere-mcp, anything newer. Goal: find one that supports Windows natively or with documented Windows install path.
  3. Get DaVinci Resolve MCP on both Sol and Vector. Round 5 from the eval. samuelgursky/davinci-resolve-mcp is the mature option. Requires Resolve Studio ($295). Justin has not made the purchase decision yet; flag this as the gating question before installing.
  4. Test the official Adobe-Claude connector in claude.ai. Round 4 from the eval. Browser-based, not Claude Code CLI. Enable in claude.ai Settings → Connectors → Adobe for creativity. Test the standard 30-60s talking-head clip brief in a claude.ai chat session on Sol or Vector.
  1. Adobe connector first (5 min). Cheapest move, tells us the ceiling of officially-supported Premiere AI before investing in community MCPs.
  2. Search for Windows-friendly Premiere MCPs (15 min). Read 2-3 README files, pick the best Windows candidate. If none clearly works on Windows, decision is "do hetpatel-11 install on Sol via SSH grant."
  3. SSH grant on Sol (1-2 hr). Port the Vector system. Tomorrow-Justin will be glad he did this before the install round because it makes everything else faster.
  4. Round 3 install (variable). Either Windows-friendly MCP on Vector OR hetpatel-11 on Sol via the new Sol grant flow.
  5. Resolve Studio decision + Round 5 (deferred). Only after Round 3 + 4 give us real data on whether the $295 is justified.

Standard test brief (use across all NLE rounds)

30-60s talking-head clip. Tasks: trim filler/silence, add captions synced to speech, place 2 motion-graphics moments at specific spoken phrases, render H.264 MP4. Score on: setup time, first-try success, iteration speed, final quality, token cost, brittleness.

Open question: does Justin have a 30-60s talking-head clip already on the workspace drive, or do we need to source/record one before testing?

Loose ends from SSH grant build (low priority)

These don't block tomorrow but should get cleaned up next time we touch the SSH grant code:

  • Show-Approval.ps1 is dead code (dialog is inline in the daemon now). Delete from forge canonical and from Vector.
  • Daemon survival across SSH-spawned starts: when Start-ScheduledTask runs via SSH, the daemon process inherits the SSH session and dies on disconnect. Workaround: restart from Justin's interactive PowerShell. Real fix: change Task Scheduler principal/logon settings to detach. Tracked.
  • README on Vector should be updated with the final architecture (push-mode via inotify, inline dialog, dynamic sizing, all the Windows prereqs we found).

Trigger phrases for tomorrow

To do Say
Pick up where we left off "Read the video-edit-eval-rounds-3-4-5-pickup handoff from 2026-05-02 and let's go"
Build SSH grant on Sol "Port the SSH grant system to Sol"
Adobe connector test "I enabled the Adobe connector, walk me through testing in claude.ai"
Search Windows Premiere MCPs "Find me Premiere MCPs that work on Windows"
Resolve Studio decision "Talk me through the Resolve Studio $295 decision"

Files relevant tomorrow

  • forge/data/video-edit-eval/notes/eval-template.md — master eval scratchpad with all 5 rounds + scoring
  • forge/data/video-edit-eval/notes/round3-install-log.md — install log scaffold
  • forge/memory/research/ai-video-editing-and-creating-landscape-2026-05-02.md — source of truth research (section 3 covers NLE hooks)
  • forge/.claude/skills/sshrequest/SKILL.md — the slash command

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