after-effects MCP Server: Tools, Setup for Claude Code, Cursor & More
Control Adobe After Effects with AI — describe the animation you want and it gets built: layers, keyframes, effects, expressions and text, all editable afterwards.
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Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
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Install after-effects MCP
Claude Code
- 1
Copy this prompt.
Add the after-effects MCP server to Claude Code. Run this command: claude mcp add after-effects -- npx -y @engine-room/after-effects-mcp Then check that it loaded and tell me if I need to sign in or restart.
- 2
Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.
Requires Node.js.
Built from the package data we hold. Not yet tested by us.
Tools
We don't list after-effects MCP's tools here yet. After you connect it, ask your assistant "What can you do with after-effects MCP?" to see them.
Security advisories
none published
No published security advisories as of Nov 1, 2026.
Information
updated Nov 2, 2026
- Publisher
- Community
- Package
@engine-room/after-effects-mcp- Registry
- npm
- Version
- 0.5.2
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Oct 31, 2026
- Open issues
- 10
