ae-agent-skills
v0.3.0
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One-command installer for the ae-agent-skill After Effects extension and CLI.
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ae-agent-skills
ae-agent-skills enables coding agents (Codex / Gemini / Claude Code) to operate Adobe After Effects.
It installs ae-agent-skill (After Effects CEP panel), ae-cli, and agent skills so you can ask your agent to create compositions or edit existing scenes.
Japanese README: README.ja.md
Quick Start
- Install:
npx ae-agent-skills install- Restart After Effects, then open
Window > Extensions (Beta) > ae-agent-skill. - Launch Codex, Gemini, or Claude Code and ask it to perform an After Effects task.
First request example (create a composition):
Use $aftereffects-declarative to create a 1920x1080, 30fps, 5-second composition.
Set a dark gray background, place "Hello AE Agent" text at the center,
and add a 0.5-second fade-in animation.In Claude Code, invoke the skill as a slash command:
Use /aftereffects-declarative to create a 1920x1080, 30fps, 5-second composition.
Set a dark gray background, place "Hello AE Agent" text at the center,
and add a 0.5-second fade-in animation.- After the agent finishes, confirm the composition is created in After Effects.
To choose an agent explicitly:
npx ae-agent-skills install --agent codex
npx ae-agent-skills install --agent gemini
npx ae-agent-skills install --agent claude
npx ae-agent-skills install --agent allWhat the installer does
- Prompts for target agent (
codex/gemini/claude/both/all) when--agentis omitted. - Installs the signed ZXP extension via
UPIAorExManCmd. - Installs
ae-cliand agent skills. - Initializes
~/ae-agent-skills/withwork/,done/,scene.schema.json, andreferences/.
both means Codex + Gemini for backward compatibility. all means Codex + Gemini + Claude Code.
Claude Code user skills are installed under ~/.claude/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md.
Claude Code slash commands are installed under ~/.claude/commands/<command>.md.
Which skill to use
$aftereffects-declarative: default for new composition building and overall scene structure$aftereffects-cli: best for surgical edits, property-level tweaks, and debugging
Docs
- CLI usage: docs/cli.md
- Development: docs/development.md
- Declarative skill source: templates/skills/aftereffects-declarative.SKILL.md
- CLI skill source: templates/skills/aftereffects-cli.SKILL.md
