illustrator-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| illustrator_run_scriptA | Executes arbitrary ExtendScript (Illustrator's JS-based scripting language, roughly ES3) inside the running Illustrator instance. Use this for anything the other tools don't cover directly. The value of the last expression in the script is returned as a string (end your script with a bare expression, e.g. a string, to return a result). Illustrator object model docs: app, app.documents, app.activeDocument, PathItem, TextFrame, RGBColor, etc. |
| illustrator_statusA | Connects to Illustrator (launching it if needed) and reports its version plus a summary of currently open documents. |
| illustrator_create_documentA | Creates a new, blank Illustrator document with the given artboard size (in points; 72pt = 1in) and makes it the active document. |
| illustrator_open_documentA | Opens a file (.ai, .eps, .pdf, .svg) from disk and makes it the active document. |
| illustrator_save_documentA | Saves the active document in place, or as a new .ai file if |
| illustrator_export_documentC | Exports the active document to PNG, JPEG, PDF or SVG at the given path. |
| illustrator_add_rectangleB | Draws a filled/stroked rectangle on the active layer of the active document. Coordinates are in points from the top-left of the artboard. |
| illustrator_add_ellipseA | Draws a filled/stroked ellipse on the active layer of the active document. Coordinates are in points from the top-left of the artboard. |
| illustrator_add_textC | Adds a point-text frame with the given content, position, font size and color to the active document. |
| illustrator_document_infoA | Reports the active document's name, path, size, artboard count and layer names. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 10 tools
Most tools have clearly distinct purposes, but illustrator_status and illustrator_document_info both report document-related information and could be confused. illustrator_run_script also overlaps with everything by design, though its description frames it as the fallback for uncovered operations.
The tools consistently use the illustrator_ prefix and mostly follow a verb_noun pattern (create_document, open_document, add_rectangle). However, illustrator_status and illustrator_document_info break the verb-first pattern, and run_script uses a different verb style than the rest.
Ten tools is well-scoped for an Illustrator automation server. The set covers document lifecycle, export, basic drawing, text, and inspection without feeling bloated or sparse.
The surface covers document creation, opening, saving, exporting, adding shapes/text, and inspecting documents, but lacks direct operations for modifying or deleting existing objects, managing layers/artboards, or handling selections. The generic run_script tool fills these gaps but at the cost of a more complete purpose-built API.