After Effects MCP — Watchlist

MCP100 Assessment

Watchlist / Tracking

Why we’re tracking it

Follow Adobe version and project-tool compatibility as the automation surface expands

Reviewed Oct 5, 2026 · Documentation review; complete setup workflow not independently tested

Best fit

AI-assisted Adobe After Effects composition and animation editing

What we know

Community MCP server controlling After Effects through an ExtendScript bridge for compositions, layers, properties, masks and animation.

Maintenance / activity evidence

Observed Apr 1, 2026 (UTC)docs: update README with new features from PR 26

Tracking evidence observed Oct 5, 2026. These dated signals do not establish current maintenance. Reviewed enrichment confidence: high.

Activity source · commits ↗Activity source · releases ↗

Verification gaps / watch-outs

Installation and comprehensive security have not been independently audited.
Authority inside the connected After Effects project. Writes: Create/modify/delete compositions and layers; Set expressions/keyframes.
Authentication not yet verified.
Sensitive access: After Effects project/media

The integration is deeply write-capable inside live creative projects; work on backups and review generated changes.

Security source · repository notice ↗

Full authority, access and evidence limits are available in Review context and Access & risk.

Popularity

656 repository stars

Stars observed Sep 25, 2026.

Preserve any already-reviewed adoption metrics in MCP100. Batch 4 did not refresh package downloads because the package-stats provider had insufficient credits.

All limitations / Review context

Which After Effects operations and host versions are currently documented?

The bounded assessment reviewed the official README, repository notices, security policy path, and security page for known material public-tracking blockers. No such blocker was identified. This is a public-tracking assessment, not an installation safety certification.

The integration is deeply write-capable inside live creative projects; work on backups and review generated changes.
Authority inside the connected After Effects project.
Project data is exchanged through the local ExtendScript bridge.
Reviewed write actions: Create/modify/delete compositions and layers; Set expressions/keyframes
Sensitive access: After Effects project/media
Installation, client compatibility and comprehensive security have not been independently audited. Authentication and access depend on the configured services.
A project-specific SECURITY.md policy was not available at the fetched official path; the review remains limited to published repository notices.
No installation, runtime, client matrix, or complete tool-contract audit was performed in this review.
The fetched official SECURITY.md path returned HTTP 404; it was not treated as positive evidence.
Requires After Effects 2022+ and a local bridge.
The server can materially modify creative projects.

Original activity observations

2026-04-01T03:20:00Z: docs: update README with new features from PR 26

Technical identity

github.com/dakkshin/after-effects-mcp

Exact implementation source: https://github.com/dakkshin/after-effects-mcp ↗
Reviewed resource type: MCP Server
Repository identity: dakkshin/after-effects-mcp

Evidence & Sources

Evidence basis: Recorded source evidence
Setup runtime verification: Not independently runtime-tested by MCP100 for this setup workflow.

Reviewed Oct 5, 2026 · Latest source observation Oct 6, 2026

GitHub repository ↗
dakkshin/after-effects-mcp
Recorded repository material and project history.
Includes references whose attribution is not established.

Setup · Watchlist

Install & Agents

Publisher instructions.

Source evidence observed Oct 13, 2026.

Additional setup details required — see the specific gaps below.

Warning

Bridge installation modifies After Effects scripts and MCP tools can modify projects; back up work.
Exact vendor-specific credential revoke procedure not established from checked official Setup documentation; may be external or not applicable. Do not invent.
Requires review of install side effects, credentials, remote scripts, or privileged application/database access before execution. Multiple publisher-documented README steps combined as an ordered excerpt; not a verbatim single publisher code block.
Review prerequisites, permissions, paths or resulting changes before running.
Replace the supplied credential/path placeholders privately; use only the named configuration schema.
Do not delete user compositions or generic After Effects scripts.
MCP100 client-scope note: this Claude Code CLI example applies only to that client and the exact registered name in the command. Desktop, Cursor and other clients use their own configuration; do not run it for a differently named entry.

Install / connect
Publisher instructions
Publisher-specific setup path. Follow prerequisites, then register or connect to your MCP host.
publisher documented install or connect · Publisher instructions · Review before use
```
git clone https://github.com/Dakkshin/after-effects-mcp.git
cd after-effects-mcp
npm install
npm run build
npm run install-bridge
```
Configure / authenticate
Publisher instructions
Requires Adobe After Effects 2022+, Node.js 14+. Register client to launch `node /ABS/PATH/after-effects-mcp/build/index.js` and install the AE bridge panel.
documented configuration step · Publisher instructions · Review before use
```
npm run install-bridge
```
Advanced configuration · claude desktop json · Publisher instructions
claude desktop json · Publisher instructions
{ "mcpServers": { "AfterEffectsMCP": { "args": [ "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/after-effects-mcp/build/index.js" ], "command": "node" } } }
Check connection
Suggested check
Confirm After Effects panel bridge and MCP tool discovery; avoid altering a composition for smoke tests.
Remove / uninstall / revoke
MCP100 setup guide
Remove AfterEffectsMCP from MCP host config; disable/uninstall the bridge separately after closing After Effects.
MCP100 client-scope guidance: each CLI removal example targets only its named client and exact registered entry. Package names, Desktop/Cursor configuration keys and Codex/Claude registration names may differ; use the entry you actually registered. Client removal does not revoke provider credentials.
claude mcp remove AfterEffectsMCP

Official Documentation & Sources

What it does

Community MCP server controlling After Effects through an ExtendScript bridge for compositions, layers, properties, masks and animation.

Capability: Design & Creative
Resource type: MCP Server
Industry: Media & Marketing
Best fit: AI-assisted Adobe After Effects composition and animation editing

Representative uses

Create compositions
Modify text/shapes/solids
Set keyframes/expressions
Create/delete layers and masks

Limitations

Requires After Effects 2022+ and a local bridge.
The server can materially modify creative projects.

Reviewed access

Access & risk

Review the exact access boundary before connecting this MCP to accounts, credentials, or sensitive data.

Authentication: Not documented in the reviewed sources
Permissions: Authority inside the connected After Effects project.
Data handling: Project data is exchanged through the local ExtendScript bridge.
Cost: free
Risk and cautions: The integration is deeply write-capable inside live creative projects; work on backups and review generated changes.

Access scope and cautions

Write actions: Create/modify/delete compositions and layers Set expressions/keyframes
Sensitive access: After Effects project/media
Risk level: high

FAQ

Based on reviewed evidence as of 2026-10-06. Watchlist tracking is not a recommendation or a security certification.

Which tasks are documented for this implementation?

The reviewed tasks include: Create compositions; Modify text/shapes/solids; Set keyframes/expressions; Create/delete layers and masks.

Can it modify data or perform write operations?

Documented write actions include: Create/modify/delete compositions and layers; Set expressions/keyframes. Recorded permission boundary: Authority inside the connected After Effects project.

What data-handling boundary should I consider?

Project data is exchanged through the local ExtendScript bridge. Recorded sensitive-access context: After Effects project/media.

What limitations and risks should I check before use?

The integration is deeply write-capable inside live creative projects; work on backups and review generated changes. Requires After Effects 2022+ and a local bridge. The server can materially modify creative projects. A project-specific SECURITY.md policy was not available at the fetched official path; the review remains limited to published repository notices.

Is this an official MCP?

Dakkshin is listed as Community implementation in MCP100’s current evidence.