Premiere Pro MCP Server

Create Editorial Plan

create_editorial_plan

Read-onlyIdempotent

Build a review-only editorial workflow plan from captured project context and local evidence. Generate organizing, rough-cut, caption, or platform cutdown steps without calling an LLM, uploading media, or changing Premiere.

Instructions

Create a local, evidence-backed editorial workflow plan from captured project context. It never calls an LLM, uploads media, or changes Premiere.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`intent`	Yes	The editorial goal used to retrieve relevant local evidence.
`workflow`	Yes	The workflow to plan. Every workflow remains review-only.
`project_id`	Yes	Project context ID returned by manage_project_context capture.
`sequence_id`	No	Optional exact sequence ID filter for evidence retrieval.
`max_candidates`	No	Maximum evidence candidates to include; defaults to 8.
`platform_targets`	No	Required only for platform_cutdown. These are proposed derivative sequence dimensions; this tool does not create or reframe a sequence.
`organization_rules`	No	Required only for organize. Rules are supplied by the editor or MCP client; the server does not infer categories from filenames alone.
`expected_cep_target`	No	Optional reviewed CEP sequence/clip identity and exact tick ranges. Checked before every generated command; UXP refuses this CEP-only guard.
`expected_project_path`	No	Optional absolute saved-project path. Every generated CEP command refuses before its body when the active project differs or is unsaved. UXP commands refuse this CEP-only guard; local-only tools do not inspect Premiere. Omit to keep existing behavior.

Output Schema

Name	Required	Description
`ok`	Yes	Whether the tool completed successfully.
`data`	No	Tool-specific result data when ok is true; on failure, diagnostic detail when the tool provides it.
`tool`	Yes	The registered MCP tool name.
`error`	No	Failure detail when ok is false.
`receipt`	No	Versioned common mutation receipt; success never implies rendered verification.
`idempotency`	No	Present when idempotency_key deduplicated this call: replayed is true when the original outcome was returned instead of running again.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed1 schema field changedv1.25.0Oct 24, 2026

addedOutput schema / properties / idempotency

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": true,
+  "description": "Present when idempotency_key deduplicated this call: replayed is true when the original outcome was returned instead of running again.",
+  "type": "object"
+}

Changed3 schema fields changedv1.24.0Oct 12, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / expected_cep_target

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "required": [
+        "sequence_id"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "required": [
+        "source_item"
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "description": "Optional reviewed CEP sequence/clip identity and exact tick ranges. Checked before every generated command; UXP refuses this CEP-only guard.",
+  "properties": {
+    "backend": {
+      "const": "cep",
+      "description": "Backend namespace for these IDs.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "clip": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "description": "Optional exact reviewed timeline clip.",
+      "properties": {
+        "effect": {
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "description": "Reviewed effect and parameter identity checked before mutation.",
+          "properties": {
+            "display_name": {
+              "description": "Optional exact host display name.",
+              "maxLength": 512,
+              "minLength": 1,
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "match_name": {
+              "description": "Effect match name from host inspection.",
+              "maxLength": 512,
+              "minLength": 1,
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "parameter_index": {
+              "description": "Inspected zero-based parameter index.",
+              "maximum": 255,
+              "minimum": 0,
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            "parameter_name": {
+              "description": "Exact inspected parameter name.",
+              "maxLength": 512,
+              "minLength": 1,
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "match_name",
+            "parameter_index",
+            "parameter_name"
+          ],
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "end_ticks": {
+          "description": "Exact expected exclusive timeline end ticks.",
+          "pattern": "^-?\\d{1,30}$",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "in_ticks": {
+          "description": "Exact expected source In ticks.",
+          "pattern": "^-?\\d{1,30}$",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "node_id": {
+          "description": "Stable CEP node ID.",
+          "maxLength": 512,
+          "minLength": 1,
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "out_ticks": {
+          "description": "Exact expected exclusive source Out ticks.",
+          "pattern": "^-?\\d{1,30}$",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "project_item_id": {
+          "description": "Expected source project-item node ID.",
+          "maxLength": 512,
+          "minLength": 1,
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "start_ticks": {
+          "description": "Exact expected timeline start ticks.",
+          "pattern": "^-?\\d{1,30}$",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "track_index": {
+          "description": "Expected zero-based track index; identity still checked.",
+          "maximum": 255,
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "track_type": {
+          "description": "Expected media track group.",
+          "enum": [
+            "video",
+            "audio"
+          ],
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "node_id",
+        "track_type",
+        "track_index"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "project_document_id": {
+      "description": "Exact Premiere project document ID observed during review.",
+      "maxLength": 512,
+      "minLength": 1,
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "sequence_id": {
+      "description": "Stable expected active sequence ID.",
+      "maxLength": 512,
+      "minLength": 1,
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "source_item": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "description": "Reviewed source identity for a source-only operation.",
+      "properties": {
+        "media_path": {
+          "description": "Optional exact source-media path.",
+          "maxLength": 4096,
+          "minLength": 1,
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "node_id": {
+          "description": "Exact project-item node ID.",
+          "maxLength": 512,
+          "minLength": 1,
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "node_id"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "backend"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / expected_project_path

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Optional absolute saved-project path. Every generated CEP command refuses before its body when the active project differs or is unsaved. UXP commands refuse this CEP-only guard; local-only tools do not inspect Premiere. Omit to keep existing behavior.",
+  "maxLength": 4096,
+  "minLength": 1,
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / receipt

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": true,
+  "description": "Versioned common mutation receipt; success never implies rendered verification.",
+  "type": "object"
+}

Changed1 schema field changedv1.18.6Sep 30, 2026

changedOutput schema / properties / data / description

Previous value: -"Tool-specific result data when ok is true."New value: +"Tool-specific result data when ok is true; on failure, diagnostic detail when the tool provides it."

