MCP Aftereffects

MCP Aftereffects is an MCP server that enables AI to control Adobe After Effects. You can connect MCP-compatible clients such as Claude Code or Claude Desktop to a running instance of After Effects, allowing the AI to handle everything from… It has 138 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects.

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Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-aftereffects": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio mcp-aftereffects -- npx -y @kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-aftereffects": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-aftereffects": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

About MCP Aftereffects

An MCP server that enables AI to control Adobe After Effects. You can connect MCP-compatible clients such as Claude Code or Claude Desktop to a running instance of After Effects, allowing the AI to handle everything from project inspection and editing to rendering.

Key facts

GitHub stars	138
License	MIT
Language	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)
Packages	npm: `@kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects`
Auth	None declared
Works with	Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code
Latest release	v0.3.2 (Oct 16, 2026)
Last commit	Oct 16, 2026
MCP registry name	`io.github.kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects`

Project health

Too new to judgeCreated Aug 8, 2026, less than 90 days before this snapshot.

Regular releases8 releases in 12 months

Raw inputs behind the health label
Last commit	Oct 16, 2026
Latest release	v0.3.2 (Oct 16, 2026)
Releases, last 12 months	8
Releases, all time	8
Open issues	3
Open pull requests	2
Good first issues	0
Contributing guide	Yes
Security policy	No
Created	Aug 8, 2026

Health as of Oct 26, 2026, from the GitHub API. A label describes activity, not quality or security. How we label project health · Report a data error

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