How do I connect After Effects MCP Server to Claude?

The project does not publish a launch command that MCPVault could verify. Open the repository linked on this page for its install steps; the listing names Claude Code, Cursor as compatible clients.

Is After Effects MCP Server free?

The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can After Effects MCP Server do?

After Effects MCP Server documents 14 tools to the agent, including batchSetLayerProperties, create-composition, createCamera. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

After Effects MCP

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by Dakkshin

MCP Server for Adobe After Effects. Enables remote control (compositions, text, shapes, solids, properties) via the Model Context Protocol using ExtendScript.

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after-effectsaiautomationjavascriptmcpmodel-context-protocolmotion-graphicsnodejsremote-controltypescriptvideo-editing

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14 of 14 tools

Documented tools (14)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

batchSetLayerProperties

Apply properties to multiple layers

create-composition

Create a new composition

createCamera

Create camera layer

createNullObject

Create null object for animation

deleteLayer

Delete a layer

duplicateLayer

Duplicate a layer

get-help

Help for available commands

get-results

Get script results

getLayerInfo

Get layer info (position, 3D status)

run-script

Run a JS script inside AE

setLayerExpression

Add/remove expressions from properties

setLayerKeyframe

Add keyframe to layer property

setLayerMask

Create/modify layer masks

setLayerProperties

Set layer properties (position, scale, rotation, opacity, blendMode, threeDLayer, trackMatteType, enabled, etc.)

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Questions about After Effects MCP Server

How do I connect After Effects MCP Server to Claude?: The project does not publish a launch command that MCPVault could verify. Open the repository linked on this page for its install steps; the listing names Claude Code, Cursor as compatible clients.
Is After Effects MCP Server free?: The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can After Effects MCP Server do?: After Effects MCP Server documents 14 tools to the agent, including batchSetLayerProperties, create-composition, createCamera. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.