adobe-mcp

Full Adobe Creative Cloud automation for Claude via MCP -- 45 tools for Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, InDesign, Animate & more.

Quick Start

# Run directly (no install needed)
npx adobe-mcp

# Or install globally
npm install -g adobe-mcp
adobe-mcp

Requirements

• Python 3.10+ in PATH
• Windows 10/11 (COM automation for Adobe apps)
• One or more Adobe Creative Cloud applications

The wrapper automatically creates a Python virtual environment and installs dependencies on first run. No manual Python setup needed.

Claude Configuration

Claude Code

Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

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

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

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

What You Can Do

Once configured, use natural language in Claude:

• "Open Photoshop, create a 1920x1080 canvas with a gradient background"
• "In Illustrator, draw a red hexagon and export it as SVG"
• "Create a Premiere Pro project and import all MP4s from a folder"
• "In After Effects, animate text flying in from the left"
• "Batch export all PSD files to JPEG at 80% quality"

Supported Apps

| App | Tools | |-----|-------| | Photoshop | 13 | | Illustrator | 5 | | Premiere Pro | 6 | | After Effects | 6 | | InDesign | 3 | | Animate | 2 | | Character Animator | 1 | | Media Encoder | 1 | | Core / Cross-App | 11 |

How It Works

The npm package is a thin wrapper that:

1. Finds Python 3.10+ on your system
2. Creates a virtual environment in ~/.cache/adobe-mcp/venv
3. Installs Python dependencies (mcp, pydantic, httpx)
4. Runs the MCP server with stdio transport

All setup happens automatically on first run. Subsequent launches skip straight to starting the server.

License

MIT