Adobe Premiere MCP

An MCP server for Adobe Premiere Pro, the industry-standard video editing software.

What it does

Control Adobe Premiere Pro from AI agents via ExtendScript. Import media, create sequences, apply effects, export media, and run custom scripts.

Related MCP server: cut.skill

Tools

• is_premiere_running - Check if Premiere Pro is running

• get_project_info - Get current project info (name, path, sequence count)

• list_sequences - List all sequences in the project

• list_clips - List clips in the first sequence

• create_sequence - Create a new sequence with custom dimensions and frame rate

• import_media - Import a media file into the project

• get_media_info - Get metadata about a media file

• get_sequence_info - Get active sequence details

• apply_effect - Apply an effect to the first clip

• export_media - Export the sequence to a file (H.264, ProRes, HEVC)

• run_custom_script - Run arbitrary ExtendScript (JavaScript) code

Install

npx adobe-premiere-mcp

Requirements

• Adobe Premiere Pro must be installed

• On macOS: PREMIERE_PATH env var to the app bundle (default: standard location)

• On Windows: Premiere must be installed and accessible

Environment Variables

• PREMIERE_PATH - Optional custom path to Adobe Premiere Pro app

Claude Desktop setup

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "premiere": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "adobe-premiere-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Example usage

"Is Adobe Premiere running?" "Create a 1920x1080 30fps sequence called 'YouTube Video'" "Import /Users/me/videos/clip.mp4 into the current project" "Apply GaussianBlur effect with radius 5.0" "Export the current sequence as H.264 to /Users/me/output.mp4"

License

MIT