Changed34 schema fields changedv1.14.9Sep 8, 2026
- addedInput schema / additionalProperties
```
Added value: +false
```
- addedInput schema / properties / intent / maxLength
```
Added value: +1000
```
- addedInput schema / properties / intent / minLength
```
Added value: +1
```
- addedInput schema / properties / max_candidates / maximum
```
Added value: +32
```
- addedInput schema / properties / max_candidates / minimum
```
Added value: +1
```
- addedInput schema / properties / max_candidates / type
```
Added value: +"integer"
```
- changedInput schema / properties / organization_rules / items / additionalProperties
```
Previous value: -{}New value: +false
```
- addedInput schema / properties / organization_rules / items / properties / color_index / maximum
```
Added value: +14
```
- addedInput schema / properties / organization_rules / items / properties / color_index / minimum
```
Added value: +0
```
- addedInput schema / properties / organization_rules / items / properties / color_index / type
```
Added value: +"integer"
```
- addedInput schema / properties / organization_rules / items / properties / keywords / items / maxLength
```
Added value: +512
```
- addedInput schema / properties / organization_rules / items / properties / keywords / items / minLength
```
Added value: +1
```
- addedInput schema / properties / organization_rules / items / properties / keywords / maxItems
```
Added value: +64
```
- addedInput schema / properties / organization_rules / items / properties / keywords / minItems
```
Added value: +1
```
- addedInput schema / properties / organization_rules / items / properties / name / maxLength
```
Added value: +255
```
- addedInput schema / properties / organization_rules / items / properties / name / minLength
```
Added value: +1
```
- addedInput schema / properties / organization_rules / maxItems
```
Added value: +16
```
- changedInput schema / properties / platform_targets / items / additionalProperties
```
Previous value: -{}New value: +false
```
- addedInput schema / properties / platform_targets / items / properties / height / maximum
```
Added value: +8192
```
- addedInput schema / properties / platform_targets / items / properties / height / minimum
```
Added value: +16
```
- addedInput schema / properties / platform_targets / items / properties / height / type
```
Added value: +"integer"
```
- addedInput schema / properties / platform_targets / items / properties / name / maxLength
```
Added value: +64
```
- addedInput schema / properties / platform_targets / items / properties / name / minLength
```
Added value: +1
```
- addedInput schema / properties / platform_targets / items / properties / sequence_name / maxLength
```
Added value: +255
```
- addedInput schema / properties / platform_targets / items / properties / sequence_name / minLength
```
Added value: +1
```
- addedInput schema / properties / platform_targets / items / properties / width / maximum
```
Added value: +8192
```
- addedInput schema / properties / platform_targets / items / properties / width / minimum
```
Added value: +16
```
- addedInput schema / properties / platform_targets / items / properties / width / type
```
Added value: +"integer"
```
- addedInput schema / properties / platform_targets / maxItems
```
Added value: +8
```
- addedInput schema / properties / platform_targets / minItems
```
Added value: +1
```
- addedInput schema / properties / project_id / maxLength
```
Added value: +512
```
- addedInput schema / properties / project_id / minLength
```
Added value: +1
```
- addedInput schema / properties / sequence_id / maxLength
```
Added value: +128
```
- addedInput schema / properties / sequence_id / minLength
```
Added value: +1
```

Changed2 schema fields changedv1.14.4Aug 29, 2026

changedInput schema / $schema

Previous value: -"http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"New value: +"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"

changedOutput schema / (root)

Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "data": {
+      "description": "Tool-specific result data when ok is true."
+    },
+    "error": {
+      "description": "Failure detail when ok is false.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "ok": {
+      "description": "Whether the tool completed successfully.",
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "tool": {
+      "description": "The registered MCP tool name.",
+      "minLength": 1,
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "ok",
+    "tool"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

Addedv1.13.0Aug 23, 2026

TDQS

A3.8/5.0

Behavior4/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint, idempotentHint, and destructiveHint=false, so the description's 'never calls an LLM, uploads media, or changes Premiere' is partly redundant. Still, the explicit no-LLM and no-media-upload guarantees add concrete behavioral context an agent cannot infer from the hints alone.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness5/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Two short sentences, action first and non-goals second, with zero filler. Nothing could be removed without losing information.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness4/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

Output schema exists and the input schema is richly annotated, so the description need not explain return values or fields. The read-only, local nature of the operation is stated, leaving only minor gaps around what the produced plan contains and how it relates to preview/apply steps.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema description coverage is 100%, including conditional requirement notes for platform_targets (platform_cutdown only) and organization_rules (organize only), so the schema carries the parameter burden. The description adds no syntax or semantics beyond pointing at 'captured project context', so the baseline 3 applies.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose4/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a specific verb and resource ('Create ... editorial workflow plan') plus qualifying scope ('local, evidence-backed ... from captured project context'). It is clearly a planning-only tool, but it does not explicitly differentiate itself from nearby siblings such as preview_editorial_plan or create_context_edit_plan.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines3/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

'From captured project context' implies the prerequisite that manage_project_context capture must run first, and the project_id schema field confirms this. However, there is no explicit statement of when to choose this over preview_editorial_plan or the apply_* siblings, so the routing guidance is only implied.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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