A side-by-side look at the After Effects MCP and The Scribble Thing MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose After Effects MCP for multimedia process work as a local process; choose The Scribble Thing for multimedia process over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
run-script, get-results, get-help.get_scribble_service_info, create_scribe_animation, get_scribe_animation.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Multimedia Process | Multimedia Process |
| Quality signal | 63/100 · Good | 57/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 22 | 18 |
| Directory activity | 6 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 57 | 6 |
| Full listing | View After Effects MCP | View The Scribble Thing |
run-scriptRun a read-only script in After Effectsget-resultsGet results from the last script executed in After Effectsget-helpGet help on using the After Effects MCP integrationcreate-compositionCreate a new composition in After Effects with specified parameterscreate-adjustment-layerCreate an adjustment layer in the specified composition (or active comp).center-layersCenter one layer, selected layers, or all layers in a composition.get-layer-clip-framesGet a layer's clip start/end frames, source frame range, and duration in frames.setLayerKeyframeSet a keyframe for a specific layer property at a given time.setLayerExpressionSet or remove an expression for a specific layer property.test-animationTest animation functionality in After Effectsapply-effectApply an effect to a layer in After Effectsadd-any-effectAdd any After Effects effect to a layer by matchName or display name.get_scribble_service_infoGet current limits, terms, retention, pricing, and integration URLs.create_scribe_animationCreate an asynchronous animation from a base64-encoded line-art image.get_scribe_animationPoll one private animation until it completes or fails.get_scribe_animation_downloadCreate a short-lived download URL for a completed preview or clean video.redeem_scribe_unlock_codeConsume a user-supplied single-use code to unlock one clean video.delete_scribe_animationImmediately delete one animation session and all of its stored files.Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"a-y-ibrahim-after-effects-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"after-effects-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"the-scribble-thing": {
"url": "https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp"
}
}
}