After Effects MCP Server

Name: After Effects MCP Server
Author: zachshallbetter

by zachshallbetterversion 0.1.0i★ 31 (Stars for the whole repo)iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.zachshallbetter/adobe-mcp-aftereffects

How to install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Drive Adobe After Effects from any MCP client: compositions, layers, animation and rendering.

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Design, images & audio

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Passed 2/2 checks · Runs on your computer

First: which AI do you use?

ClaudeWeb · app · phoneChatGPTWebClaude CodeTerminalCursorCode editorVS CodeCode editorOtherOther apps

Pick your app and the steps appear below.

Works with Claude, with some setup first

You need a After Effects MCP Server key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time) · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone

Install Node.js
One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js
Open the Node.js download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a After Effects MCP Server key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. It may cost money.
How to get a key is in the maker’s README below
Done
Open the Claude desktop app’s settings file
SettingsDeveloperEdit Config
Done

Paste these settings and save the file

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adobe-aftereffects": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "adobe-mcp-aftereffects"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AFTEREFFECTS_APP_NAME": "your-value",
        "AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS": "your-value",
        "AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone

Done

Quit Claude and open it again
Done
Try it
Use After Effects MCP Server and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If Claude says it is using After Effects MCP Server or shows a After Effects MCP Server tool in the answer, you are connected

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ChatGPT cannot connect After Effects MCP Server yet

After Effects MCP Server runs on your computer, but ChatGPT can only connect servers that run on the web

What you can do instead

A · Use an app that can connect After Effects MCP Server

Steps for Claude →You need a After Effects MCP Server key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time) · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone
Steps for Claude Code →You need a After Effects MCP Server key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)
Steps for Cursor →You need a After Effects MCP Server key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)
Steps for VS Code →You need a After Effects MCP Server key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)

B · Others in Design, images & audio that work with ChatGPT

Picked from the most used in the same category, only ones that connect by address with no key

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Semiotic✓ ChatGPT
TypeUI✓ ChatGPT

Works with Claude Code, with some setup first

You need a After Effects MCP Server key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)

Install Node.js
One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js
Open the Node.js download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a After Effects MCP Server key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. It may cost money.
How to get a key is in the maker’s README below
Done
Open Terminal
Mac: press Command+Space and type Terminal · Windows: open PowerShell
Done

Paste this command and press Enter

claude mcp add adobe-aftereffects --env AFTEREFFECTS_APP_NAME=your-value --env AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS=your-value --env AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS=your-value -- npx -y adobe-mcp-aftereffects

Replace “your-value” with your key before pressing Enter

Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone

Done

Type /mcp in Claude Code
You should see After Effects MCP Server listed as connected
Done
Try it
Use After Effects MCP Server and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If Claude Code says it is using After Effects MCP Server or shows a After Effects MCP Server tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with Cursor, with some setup first

You need a After Effects MCP Server key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)

Install Node.js
One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js
Open the Node.js download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a After Effects MCP Server key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. It may cost money.
How to get a key is in the maker’s README below
Done
Click this button to open Cursor
Open in Cursor
Cursor asks you to confirm; click Install
Done
Fill in your key
In the After Effects MCP Server settings, AFTEREFFECTS_APP_NAME, AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS, AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS is empty; add your key and save
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Done
Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode
Done
Try it
Use After Effects MCP Server and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If Cursor says it is using After Effects MCP Server or shows a After Effects MCP Server tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Cursor’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with VS Code, with some setup first

You need a After Effects MCP Server key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)

Install Node.js
One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js
Open the Node.js download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a After Effects MCP Server key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. It may cost money.
How to get a key is in the maker’s README below
Done
Click this button to open VS Code
Open in VS Code
VS Code asks you to confirm; click Install
Done
Fill in your key
In the After Effects MCP Server settings, AFTEREFFECTS_APP_NAME, AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS, AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS is empty; add your key and save
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Done
Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode
Done
Try it
Use After Effects MCP Server and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If VS Code says it is using After Effects MCP Server or shows a After Effects MCP Server tool in the answer, you are connected

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Other apps that use MCP, such as Windsurf, Zed or Gemini CLI, each add servers differently. See how in the app list.

