after-effects-mcp and mcp-server
These are competitors offering overlapping functionality—both enable programmatic control of Adobe After Effects compositions—though the first provides direct ExtendScript-based control while the second abstracts that through Plainly's cloud API.
About after-effects-mcp
Dakkshin/after-effects-mcp
MCP Server for Adobe After Effects. Enables remote control (compositions, text, shapes, solids, properties) via the Model Context Protocol using ExtendScript.
Implements a Node.js MCP server with an ExtendScript panel bridge that polls for commands every few seconds, enabling AI assistants to programmatically create and animate compositions, layers, and apply expressions. Supports keyframe-based animation, shape/text/solid layer creation, and custom property manipulation through a standardized MCP tool interface that integrates with Claude, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible clients.
About mcp-server
plainly-videos/mcp-server
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for video automation with Plainly Videos API (Adobe After Effects automation).
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