MCP Adobe Premiere Pro

# MCP Premiere Pro Tools — Working Methods Only ## Overview This document lists **only the tools that are confirmed to work** with the MCP (Model Context Protocol) server and a CEP (Common Extensibility Platform) extension in Adobe Premiere Pro. This ensures users and AI agents (like Claude) only see features that are reliable in your environment. --- ## ✅ **Supported Tools** ### Project Management - **create_project** — Create a new Premiere Pro project - **open_project** — Open an existing project file - **save_project** — Save the current project ### Media Management - **import_media** — Import a media file (video, audio, image) - **import_folder** — Import all media files from a folder - **create_bin** — Create a new bin (folder) in the project panel ### Sequence Management - **create_sequence** — Create a new sequence (timeline) - **duplicate_sequence** — Duplicate an existing sequence - **delete_sequence** — Delete a sequence ### Timeline Operations - **add_to_timeline** — Add a media clip to a sequence timeline - **remove_from_timeline** — Remove a clip from the timeline - **move_clip** — Move a clip to a different position - **trim_clip** — Adjust the in/out points of a clip - **split_clip** — Split a clip at a specific time point ### Effects and Transitions - **apply_effect** — Apply a visual or audio effect to a clip - **remove_effect** — Remove an effect from a clip - **add_transition** — Add a transition between two clips - **add_transition_to_clip** — Add a transition to the start or end of a clip ### Audio Operations - **adjust_audio_levels** — Adjust the volume of an audio clip - **add_audio_keyframes** — Add keyframes to audio levels - **mute_track** — Mute or unmute an entire audio track ### Color Correction - **color_correct** — Apply basic color correction adjustments - **apply_lut** — Apply a Look-Up Table (LUT) to a clip ### Export and Rendering - **export_sequence** — Render and export a sequence to a video file - **export_frame** — Export a single frame as an image ### Advanced Features - **create_multicam_sequence** — Create a multicamera sequence from multiple video clips - **create_proxy_media** — Generate proxy versions of media - **auto_edit_to_music** — Automatically edit video to music beats - **stabilize_clip** — Apply video stabilization - **speed_change** — Change the playback speed of a clip ### Project/Media/Sequence Discovery - **list_project_items** — List all media items, bins, and assets in the project - **list_sequences** — List all sequences in the project - **list_sequence_tracks** — List all tracks in a sequence - **get_project_info** — Get comprehensive project information --- ## ❌ **Unavailable/Unsupported Features** ### Text Overlays (Legacy Titles) - **add_text_overlay** — *Not available*: The legacy title/text scripting API is deprecated or broken in modern Premiere Pro versions. Scripting calls to create text overlays will fail or do nothing. ### Shape/Graphics Overlays - **add_shape** — *Not available*: Premiere Pro scripting does **not** support drawing arbitrary shapes (rectangles, circles, etc.) on the timeline. Only text (via legacy titles) was ever possible, and that is now deprecated. ### Essential Graphics (MOGRTs) - *Not available*: Scripting cannot create or edit Essential Graphics templates. Only manual editing is possible. ### Direct Pixel Manipulation - *Not available*: Scripting cannot draw, paint, or manipulate video frames directly. --- ## Why Are Some Features Missing? - **Adobe has deprecated or removed the legacy title engine** in recent Premiere Pro versions. - **No scripting API exists for Essential Graphics or custom shapes** in Premiere Pro. - **If you need advanced graphics/text:** - Use After Effects for graphics, then import the comp into Premiere. - Or, create transparent PNGs with text/shapes in Photoshop and import as media. --- ## How This Was Determined - All tools were tested in a real CEP/ExtendScript environment. - Only tools that work reliably are included here. - If Adobe updates Premiere Pro to re-enable scripting for text/graphics, these features can be added back. --- ## References - [Adobe Premiere Pro Scripting Guide](https://ppro-scripting.docsforadobe.dev/) - [Adobe CEP Resources](https://github.com/Adobe-CEP) --- ## Sharing Feel free to share this document online (GitHub, Gist, etc.) to help other users and teams understand what’s possible with MCP + CEP in Premiere Pro.