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JSON settings are under “For developers” below

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For developers: Terminal commands and JSON settings

Installed on your computer

Claude Code

claude mcp add adobe-aftereffects --env AFTEREFFECTS_APP_NAME=your-value --env AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS=your-value --env AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS=your-value -- npx -y adobe-mcp-aftereffects

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adobe-aftereffects": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "adobe-mcp-aftereffects"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AFTEREFFECTS_APP_NAME": "your-value",
        "AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS": "your-value",
        "AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adobe-aftereffects": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "adobe-mcp-aftereffects"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AFTEREFFECTS_APP_NAME": "your-value",
        "AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS": "your-value",
        "AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code (mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "adobe-aftereffects": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "adobe-mcp-aftereffects"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AFTEREFFECTS_APP_NAME": "your-value",
        "AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS": "your-value",
        "AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Values you fill in

AFTEREFFECTS_APP_NAME env
macOS only: address a specific copy, e.g. "Adobe After Effects 2025". Default: After Effects by bundle id
AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS env
Extra directories allowed for file operations (':' on macOS, ';' on Windows)
AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS env
How long to wait for After Effects before reporting that a dialog may be open. Default 120000

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

At a glance

GitHub stars i: 31 (Stars for the whole repo)
This repo holds several MCP listings; its stars count once in rankings
Downloads per weeki: 118/wk
Licence i: No licence stated
Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Latest versioni: 0.1.0
Categoryi: Design, images & audio
Published to registryi: Oct 20, 2026
Code last changedi: Nov 9, 2026
Maker: zachshallbetter
Packages: npm: adobe-mcp-aftereffects
Repo: zachshallbetter/adobe-mcp
Registry status: Active

Which apps can use it

Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.

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What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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Common questions

Is After Effects MCP Server safe?

It passed 2 of 2 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed 2 days ago, and the latest version (0.1.0) reached the registry 22 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

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After Effects MCP Server

An MCP server that drives Adobe After Effects: projects and footage, compositions, layers, keyframes and expressions, effects, text, masks and the Render Queue. It runs on the machine where After Effects is installed and talks to it through ExtendScript, the scripting interface After Effects ships with.

Requires After Effects 2023 or later on macOS or Windows, and Node.js 18 or later.

Install

Claude Code:

claude mcp add aftereffects -- npx -y adobe-mcp-aftereffects

Any client that reads an mcpServers block (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Warp, …):

"mcpServers": { "aftereffects": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "adobe-mcp-aftereffects"] } } }

On macOS the first call asks for permission to control After Effects (System Settings > Privacy & Security > Automation). In After Effects, turn on Settings > Scripting & Expressions > Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access Network, which file operations need.

Conventions

Compositions are chosen with comp: { id } (item ids come from list_items), { name }, or omitted for the active composition.
Layers are chosen with layers: { indexes: [...] } (1 = top, as in the Timeline), { names: [...] } or { selected: true }.
Properties are a shortcut (position, scale, rotation, opacity, anchor_point, source_text, …) or a path of match names or names, such as ["ADBE Effect Parade", "Gaussian Blur", "Blurriness"].
Positions are pixels from the composition's top-left; times are seconds; colours are "#RRGGBB" or "rgb(r,g,b)".
Files must be inside your home folder or a directory in AFTEREFFECTS_ALLOWED_DIRS.

