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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
illustrator-mcp-server
by spencerhhubert
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Last committhis month17 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

illustrator-mcp-server · Summary

Adobe Illustrator MCP server allowing AI models to run JavaScript scripts directly in Illustrator.

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

illustrator-mcp-server · Use cases

  • Automatically generating complex vector graphics designs
  • Batch processing Illustrator files with AI-driven modifications
  • Creating custom design automation workflows between AI and Illustrator

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

illustrator-mcp-server · Install

  1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/spencerhhubert/illustrator-mcp-server.git
  2. Install dependencies with uv: uv sync
  3. Configure Claude Desktop by adding the following to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "illustrator": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "/path/to/your/illustrator-mcp-server",
                "run",
                "illustrator"
            ]
        }
    }
}
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