After Effects MCP Server
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
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| resources | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| run-scriptA | Run a read-only script in After Effects |
| get-resultsB | Get results from the last script executed in After Effects |
| get-helpA | Get help on using the After Effects MCP integration |
| create-compositionA | Create a new composition in After Effects with specified parameters |
| setLayerKeyframeB | Set a keyframe for a specific layer property at a given time. |
| setLayerExpressionB | Set or remove an expression for a specific layer property. |
| test-animationD | Test animation functionality in After Effects |
| apply-effectC | Apply an effect to a layer in After Effects |
| apply-effect-templateB | Apply a predefined effect template to a layer in After Effects |
| mcp_aftereffects_applyEffectC | Apply an effect to a layer in After Effects |
| mcp_aftereffects_applyEffectTemplateC | Apply a predefined effect template to a layer in After Effects |
| mcp_aftereffects_get_effects_helpB | Get help on using After Effects effects |
| run-bridge-testA | Run the bridge test effects script to verify communication and apply test effects |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| list-compositions | List compositions in the current After Effects project |
| analyze-composition | |
| create-composition | Create a new composition with specified settings |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| compositions |
TDQS
Scored across 13 tools
Several tools are exact duplicates: apply-effect and mcp_aftereffects_applyEffect have identical descriptions, as do apply-effect-template and mcp_aftereffects_applyEffectTemplate. Help tools and test tools also overlap (get-help vs mcp_aftereffects_get_effects_help, test-animation vs run-bridge-test), making selection ambiguous.
Names mix kebab-case (run-script), camelCase (setLayerKeyframe), and an mcp_aftereffects_ snake/camel hybrid prefix (mcp_aftereffects_applyEffect). There is no predictable verb_noun pattern across the set.
13 tools is a reasonable raw count for After Effects automation, but the set is inflated by four duplicate or near-duplicate effect tools, so several slots do not earn their place. The effective number of distinct operations is lower than the advertised count.
Core After Effects workflows are only partly exposed: composition creation, keyframes, expressions, and effect application exist, but there is no layer creation/management, composition deletion/listing, asset import, or render/export. These gaps will block common automation tasks.