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after-effects-mcp
by Dakkshin
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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after-effects-mcp · Summary

Adobe After Effects MCP server enabling AI control of compositions, layers, animations via ExtendScript.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

after-effects-mcp · Use cases

  • Automating After Effects project creation and setup for video editors
  • Enabling AI assistants to generate motion graphics and visual effects
  • Creating automated workflows for repetitive After Effects tasks

everything · Use cases

  • Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
  • Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
  • Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

after-effects-mcp · Install

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Dakkshin/after-effects-mcp.git
cd after-effects-mcp
  1. Install dependencies:
npm install
  1. Build the project:
npm run build
  1. Install the After Effects panel:
npm run install-bridge
  1. Configure Claude Desktop:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "AfterEffectsMCP": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["PATH/TO/after-effects-mcp/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}
  1. Start the server:
npm start
  1. Open After Effects and load the mcp-bridge-auto.jsx panel (Window > mcp-bridge-auto.jsx)

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything
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