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
There are clear duplicates: apply-effect and mcp_aftereffects_applyEffect have identical descriptions, as do apply-effect-template and mcp_aftereffects_applyEffectTemplate. Also, get-help and mcp_aftereffects_get_effects_help overlap. This causes ambiguity and misselection risk.
Naming conventions are mixed: some use snake_case with hyphens (apply-effect), some camelCase (setLayerExpression), and some have a long prefix 'mcp_aftereffects_'. No consistent pattern, making it hard to guess tool names.
13 tools is a reasonable number for an After Effects server, but the presence of duplicate tools (at least 3 redundant pairs) inflates the count unnecessarily. The effective unique tool count is lower.
Covers basic operations like composition creation, effect application, keyframes, expressions, and script execution. However, missing fundamental layer operations (e.g., create shape, text, solid) and lacks clear CRUD for layers. Duplicates suggest incomplete design.