Tools

Area	Tools
Project	`get_project_info`, `list_items`, `import_files` (footage, sequences, layered files as compositions, projects), `create_folder`, `manage_items` (rename, move, label, delete), `save_project`, `open_project` (or a new project), `tidy_project` (remove unused, consolidate, reduce)
Compositions	`create_comp`, `set_comp_settings` (size, duration, frame rate, resolution, start timecode, background, motion blur, nesting, work area, Timeline switches), `create_comp_from_items` (New Comp from Selection), `duplicate_comp`, `precompose`, `open_comp`, `run_comp_command` (trim, crop, poster time, lift and extract work area, flowchart, reveal), `add_comp_marker`, `edit_markers` (composition and layer markers, cue points, labels), `save_frame` (PNG)
Layers	`list_layers`, `add_layer` (solid, null, adjustment, text, shape, camera, light, or a project item), `set_layer_properties` (switches, comment, quality and sampling, blending mode, Auto-Orient, label, timing, stretch), `set_transform`, `parent_layers` (or with jump), `set_track_matte`, `arrange_layers`, `duplicate_layers` (or copy to another composition), `delete_layers`, `select_layers`, `switch_all_layers`, `open_layer`, `trim_layers`, `move_layers` (align, nudge, Quick Offset, slip), `split_layers`, `reframe_layers` (fit, centre, flip), `replace_layer_source`, `set_solid_settings`, `set_layer_styles`, `choose_layer_tool`
Time	`remap_layer_time` (time remapping, freeze frames), `stretch_layers` (time stretch, keeping keyframes, conform frame rate), `set_frame_blending`, `align_video_to_data`
Project	`get_project_info`, `list_items`, `import_files` (footage, sequences, layered files as compositions, projects, data files), `create_folder`, `manage_items` (rename, move, label, delete), `save_project`, `save_project_copy` (.aep or XML .aepx), `open_project` (a project, a template or a new project), `run_project_command` (close, revert, open most recent, increment and save), `tidy_project` (remove unused, consolidate, reduce), `set_project_settings` (time display, frame count, colour depth, expression engine, thumbnails), `find_project_items`, `select_project_items`, `set_item_comment`, `find_missing_dependencies` (footage, effects, fonts), `resolve_project_fonts`, `edit_project_metadata` (XMP)
Footage	`get_footage_info`, `interpret_footage` (alpha, frame rate, fields, pulldown, pixel aspect, loop, copy an interpretation), `replace_footage` (file, sequence, placeholder, solid, layered comp), `set_proxy`, `create_proxy`, `create_footage_item` (placeholder or solid), `reload_footage`, `open_footage` (Footage panel, Finder or Explorer, Bridge, Edit Original), `detect_scene_edits`, `paste_svg_as_shapes`
Compositions	`create_comp`, `set_comp_settings` (size, duration, frame rate, background, motion blur, work area), `duplicate_comp`, `precompose`, `open_comp`, `add_comp_marker`, `save_frame` (PNG)
Layers	`list_layers`, `add_layer` (solid, null, adjustment, text, shape, camera, light, or a project item), `set_layer_properties` (switches, quality, blending mode, label, timing, stretch), `set_transform`, `parent_layers`, `set_track_matte`, `arrange_layers`, `duplicate_layers` (or copy to another composition), `delete_layers`
Animation	`get_property`, `set_property`, `set_keyframes` (interpolation and easing), `remove_keyframes`, `set_expression`, `convert_expression_to_keyframes`, `set_expression_engine` (JavaScript or Legacy ExtendScript)
Keyframes	`edit_keyframes` (Easy Ease, Auto and Continuous Bezier, Hold, ease speed and influence, motion path tangents, roving, labels, values, time-reverse), `select_keyframes`, `go_to_keyframe`, `copy_animation` (keyframes, reversed, expression only, or property links), `separate_dimensions`, `sequence_layers`, `run_animation_command` (keyframe selection, Keyframe Assistant and Reveal commands), `manage_puppet` (Puppet effect, pin tools, meshes)
Effects	`list_effects`, `apply_effect` (with property values), `list_layer_effects`, `remove_effects` (or turn off), `apply_preset` (.ffx)
Text	`add_text_layer` (point or paragraph, horizontal or vertical), `set_text` (Source Text and Character and Paragraph formatting, for the layer or a range of characters or paragraphs), `get_text`, `find_fonts`, `set_font_options` (favourites, font folder rescan), `set_text_options` (Path Options, More Options, per-character 3D), `set_text_animator` (animator properties, variable font axes, Range, Wiggly and Expression selectors), `list_text_animators`, `remove_text_animators`, `convert_text_layers` (Create Shapes or Masks from Text, Convert to Editable Text), `show_text_panels`
Effect controls	`find_effects` (the effect catalog by category, with each effect's controls and whether it is installed), `set_effect_controls` (apply any effect and set its controls by name, or edit an applied one; keyframes with `time`), `get_effect_controls` (types, values, menu choices, ranges), `organize_effects` (duplicate, reorder, copy to other layers)
Text	`set_text` (Source Text and Character and Paragraph formatting)
Masks	`add_mask` (rectangle, ellipse or path, with mode, feather, opacity, expansion), `list_masks`, `set_masks` (mode, lock, lock others, colour, RotoBezier, motion blur, feather falloff), `manage_masks` (delete, remove all, duplicate, select next or previous, hide locked, mask reference on an effect), `set_bezier_path` (mask or shape path vertices, first vertex, direction, free transform, variable-width feather points)
Shapes	`list_shape_content`, `add_shape_content` (groups, rectangle, ellipse, polystar, path, fill, stroke, gradients, and Merge Paths, Offset Paths, Pucker & Bloat, Repeater, Round Corners, Trim Paths, Twist, Wiggle Paths, Wiggle Transform, Zig Zag with their settings), `set_shape_content` (transform, blend mode, line cap and join, dashes, taper, wave, fill rule, composite, gradient points, operator settings), `arrange_shape_content` (delete, duplicate, move, group, ungroup, convert to Bezier path), `create_shapes_from_vector_layer`
Paint and roto	`select_drawing_tool` (shape, pen, mask feather, brush, clone stamp, eraser, Roto Brush and Refine Edge tools; Paint, Brushes and Content-Aware Fill panels), `list_paint_strokes`, `set_paint_strokes` (stroke and clone settings, keyframed), `set_roto_brush` (Roto Brush & Refine Edge settings)
3D	`set_camera_options` (zoom, F-Stop, depth of field, iris, highlights, Point of Interest), `set_light_options` (type, colour, intensity, cone, falloff, shadows, environment source), `set_material_options` (shadows, lights, reflections, transparency; environment layer), `set_geometry_options` (bevel, extrusion, curvature), `set_comp_3d_settings` (3D renderer, Draft 3D), `set_3d_view` (View > Switch 3D View, Reset, Look at, Create Camera from 3D View), `run_camera_command` (focus links, orbit null, stereo rig, cameras and lights from 3D models), `set_camera_tool`
Render	`list_render_templates`, `queue_render` (a span, one frame, or a pre-render), `get_render_item`, `set_render_settings` (template and every Render Settings option, log, notification), `set_output_module` (template or format, file and file name template, channels, depth, resize, crop, audio, post-render action; add or remove modules), `render_queue` (in After Effects or Adobe Media Encoder), `manage_render_queue` (remove, duplicate, turn on and off), `control_render_queue` (pause, continue, stop, panel, progress), `configure_render_engine` (Multi-Frame Rendering, Watch Folder)
Essential Graphics	`set_essential_graphics` (primary composition, template and control names), `add_essential_graphics_controls` (properties, dropdown menus, media replacement), `add_protected_region` (Responsive Design - Time), `export_motion_graphics_template` (.mogrt)
Render	`list_render_templates`, `queue_render`, `render_queue` (in After Effects or Adobe Media Encoder), `manage_render_queue`
Tracking	`start_tracking` (Track Motion, Track Mask, Track this Property, Mocha, Tracker panel, Motion Tracking workspace), `apply_warp_stabilizer`, `apply_camera_tracker` (3D Camera Tracker), `get_tracking_data` (track points, face measurements), `set_track_point`
Colour	`get_color_management` (and colour profiles), `set_color_management` (bit depth, working space, gamma, linearize, blending), `set_display_color` (display colour management, Simulate Output, Lumetri Scopes), `apply_color_effect` (grading, broadcast-safe, output simulation on an adjustment layer)
Application	`purge_caches` (Edit > Purge), `run_edit_command` (undo, redo, cut, copy, paste, select), `get_aftereffects_info` (version, system, GPU, preference values), `set_application_settings` (memory, GPU acceleration, documented preferences), `manage_script_settings`, `quit_aftereffects`
Interface	`get_viewer_state`, `set_view_options` (zoom, resolution, channels, exposure, Fast Previews, rulers, guides), `run_view_command` (grid, layouts, new or close viewer), `edit_comp_guides`, `set_current_tool`, `go_to_time`, `show_panel`, `switch_workspace`
Audio	`set_audio_levels`, `remap_layer_speed` (speed and pitch), `run_audio_command` (Convert Audio to Keyframes, Edit in Adobe Audition)
Automation	`run_aftereffects_script_file` (now, scheduled, or from File > Scripts), `manage_motion_graphics_template`
Collaboration	`manage_team_project` (status, create, open, share, get latest, resolve, convert, close)
Utility	`aftereffects_status`, `run_menu_command`, `execute_aftereffects_code`, `help`

