adobe-mcp-aftereffects MCP

An MCP server that drives Adobe After Effects from any MCP client, providing 164 tools for managing projects, footage, compositions, layers, keyframes, expressions, effects, masks, 3D, tracking, color, render queue, and Essential Graphics.

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by zachshallbetter

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What you can do with it

Manage compositions and layers
Control keyframes and expressions
Render projects via render queue
Edit text animators and masks

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.1.0

mcp-registry: io.github.zachshallbetter/adobe-mcp-aftereffects@0.1.0 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

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adobe-mcp-aftereffects 0.1.0

npm

adobe-mcp-aftereffects package definition

{
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "adobe-mcp-aftereffects",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "AFTEREFFECTS_APP_NAME",
      "description": "macOS only: address a specific copy, e.g. \"Adobe After Effects 2025\". Default: After Effects by bundle id"
    },
    {
      "name": "AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS",
      "description": "Extra directories allowed for file operations (':' on macOS, ';' on Windows)"
    },
    {
      "name": "AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS",
      "description": "How long to wait for After Effects before reporting that a dialog may be open. Default 120000"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adobe-mcp-aftereffects-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "adobe-mcp-aftereffects@0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AFTEREFFECTS_APP_NAME": "<YOUR_AFTEREFFECTS_APP_NAME>",
        "AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS": "<YOUR_AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS>",
        "AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adobe-mcp-aftereffects-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "adobe-mcp-aftereffects@0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AFTEREFFECTS_APP_NAME": "<YOUR_AFTEREFFECTS_APP_NAME>",
        "AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS": "<YOUR_AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS>",
        "AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "adobe-mcp-aftereffects-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "adobe-mcp-aftereffects@0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AFTEREFFECTS_APP_NAME": "<YOUR_AFTEREFFECTS_APP_NAME>",
        "AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS": "<YOUR_AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS>",
        "AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adobe-mcp-aftereffects-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "adobe-mcp-aftereffects@0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AFTEREFFECTS_APP_NAME": "<YOUR_AFTEREFFECTS_APP_NAME>",
        "AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS": "<YOUR_AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS>",
        "AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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