# adobe-mcp [Health: Active]

**Category:** 📐 Architecture & Design  
**Repository:** https://github.com/zachshallbetter/adobe-mcp  
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**Directory Page:** https://allmcps.com/mcp/adobe-mcp-2

## Description
MCP server that turns Adobe InDesign into an AI design automation platform — 135+ tools for layout, styles, export, and publishing workflows

## Claude Desktop Quick Installation
Install path detected from listing signals. Uses `npx` (confidence: high):

```json
"mcpServers": {
  "adobe-mcp": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y","adobe-mcp-indesign"],
    "env": {
      "ADOBE_MCP_APPS": ""
    }
  }
}
```

**Requires environment variables:** `ADOBE_MCP_APPS` — the values above are empty placeholders; fill in real credentials before running (see the repository for what each one is for).

## Documentation

## What adobe-mcp does

The adobe-mcp MCP server connects AI agents with Adobe creative applications through separate application packages or one combined suite package. Supported applications are InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, and Premiere Pro. The repository also contains a shared core package used by the application servers.

The available scope depends on the package selected. InDesign covers documents, pages, text, styles, tables, books, and PDF or EPUB export. Illustrator includes artwork, artboards, layers, paths, typography, colour, effects, images, variables, actions, export, and prepress. Photoshop covers documents, image and canvas operations, layers, masks, selections, adjustments, filters, painting, type, video timelines, batch actions, and export. After Effects provides project, composition, layer, keyframe, effect, text animation, mask, 3D, tracking, and rendering operations. Premiere Pro exposes project, bin, sequence, timeline, marker, effect, transcript, metadata, and export tools.

## How it works

Each server runs on the same machine as the Adobe application it controls and uses the application's scripting interface. Most packages communicate through ExtendScript. Premiere Pro is different: its package communicates with a UXP plugin because the application does not provide an external scripting route.

The suite combines all five application tool sets and adds cross-application operations, including moving Illustrator artwork into InDesign layouts and sharing swatches with exact values. Suite tools use application prefixes such as `indesign_` and `illustrator_` to distinguish operations.

## Setup and configuration

The adobe-mcp MCP server supports macOS and Windows. Install a package with `npx`, then register its command in an MCP client. For example, Claude Code can use `claude mcp add indesign -- npx -y adobe-mcp-indesign`. Clients that accept an `mcpServers` configuration can define the command as `npx` with `-y` and the package name as arguments.

To install the combined suite in Claude Code, use `claude mcp add adobe -- npx -y adobe-mcp-suite`. The suite can be limited to selected applications with the `--apps` option or the `ADOBE_MCP_APPS` environment variable. The relevant Adobe application must be installed on the machine where the server runs.

## Tools and capabilities

The repository lists these tool counts by package:

- InDesign: 423 tools
- Illustrator: 308 tools
- Photoshop: 205 tools
- After Effects: 164 tools
- Premiere Pro: 96 tools

The individual packages are useful when an agent only needs one Adobe application. The suite is intended for workflows spanning multiple applications or requiring cross-application operations. Shared infrastructure handles script escaping, script execution, result handling, path checks, and static script auditing.

## Limitations and notes

Premiere Pro support is provided through a UXP plugin and is marked as not yet tested against Premiere Pro in the repository listing. The servers are local rather than remote services, so Adobe software and the relevant package need to run on the same supported operating system. Package-specific READMEs contain the detailed tool conventions and configuration information.

The InDesign package was previously published as `indesign-mcp-server` through version 2.3.0. New client configurations should use `adobe-mcp-indesign` instead. The repository and its packages are licensed under MIT.

_Full upstream README: https://allmcps.com/mcp/adobe-mcp-2/readme_