Edit videos with Google Antigravity
Never set up an AI app before? This guide is for you. It takes about five minutes, and you only copy and paste. Google now ships Antigravity as a desktop app (Antigravity 2.0), a separate Antigravity IDE and a command-line tool. They all read the same settings file, so one setup connects PandaStudio to whichever you use.
Which Antigravity do I need?
- Antigravity 2.0: the desktop app. Start here if you're new. It's a chat window with an AI agent.
- Antigravity IDE: a code editor with the same agent built in. Use it if you already write code.
- Antigravity CLI (
agy): the same agent in the Terminal. Optional; you don't need it for this guide.
Install PandaStudio and open it once
Download PandaStudio from writepanda.ai, install it, and open it. Keep it open while you use Antigravity: Antigravity talks to the PandaStudio app that's running on your computer.
Install Antigravity and sign in
Go to antigravity.google/download, download Antigravity 2.0 for your computer, and install it like any other app. Open it and sign in with your Google account.
Let AI apps control PandaStudio
In PandaStudio:
- Open Settings and choose Other AI apps
- Turn on Local automation
This lets apps on your own computer drive the editor. Nothing is opened to the internet. If you skip it, Antigravity won't see PandaStudio.
Connect PandaStudio to Antigravity
On a Mac
- Press Command + Space, type Terminal and press Return.
- Copy the command below (use the copy button), paste it into Terminal and press Return.
- You should see Done: PandaStudio added to Antigravity. You can close Terminal.
ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE=1 /Applications/PandaStudio.app/Contents/MacOS/PandaStudio -e 'const fs=require("fs"),path=require("path"),home=require("os").homedir();for(const f of [path.join(home,".gemini","config","mcp_config.json"),path.join(home,".gemini","antigravity","mcp_config.json")]){let c={};try{c=JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(f,"utf8"))}catch(e){}c.mcpServers=Object.assign({},c.mcpServers,{pandastudio:{command:"/Applications/PandaStudio.app/Contents/Resources/cli/pandastudio-mcp"}});fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(f),{recursive:true});fs.writeFileSync(f,JSON.stringify(c,null,2))}console.log("Done: PandaStudio added to Antigravity")'What it does: it adds a "pandastudio" entry to Antigravity's settings file (~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json) and keeps anything already in it. It uses the copy of Node built into PandaStudio, so you don't need to install anything, and it's safe to run again.
On Windows
- Press the Windows key, type cmd and press Enter.
- Paste this and press Enter. It opens Antigravity's settings file in Notepad:
mkdir "%USERPROFILE%\.gemini\config" 2>nul & notepad "%USERPROFILE%\.gemini\config\mcp_config.json"- If Notepad asks to create the file, click Yes. If the file is empty, paste the block below. If it already has an
"mcpServers"section, add just the"pandastudio"entry inside it. - Save (Ctrl + S) and close Notepad.
{
"mcpServers": {
"pandastudio": {
"command": "pandastudio-mcp"
}
}
}Check that Antigravity sees PandaStudio
- Antigravity 2.0: click Settings at the bottom left, choose Customizations, and look under Installed MCP Servers. Click Refresh if pandastudio isn't listed yet, and make sure its switch is on. Still missing? Quit Antigravity and open it again.
- Antigravity IDE: in the agent panel, click the … menu, choose MCP Servers, then Manage MCP Servers. pandastudio should be listed.
- Antigravity CLI: run
agy, type/mcpand press Enter. pandastudio should show as active.
Optional: install the PandaStudio Skill
The connection already tells Antigravity how to use PandaStudio. For the fullest playbook (editing styles, motion graphics, captions), open PandaStudio's Settings → Other AI apps and click Install Skill. No extra software needed.
Edit your first video
Open a project in PandaStudio, then start a new chat in Antigravity and try one of these:
- "Open my latest recording, transcribe it, remove filler words and silences, then export an MP4."
- "Create a new 9:16 project, import the file at ~/Recordings/launch.mov, add bold captions, and preview it."
- "List all my projects from this week and tell me which one is longest."
Every edit the agent makes lands on PandaStudio's timeline, so you can see it, tweak it by hand, or undo the whole run.
If something doesn't work
- Antigravity says it has no PandaStudio tools. Make sure PandaStudio is open and Local automation is on (step 3). Then refresh, or quit and reopen Antigravity.
- Mac: "no such file or directory" in Terminal. PandaStudio isn't in your Applications folder. Drag it there from the download and run the command again.
- pandastudio shows as failed or red. Open PandaStudio, wait a few seconds, and refresh. On Windows, check the JSON for a missing comma or bracket.
- Commands fail with "License gate engaged". Your free trial exports are used up. Get a license at writepanda.ai/#pricing.
- Still stuck? Email support@writepanda.ai with a screenshot and we'll help you set it up.