Photoshop Full 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 | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| photoshop_host_describeA | Describe the installed Photoshop host, live UXP bridge, exact runtime API versions, and pairing state. Side effects: none. |
| photoshop_pairing_beginA | Display the short-lived port-bound bridge pairing code in a trusted local Windows dialog. The value is never returned to the MCP client. |
| photoshop_capability_listA | List the versioned command catalog. Supported means locally verified; unverified and unavailable are never executed. |
| photoshop_state_getA | Return live document, active layer, selection, and history state from the UXP plugin. Side effects: none. |
| photoshop_preview_getA | Return a low-resolution JPEG preview of the active Photoshop document. Side effects: temporary export only. |
| photoshop_command_searchA | Search locale-independent Photoshop command IDs using English, Korean, category, or description text. |
| photoshop_command_describeA | Describe one command's schemas, prerequisites, risk, approval, verification, and rollback contract. |
| photoshop_command_executeC | Execute a catalog command after schema, capability, prerequisite, risk, approval, modal, and verification checks. |
| photoshop_approval_requestC | Create an automatically completed, scope-bound approval job for compatibility. Direct execution normally does not need this tool. |
| photoshop_job_getA | Get an asynchronous or user-assisted job. Completed approval jobs return a one-time approval token. |
| photoshop_job_cancelA | Cancel a queued, running, or awaiting-user Photoshop job. |
| photoshop_job_resumeA | Resume a user-assisted Photoshop job after the user completes the native UI step. |
| photoshop_document_createC | Typed convenience tool for document.create. Uses the same catalog policy and verification pipeline. |
| photoshop_layer_createC | Typed convenience tool for layer.create. Uses the same catalog policy and verification pipeline. |
| photoshop_layer_renameC | Typed convenience tool for layer.rename. Uses the same catalog policy and verification pipeline. |
| photoshop_selection_select_allB | Typed convenience tool for selection.select_all. Uses the same catalog policy and verification pipeline. |
| photoshop_selection_deselectB | Typed convenience tool for selection.deselect. Uses the same catalog policy and verification pipeline. |
| photoshop_history_undoC | Typed convenience tool for history.undo. Uses the same catalog policy and verification pipeline. |
| photoshop_image_resizeB | Typed convenience tool for image.resize. Uses the same catalog policy and verification pipeline. |
| photoshop_document_exportB | Typed convenience tool for document.export. Uses the same catalog policy and verification pipeline. |
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 20 tools
Most tools target distinct operations (e.g., photoshop_command_search vs photoshop_command_describe), but photoshop_state_get and photoshop_preview_get could be confused since both return document-related state. photoshop_host_describe is oddly named and overlaps conceptually with photoshop_capability_list, as both can describe the host environment.
The naming pattern is inconsistent: many tools follow verb_noun (command_search, command_execute), but others invert or mix forms (photoshop_host_describe, photoshop_capability_list, photoshop_selection_select_all). The 'photoshop' prefix is applied to different word orders, and some tools use different verb stems (e.g., 'deselect' vs 'select_all'), creating a chaotic feel.
20 tools is a sizeable but defensible surface for an automation server covering host info, jobs, approval, documents, layers, selections, history, and image operations. The count fits the scope, though it borders on the heavy side.
Document management is shell-shaped (only create/export, no document read/delete), layer management lacks list/delete/get operations, and job control lacks a job list or a full workflow. There is no redo counterpart, no history list, and image operations are only resize/export.