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MCP Aftereffects MCP Server

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MCP Aftereffects runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 508 installs a week from npm. Last commit 12 Aug 2026.

MCP server for Adobe After Effects — comp/layer introspection, undo-grouped ops, frame rendering.

Installs per day peak 95 · avg 45 · +200% w/w
a month agotoday
508
Installs / week
npm · @kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects
64
Stars
0 open issues
12 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 21 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Executes code built at runtime jsx/json2.jsx:100, [пакет] jsx/json2.jsx:100
            return eval("(" + t + ")");
Runs an external command src/transport/FileIpcTransport.ts:286
      const child = spawn(launch.command, launch.args, {

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add mcp-aftereffects -- npx -y @kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-aftereffects": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp-aftereffects]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-aftereffects": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-aftereffects": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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MCP Aftereffects — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for MCP Aftereffects?
MCP Aftereffects runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects was installed 508 times last week.
How do I connect MCP Aftereffects?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use MCP Aftereffects?
The npm package @kumoproductions/mcp-aftereffects was installed 508 times in the last week. Week over week that is +200%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is MCP Aftereffects open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 64 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.