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by formulahendry
MCP Server that facilitates spec-driven development workflows, not just Vibe Coding.
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Illustrator MCP Server
Overview
Description from the maker (original English)
Drive Adobe Illustrator from any MCP client: artwork, type, colour, effects, data and export.
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What you can do with it
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- Connection: Runs on your computer
- Transport: stdio
- Category: Other
Install
Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.
Before you install
- Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
- Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
- You fill in yourself:
ILLUSTRATOR_APP_NAME,ILLUSTRATOR_ALLOWED_DIRS,ILLUSTRATOR_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS
You need
- npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)
Which app do you use?
Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.
Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"adobe-illustrator": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"adobe-mcp-illustrator"
],
"env": {
"ILLUSTRATOR_APP_NAME": "your-value",
"ILLUSTRATOR_ALLOWED_DIRS": "your-value",
"ILLUSTRATOR_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Run this in your terminal
claude mcp add adobe-illustrator --env ILLUSTRATOR_APP_NAME=your-value --env ILLUSTRATOR_ALLOWED_DIRS=your-value --env ILLUSTRATOR_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS=your-value -- npx -y adobe-mcp-illustratorFill in the empty values before running it.
Or copy the settings yourself
Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"adobe-illustrator": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"adobe-mcp-illustrator"
],
"env": {
"ILLUSTRATOR_APP_NAME": "your-value",
"ILLUSTRATOR_ALLOWED_DIRS": "your-value",
"ILLUSTRATOR_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
Or copy the settings yourself
Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project
{
"servers": {
"adobe-illustrator": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"adobe-mcp-illustrator"
],
"env": {
"ILLUSTRATOR_APP_NAME": "your-value",
"ILLUSTRATOR_ALLOWED_DIRS": "your-value",
"ILLUSTRATOR_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.
Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.
Values you fill in
ILLUSTRATOR_APP_NAMEenvmacOS only: address a specific copy, e.g. "Adobe Illustrator 2025". Default: Illustrator by bundle idILLUSTRATOR_ALLOWED_DIRSenvExtra directories allowed for file operations (':' on macOS, ';' on Windows)ILLUSTRATOR_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MSenvHow long to wait for Illustrator 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.
What it can do
Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.
Basic checksi
We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 7, 2026
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
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Compared with others in Otheri
- More stars than 0% of the other 18354 servers in this category
- Published to the registry more recently than 92% of the other 18354 servers in this category
- Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 18354 servers in this category
Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.
Common questions
Is Illustrator MCP Server safe?
It passed 1 of 1 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 –, and the latest version (0.9.1) reached the registry 4 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.
What can I use instead?
In the same category: Spec Driven Development, Remote Desktop Commander, Qemu MCP
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Illustrator MCP Server
An MCP server that drives Adobe Illustrator: documents, artboards, layers, shapes and paths, text, colour, pathfinder operations and export. It runs on the machine where Illustrator is installed and talks to it through ExtendScript, the scripting interface Illustrator ships with.
Requires Illustrator 2023 or later on macOS or Windows, and Node.js 18 or later.
Install
Claude Code:
claude mcp add illustrator -- npx -y adobe-mcp-illustratorAny client that reads an mcpServers block (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Warp, …):
{"mcpServers": { "illustrator": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "adobe-mcp-illustrator"] } } }
On macOS the first call asks for permission to control Illustrator (System Settings > Privacy & Security > Automation).
Conventions
- Positions and sizes are points (72 pt = 1 in), measured from the top-left corner of an artboard (
artboardIndex, default 0), with y increasing downward. Illustrator's own document coordinates run upward; the server converts both ways and accounts for large-canvas documents. - Items are chosen with
target:{ ids: [...] },{ names: [...] }or{ selection: true }. Ids are Illustrator's own item ids (PageItem.uuid); they come fromlist_itemsand from every tool that creates artwork. - Colours are a swatch name,
"#RRGGBB","rgb(r,g,b)","cmyk(c,m,y,k)","gray(g)"or"none". A document's colour mode is fixed when it is created, socreate_documentasks for it. - Fonts are PostScript names;
list_fontsfinds them. - Files must be inside your home folder or a directory in
ILLUSTRATOR_ALLOWED_DIRS.
