Adobe Creative Cloud MCP servers: which one to use
Use Adobe for Claude to edit photos, PDFs and designs. Pick a community server to script InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects or Lightroom on your desktop.
- Servers
- 20
- active
- Official
- 6
- by Adobe
- Hosted
- 1
- nothing to install
- Local
- 17
- runs on your machine
- OAuth
- 1
- sign in, no key
Adobe makes an official connector for Claude with tools from Acrobat, Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Firefly, Premiere, Express, InDesign and Adobe Stock. Adobe's docs set it up in Claude on the web, Claude Desktop and Cowork, and you can start as a guest without an Adobe account. Community servers instead drive the Adobe apps installed on your computer, so they need the app open and can change your open documents. This page covers Creative Cloud and Express; servers for Adobe Commerce, Experience Manager and Spectrum are separate products and are not compared here.
Good for
- Anyone who wants Claude to remove backgrounds, retouch photos or convert PDFs
- Designers who want an AI to lay out pages in InDesign or build artwork in Illustrator
- Video editors and motion designers who script After Effects or Premiere
- Developers building Adobe Express add-ons
Which Adobe MCP server to use
Use Adobe for Claude unless you need to script an Adobe app on your own computer. For InDesign pick nutriandrea, and for several Creative Cloud apps in one server use zachshallbetter.
| Server | Official | Runs | Drives | Tools | GitHub stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe for Claude | Official | Hosted | Photoshop, Acrobat, Express | – | – |
| Express Add-on Dev | Official | Local | Express add-ons | – | – |
| nutriandrea InDesign | Community | Local | InDesign | 199 | 41 |
| zachshallbetter Suite | Community | Local | Five CC apps | 1,200 | – |
| ajsmonty | Community | Local | After Effects, Photoshop | – | 8 |
| ToneRelay | Community | Local | Lightroom Classic | – | 5 |
All Adobe MCP servers
20 active · 6 official · official first, then by GitHub stars
generator-app-remote-mcp-server-genericOfficialLocalAdobe I/O Appbuilder template for MCP server implementation with Appbuilder action.
11 GitHub stars
design-data-mcpOfficialLocalNo sign-inMCP server for Spectrum design tokens, component schemas, and design guidelines (embedded, offline)
576/wk downloads a week
design-data-agent-mcpOfficialLocalNo sign-inMCP server and Claude Code skill for the design-data agent surface — read tools run in-process via wasm
448/wk downloads a week
spectrum-design-data-mcpOfficialLocalDEPRECATED — use @adobe/design-data-mcp (in-process wasm) instead. Model Context Protocol server for Spectrum design data including tokens, schemas, and component anatomy
431/wk downloads a week- @adobe/express-add-on-dev-mcpOfficialLocalNo sign-in
MCP server for Adobe Express Add-on development
20/wk downloads a week - Adobe for ClaudeOfficialHostedOAuth
Adobe's connector and plugin for Claude: tools from Acrobat, Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Firefly, Premiere, Express, InDesign and Adobe Stock, with optional Adobe sign-in.
Adobe InDesignLocalThe most comprehensive MCP server for Adobe InDesign: 197 tools, AI-native, full DOM control
41 GitHub stars
adobe-mcpLocalMCP server that turns Adobe InDesign into an AI design automation platform — 135+ tools for layout, styles, export, and publishing workflows
28 GitHub stars
adobe-commerce-dev-mcpAdobe Commerce Dev MCP Server
27 GitHub stars
adobe-mcpLocalDrive Adobe CC (AE, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Character Animator) from any MCP client
8 GitHub stars- tonerelay-lightroom-mcp
Adobe Lightroom Classic MCP server for AI photo editing: previews, reference color matching, subject masks and batch culling. 面向摄影的 Lightroom 对话修图、调色与选片工具。
5 GitHub stars - adobe-firefly-mcpLocal
Local MCP server that drives Adobe Firefly through a persistent Playwright browser session.
1 GitHub stars 
Adobe Commerce MCPLocalOffline Adobe Commerce PHP docs, config files, bin/magento CLI, Web API and module scaffolding
0 GitHub stars
adobe-commerce-docs-mcpLocalMCP server for Adobe Commerce / Magento 2 documentation — search, browse, and read official docs.
0 GitHub stars- firefly-mcp-cliLocal
Adobe Firefly MCP server and CLI for Claude Code, Codex and AI agents. 14 tools for Image 5 generation and editing, video, generative fill, expansion, composites, upscaling, reference uploads, jobs and custom models.
0 GitHub stars - LayoutBridge for Adobe InDesign®Local
layoutbridge-spm – MCP server for Adobe® InDesign®: pages, frames, text, styles, tables, export
232/wk downloads a week 
Adobe MCP SuiteLocalLocal MCP coordinator for cross-app Adobe workflows.
205/wk downloads a week
InDesign MCP ServerLocalDrive Adobe InDesign from any MCP client: 135+ tools for layout, styles, books and PDF export.
187/wk downloads a week
Illustrator MCP ServerLocalDrive Adobe Illustrator from any MCP client: artwork, type, colour, effects, data and export.
166/wk downloads a week- @rafaelcg/adobe-commerce-dev-mcpLocal
A command line tool for setting up Adobe Commerce MCP server
15/wk downloads a week
Questions
Is there an official Adobe MCP server?
Yes. Adobe for Claude is Adobe's own connector, and Adobe also has separate versions for ChatGPT and Gemini. Adobe also publishes a developer server for Express add-ons.
Do I need an Adobe account for Adobe for Claude?
No. About 40 standard tools work as a guest. Signing in with an Adobe account adds more tools, Creative Cloud storage and higher limits.
Does Adobe for Claude work in ChatGPT?
Not the Claude connector. Adobe's docs set it up in Claude on the web, Claude Desktop and Cowork, and Adobe offers separate versions for ChatGPT and Gemini.
Which server can edit InDesign layouts?
nutriandrea's server lists 199 tools for InDesign and starts with npx. zachshallbetter's adobe-mcp-indesign lists 423 tools for the same app.
Can one server drive several Adobe apps?
Yes. zachshallbetter's suite covers InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere Pro in one server with 1,200 tools. ajsmonty's covers After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere Pro, plus Blender, on macOS.
Where do the community servers run?
On the machine where the Adobe app is installed, talking to it through scripting. The zachshallbetter README says macOS and Windows are supported, and ajsmonty's is for macOS.
Can an AI break my open files?
It can change whatever is open in the app. ajsmonty says its script runner is undo-grouped, and nutriandrea lists built-in undo support. Save a copy before you let any server edit a project.
Is there an MCP server for Lightroom?
Adobe for Claude includes Lightroom tools. For Lightroom Classic on your computer there is ToneRelay, which matches colours to a reference image and suggests star ratings you confirm before it writes them back. Its README labels it a source preview.
Is it free?
You can try Adobe for Claude as a guest with about 40 standard tools. A free or paid Adobe account adds more tools, Creative Cloud storage and higher limits, and Adobe's docs say Cowork and plugins need a paid Claude plan. The community servers are free but need the Adobe apps installed.