# MCP Aftereffects (MCP server)

> 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.

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

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects |
| GitHub stars | 138 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: @kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v0.3.2 (Oct 16, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 16, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```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

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

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```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)

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

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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