Adobe Premiere MCP

An MCP server for Adobe Premiere Pro, the industry-standard video editing software.

What it does

Control Adobe Premiere Pro from AI agents via ExtendScript. Import media, create sequences, apply effects, export media, and run custom scripts.

Tools

• is_premiere_running - Check if Premiere Pro is running
• get_project_info - Get current project info (name, path, sequence count)
• list_sequences - List all sequences in the project
• list_clips - List clips in the first sequence
• create_sequence - Create a new sequence with custom dimensions and frame rate
• import_media - Import a media file into the project
• get_media_info - Get metadata about a media file
• get_sequence_info - Get active sequence details
• apply_effect - Apply an effect to the first clip
• export_media - Export the sequence to a file (H.264, ProRes, HEVC)
• run_custom_script - Run arbitrary ExtendScript (JavaScript) code

Install

npx adobe-premiere-mcp

Requirements

• Adobe Premiere Pro must be installed
• On macOS: PREMIERE_PATH env var to the app bundle (default: standard location)
• On Windows: Premiere must be installed and accessible

Environment Variables

• PREMIERE_PATH - Optional custom path to Adobe Premiere Pro app

Claude Desktop setup

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "premiere": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "adobe-premiere-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Example usage

"Is Adobe Premiere running?" "Create a 1920x1080 30fps sequence called 'YouTube Video'" "Import /Users/me/videos/clip.mp4 into the current project" "Apply GaussianBlur effect with radius 5.0" "Export the current sequence as H.264 to /Users/me/output.mp4"

License

MIT

Premium tools

These tools need a license key:

• media_probe

Buy a key at https://mcp-marketplace.io/server/io-github-mrfentmen-adobe-premiere-mcp and set it in your MCP client config:

"env": { "MCP_LICENSE_KEY": "mcp_live_..." }

The key is checked against MCP Marketplace, cached for 24 hours, and keeps working offline once one check has succeeded. Every other tool on this server stays free.