Photoshop MCP vs Ssemble AI Clipping
A side-by-side look at the Photoshop MCP and Ssemble AI Clipping MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Photoshop MCP for multimedia process work as a local process; choose Ssemble AI Clipping for multimedia process as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Photoshop MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Multimedia Process domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose Ssemble AI Clipping when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Multimedia Process domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
SSEMBLE_API_KEY, SSEMBLE_API_BASE_URL. - You want tools like
create_short, get_status, get_shorts.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Multimedia Process | Multimedia Process |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | SSEMBLE_API_KEYSSEMBLE_API_BASE_URL |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 709 | 7 |
| Directory activity | 8 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 9 |
| Full listing | View Photoshop MCP | View Ssemble AI Clipping |
Tools & capabilities
Photoshop MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ssemble AI Clipping tools 9
create_shortCreate AI-generated short clips from a video. Returns request ID instantly.get_statusCheck processing progress (0-100%) and current stepget_shortsRetrieve completed clips with video URLs, titles, viral scoreslist_requestsList all your requests with pagination and status filteringdelete_requestPermanently delete a request and its videoslist_templatesBrowse caption style templateslist_musicBrowse background music trackslist_game_videosBrowse gameplay overlay videoslist_meme_hooksBrowse meme hook attention-grabber clips
Ready-to-paste client configs
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.
Photoshop MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"photoshop-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"-p",
"@alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp",
"ui"
]
}
}
}
Ssemble AI Clipping
{
"mcpServers": {
"ssemble-ai-clipping-2": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ssemble/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SSEMBLE_API_KEY": "YOUR_SSEMBLE_API_KEY_HERE",
"SSEMBLE_API_BASE_URL": "YOUR_SSEMBLE_API_BASE_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Photoshop MCP is categorized under Multimedia Process and uses a local stdio subprocess. Ssemble AI Clipping belongs to Multimedia Process and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Photoshop MCP for multimedia process work and Ssemble AI Clipping for multimedia process.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Photoshop MCP is listed as free. Ssemble AI Clipping has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add photoshop-mcp and ssemble-ai-clipping-2 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Photoshop MCP has a quality signal of 52/100 (Good) with 8 views, 0 installs and 709 GitHub stars. Ssemble AI Clipping has 53/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 7 GitHub stars.