help({ tool }) describes any tool's parameters.

How it stays out of your way

No dialogs. Every script runs with After Effects' dialogs suppressed.
One undo step per call. Each call that changes the project is one entry in Edit > Undo.
Windows without COM. After Effects has no COM interface, so on Windows the server hands scripts to AfterFX.exe -r and reads the result back from a file. Set AFTEREFFECTS_EXE if After Effects is not in the default location.
Timeouts say why. If After Effects does not answer within AFTEREFFECTS_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS (default 12

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After Effects MCP Server

Overview

What you can do with it

Install

Install Node.js

Sign up and create a After Effects MCP Server key

Open the Claude desktop app’s settings file

Paste these settings and save the file

Quit Claude and open it again

Try it

What you can do instead

Install Node.js

Sign up and create a After Effects MCP Server key

Open Terminal

Paste this command and press Enter

Type /mcp in Claude Code

Try it

Install Node.js

Sign up and create a After Effects MCP Server key

Click this button to open Cursor

Fill in your key

Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode

Try it

Install Node.js

Sign up and create a After Effects MCP Server key

Click this button to open VS Code

Fill in your key

Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode

Try it

Installed on your computer

Values you fill in

At a glance

Which apps can use it

Related guides

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Discussion

User reviews

Compared with others in Design, images & audioi

Common questions

Alternatives

Next AI Draw.io

Pascal 3D Editor

screenpipe

README from the maker

After Effects MCP Server

Install

Conventions

Tools

How it stays out of your way