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mcp-after-effects

mcp-after-effects

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Dakkshin/after-effects-mcp

Enables AI assistants and applications to control Adobe After Effects via Model Context Protocol, offering composition creation, layer management, and advanced animation features including keyframes and expressions.

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May 29, 2025
Updated Jun 4, 2025

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šŸŽ¬ After Effects MCP Server

Node.js Build License Platform

✨ A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Adobe After Effects that enables AI assistants and other applications to control After Effects through a standardized protocol.

Table of Contents

  • Features
    • Core Composition Features
    • Layer Management
    • Animation Capabilities
  • Setup Instructions
    • Prerequisites
    • Installation
    • Update MCP Config
    • Running the Server
  • Usage Guide
    • Creating Compositions
    • Working with Layers
    • Animation
  • Available MCP Tools
  • For Developers
    • Project Structure
    • Building the Project
    • Contributing
  • License

šŸ“¦ Features

šŸŽ„ Core Composition Features

  • Create compositions with custom settings (size, frame rate, duration, background color)
  • List all compositions in a project
  • Get project information such as frame rate, dimensions, and duration

🧱 Layer Management

  • Create text layers with customizable properties (font, size, color, position)
  • Create shape layers (rectangle, ellipse, polygon, star) with colors and strokes
  • Create solid/adjustment layers for backgrounds and effects
  • Modify layer properties like position, scale, rotation, opacity, and timing

šŸŒ€ Animation Capabilities

  • Set keyframes for layer properties (Position, Scale, Rotation, Opacity, etc.)
  • Apply expressions to layer properties for dynamic animations

āš™ļø Setup Instructions

šŸ›  Prerequisites

  • Adobe After Effects (2022 or later)
  • Node.js (v14 or later)
  • npm or yarn package manager

šŸ“„ Installation

  1. Clone the repository

    git clone https://github.com/yourusername/after-effects-mcp.git cd after-effects-mcp
  2. Install dependencies

    npm install # or yarn install
  3. Build the project

    npm run build # or yarn build
  4. Install the After Effects panel

    npm run install-bridge # or yarn install-bridge

    This will copy the necessary scripts to your After Effects installation.

šŸ”§ Update MCP Config

Go to your client (eg. Claude or Cursor ) and update your config file

{ "mcpServers": { "AfterEffectsMCP": { "command": "node", "args": ["C:\\Users\\Dakkshin\\after-effects-mcp\\build\\index.js"] } } }

ā–¶ļø Running the Server

  1. Start the MCP server

    npm start # or yarn start
  2. Open After Effects

  3. Open the MCP Bridge Auto panel

    • In After Effects, go to Window > mcp-bridge-auto.jsx
    • The panel will automatically check for commands every few seconds
    • Make sure the "Auto-run commands" checkbox is enabled

šŸš€ Usage Guide

Once you have the server running and the MCP Bridge panel open in After Effects, you can control After Effects through the MCP protocol. This allows AI assistants or custom applications to send commands to After Effects.

šŸ“˜ Creating Compositions

You can create new compositions with custom settings:

  • Name
  • Width and height (in pixels)
  • Frame rate
  • Duration
  • Background color

Example MCP tool usage (for developers):

mcp_aftereffects_create_composition({ name: "My Composition", width: 1920, height: 1080, frameRate: 30, duration: 10 });

āœļø Working with Layers

You can create and modify different types of layers:

Text layers:

  • Set text content, font, size, and color
  • Position text anywhere in the composition
  • Adjust timing and opacity

Shape layers:

  • Create rectangles, ellipses, polygons, and stars
  • Set fill and stroke colors
  • Customize size and position

Solid layers:

  • Create background colors
  • Make adjustment layers for effects

šŸ•¹ Animation

You can animate layers with:

Keyframes:

  • Set property values at specific times
  • Create motion, scaling, rotation, and opacity changes
  • Control the timing of animations

Expressions:

  • Apply JavaScript expressions to properties
  • Create dynamic, procedural animations
  • Connect property values to each other

šŸ›  Available MCP Tools

CommandDescription
`create-composition`Create a new comp
`run-script`Run a JS script inside AE
`get-results`Get script results
`get-help`Help for available commands
`setLayerKeyframe`Add keyframe to layer property
`setLayerExpression`Add/remove expressions from properties

šŸ‘Øā€šŸ’» For Developers

🧩 Project Structure

  • src/index.ts: MCP server implementation
  • src/scripts/mcp-bridge-auto.jsx: Main After Effects panel script
  • install-bridge.js: Script to install the panel in After Effects

šŸ“¦ Building the Project

npm run build # or yarn build

šŸ¤ Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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