Tools
| Area | Tools |
|---|---|
| Documents | get_document_info, list_documents, create_document, open_document (AI, PDF pages with crop box, EPS, SVG, AutoCAD with import options, images, CGM, CorelDRAW, EMF/WMF, Word, RTF, text), save_document (.ai or .eps, each artboard to its own file, transparency for legacy versions), close_document |
| Document commands | new_from_template, save_document_copy, revert_document, close_all_documents, list_document_presets, create_document_from_preset (name, size, orientation, units, colour mode, raster effects, preview mode, transparency grid, bleed), get_document_setup, set_document_setup (colour mode, ruler origin, large canvas, Edit Artboards), open_document_with_options (legacy files, recent files, open as a library), get_file_info, set_file_info (File Info and XMP), use_clipboard (cut, copy, paste, paste in place, on all artboards, without formatting), switch_document |
| Artboards | list_artboards, add_artboard, set_artboard (orientation, scale artwork with it), delete_artboard, set_active_artboard, fit_artboard_to_artwork (selected art or artwork bounds), rearrange_artboards, copy_artboard (duplicate, cut, copy to another document), delete_empty_artboards, align_artboards, reorder_artboards, convert_to_artboards, set_artboard_display (centre mark, cross hairs, video safe areas and rulers, ruler origin, border, Show / Hide Artboards), view_artboard |
| Layers | list_layers, create_layer, set_layer_properties (Layer Options, knockout), set_active_layer, delete_layer, move_items_to_layer (or Send to Current Layer), organize_layers (merge, flatten, collect in new layer, release to layers, reverse order), set_other_layers (hide, lock or outline others), select_layer_artwork, paste_artwork (Paste in Front or Back) |
| Shapes and paths | create_rectangle, create_ellipse, create_polygon, create_star, create_line (end point, or length and angle), create_path, create_arc, create_spiral, create_rectangular_grid, create_polar_grid (each with its tool's dialog options) |
| Live shapes | convert_live_shapes (Convert to Shape, Expand Shape), toggle_corner_widget |
| Text | create_text, set_text_style, set_text_contents, convert_text_to_outlines, list_fonts |
| Typography | set_character_attributes (Character, OpenType and CJK options, on frames, character ranges or selected text), adjust_text (size, kerning and tracking steps, Clear Tracking, Uniform Type, Fit Headline), set_paragraph_attributes (indents, spacing, hyphenation, justification, composers, CJK options), set_tab_stops, get_text_attributes, list_text_styles, create_text_style, edit_text_style, delete_text_styles, apply_text_style (and Clear Overrides), load_text_styles, set_text_frame_options (point/area conversion, Area Type Options, optical margin, anti-aliasing), thread_text_frames |
| Type | create_path_text (type on a path, area type in a shape), set_path_text (path effects, start and end, spacing, flip, legacy update), change_case, insert_special_character (symbols, dashes, quotes, spaces, forced line break), apply_smart_punctuation, fill_placeholder_text, run_type_command (convert bullets to text, show hidden characters, auto spell check), list_document_fonts (with missing fonts), replace_font, find_replace_text (match case, whole word), set_text_wrap, list_stories, update_legacy_text, set_text_orientation, import_text, export_text, set_asian_type (composer, kinsoku, mojikumi, tsume, aki, tate-chu-yoko, warichu), set_right_to_left_text (direction, Middle Eastern composer, digits, kashidas) |
| Appearance | set_fill, set_stroke (both with a tint for spot and global swatches, or a gradient swatch), set_opacity, get_appearance, create_gradient |
| Graphic styles and fill/stroke controls | list_graphic_styles, apply_graphic_style (replace or merge), rename_graphic_style, delete_graphic_styles, save_graphic_style_library, open_graphic_styles (panel or a built-in library), add_appearance_attribute (another fill or stroke), set_transparency_group (knockout, isolate blending), toggle_view_option (transparency grid, Live Paint gaps), get_default_fill_stroke, set_default_fill_stroke, swap_fill_stroke, reset_fill_stroke |
| Live Paint | make_live_paint (make or merge), release_live_paint, expand_live_paint |
| Colour | list_swatches, create_swatch (process, global, spot, spot from Lab values), create_swatch_group, delete_swatches, add_used_colors, edit_colors (convert to CMYK, RGB or grayscale, invert, blend) |
| Swatch management | edit_swatch (Swatch Options: name, colour, process/global/spot), duplicate_swatches, merge_swatches, find_unused_swatches, add_current_color, edit_swatch_group (colour groups), open_swatch_library, load_swatch_library (built-in libraries or .ai files, gradient presets), save_swatch_library (Save Swatch Library as AI, or add to one) |
