MCP Adobe Premiere Pro

# 🎬 MCP Adobe Premiere Pro — AI Video Editing Automation > **AI meets Premiere Pro.** Control your edits with natural language and automate your workflow with Claude or any AI agent, powered by the Model Context Protocol (MCP). <a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/@hetpatel-11/Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP"> <img width="380" height="200" src="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/@hetpatel-11/Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP/badge" alt="Adobe Premiere Pro MCP server" /> </a> --- ## ✨ What is This? This project is an **AI-powered automation bridge for Adobe Premiere Pro**. It exposes a set of editing tools (via MCP) so you can: - 🗣️ **Talk to your editor** (via Claude or other AI agents) - ⚡ **Automate repetitive tasks** - 🧠 **Build smarter, context-aware workflows** --- ## 🧩 Using with UXP DevTools (Experimental) You can also use this project as a UXP panel in Premiere Pro (24.4+): 1. Open [Adobe UXP DevTools](https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/uxp/2022/guides/devtool/). 2. Click “Add Plugin” and select the `uxp-plugin/` folder. 3. Start the panel in DevTools and open it in Premiere Pro via `Window > Plugins > MCP Bridge (UXP)`. **⚠️ Note:** - UXP scripting in Premiere Pro is **experimental and limited**. Some features (like timeline and sequence editing) may not be available yet. - For full automation, use the CEP (legacy) panel. --- ## 🛠️ 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 - **save_project_as** — Save the project with a new name/location ### 📂 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 & 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 & 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 --- ## ⚠️ What Doesn’t Work (and Why) ### ❌ Not Supported (Adobe Scripting Limitations) - **add_text_overlay** — Text overlays (legacy titles) are deprecated/broken in modern Premiere Pro scripting - **add_shape** — Shape/graphics overlays are not supported by Premiere scripting - **Essential Graphics (MOGRTs)** — Not scriptable - **Direct pixel manipulation** — Not possible > **Why?** Adobe has removed or deprecated these scripting APIs. Only the features above are reliably scriptable. --- ## 🚦 Quick Start ### 1. Clone and Install ```sh git clone https://github.com/hetpatel-11/Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP cd MCP_Adobe_Premiere_Pro npm install ``` ### 2. Build & Start the MCP Server ```sh npm run build npm start ``` ### 3. Install the CEP Extension in Premiere Pro 1. **Copy the `PremiereRemote` extension folder** to your Adobe CEP extensions directory: - **macOS:** `~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/` - **Windows:** `%APPDATA%/Adobe/CEP/extensions/` 2. **Enable loading unsigned extensions:** - macOS: Edit `~/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.CSXS.9.plist` and set `PlayerDebugMode` to `1`. - Windows: Use `regedit` to set `PlayerDebugMode` to `1` under `HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Adobe/CSXS.9`. - [CEP Debugging Guide](https://github.com/Adobe-CEP/Getting-Started-guides/blob/master/Setting-up-Your-Environment.md) 3. **Restart Premiere Pro.** 4. **Open the extension:** - Go to `Window > Extensions (Legacy) > PremiereRemote`. - The panel should show "Ready!" if the bridge is running. ### 4. Connect Claude (or another AI agent) - Configure Claude to use the MCP server as a tool endpoint. - Ask Claude to perform editing tasks (see supported features above). --- ## 🐞 Known Issues & Limitations - **Text/graphics overlays do not work** (see above) - **Some scripting APIs are buggy or version-dependent** - **CEP extensions are deprecated** in the latest Adobe apps (but still work for now) - **UXP scripting is experimental and limited** in Premiere Pro (see above) - **Error handling is robust, but some failures may be silent** due to Premiere scripting quirks - **This is a proof-of-concept / starting point** — not a polished commercial product --- ## 💡 Why This Project Exists I wanted to see how far AI-powered video editing automation could go in Premiere Pro. There are real limitations, but this project is a great starting point for: - Automating repetitive editing tasks - Building smarter AI workflows - Exploring the boundaries of what’s possible with Adobe scripting If you want to go further (e.g., advanced graphics/text), you’ll need After Effects scripting, Photoshop, or third-party plugins. --- ## 📚 References - [Adobe Premiere Pro Scripting Guide](https://ppro-scripting.docsforadobe.dev/) - [Adobe CEP Resources](https://github.com/Adobe-CEP) --- ## 🙏 Thanks & Contributions If you find this useful or want to contribute, feel free to open issues or PRs. Honest feedback and improvements are welcome!