| Recolouring and gradients | adjust_colors (by script: saturate, adjust colour balance, complement, web-safe, printable; on items or a colour group), overprint_black, apply_gradient (Gradient tool placement, one gradient across several objects, predefined gradients) |
| Colour management | get_color_settings (settings files, document profile), load_color_settings, set_color_view (Proof Setup, Proof Colors, gradient annotator) |
| Selecting and arranging | list_items, get_selection, select_items, select_same, select_all, deselect_all, delete_items, duplicate_items, move_items, scale_items, rotate_items, reflect_items, align_items (to selection, artboard or key object), arrange_items, group_items, ungroup_items (one level, or every level with Ungroup All) |
| Combining | make_clipping_mask, make_compound_path, pathfinder (also hard mix, soft mix and trap) |
| Paths | path_operation (outline stroke, join, add anchor points, reverse direction, divide objects below, release compound path, make pixel perfect, expand appearance), average_points (and join), clean_up, split_into_grid, split_path, set_path_options (fill rule, guides, pixel alignment), get_path_info (area, length, anchors) |
| Effects | apply_effect (drop shadow, inner and outer glow, feather, scribble, round corners, convert to shape, free distort, pucker & bloat, roughen, transform, tweak, twist, zig zag, the fifteen warps, offset path, outline object and stroke, crop marks, rasterize, Gaussian blur, NTSC colors), apply_svg_filter, apply_last_effect, set_raster_effect_settings |
| Transforming | transform_each (random, copies), shear_items, apply_matrix, repeat_transform (Transform Again), resize_items (width and height, relative or absolute), get_bounds (geometric, visible, control), nudge_items, set_transform_options (reference point, scale corners, bounding box), reset_bounding_box, distribute_items (edges, centres, spacing, exact gap), distort_items (free and perspective distort) |
| Envelopes and objects on a path | make_envelope (with top object), edit_envelope (release, expand, edit contents), expand_objects_on_path |
| Selection | select_by_type (Select > Object: text, point and area type, clipping masks, stray points, brush strokes, not pixel-aligned, same layers, direction handles), change_selection (reselect, inverse, next object above or below), select_nested_items (inside groups, or the group above), select_similar_items (stroke weight and opacity within a tolerance, blending mode), toggle_global_edit, lock_items and hide_items (the targets, artwork above, or everything else), unlock_all, show_all, set_isolation_mode |
| Clipping masks | release_clipping_mask, edit_clipping_mask (Edit Mask, Edit Contents), add_to_clipping_mask (into a clip group, or around a path as Draw Inside does), remove_from_clipping_mask |
| Graphs and meshes | list_graphs, apply_graph_data (load a variable library, display a data set), list_meshes |
| Path editing | edit_anchor_points (remove, convert to corner or smooth, set anchor and handles), copy_items (to another document or the clipboard), simplify_path (curve precision, angle threshold, straight lines), compound_shape (make with a shape mode, release, expand), repeat_pathfinder, intertwine (make, release) |
| Blends | make_blend (optionally outlining text for blended lettering), set_blend_options (steps, orientation), release_blend, expand_blend, reverse_blend, replace_blend_spine |
| Preferences and tools | get_preferences, set_preferences, select_tool (including the graph, mesh, blend and print tiling tools) |
| Placing and export | place_image (images, PDF pages, EPS and DCS, SVG, AI, AutoCAD, CGM, CorelDRAW, EMF/WMF), export_png (scale or fit, matte, HTML), export_jpeg, export_svg (Save As SVG: profile, font subsetting, encoding, XMP, slices, text options), export_web_svg (Export As SVG: styling, IDs, minify, responsive), export_for_screens (artboards, assets and the full document; scale by factor, width, height or resolution; Advanced Settings per format), export_pdf (preset plus PDF/X, compression and downsampling, font subsetting, bleed, marks, colour conversion, output intent, flattening, passwords and permissions, Acrobat layers) |
| Variables and data sets | list_variables, create_variable, bind_variable, delete_variables, create_data_sets (from records: text, image files, visibility), show_data_set, delete_data_sets, export_data_sets (each data set to PNG or JPEG), import_variables, export_variables, set_variables_locked |
| Prepress and printing | set_overprint, make_trap_stroke, flatten_transparency, toggle_prepress_view (Overprint Preview, print tiling, Separations Preview, Flattener Preview, Attributes), create_trim_marks, list_print_settings, print_document (to a printer or a PostScript file; preset plus each Print dialog page, with document ink options) |
| 3D | apply_3d_effect (extrude, revolve, inflate, rotate: the 3D and Materials effect or 3D Classic with rotati
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