# Plainly Videos MCP

> Render After Effects-backed video templates from an agent with Plainly's API.

- **Category:** Editing & Post
- **Vendor:** Plainly Videos (official)
- **Pricing:** paid
- **Verified:** 2026-08-28

## What it does

Plainly's official MCP server lets agents browse renderable designs and custom projects, inspect required template parameters, submit renders, and poll output status. It is a practical fit for brand-safe, repeatable film marketing assets: trailers, lower-third variants, social cutdowns, and personalized deliverables built from After Effects templates rather than free-form generation.

## Connect

- Claude Code: `claude mcp add plainly -e PLAINLY_API_KEY=YOUR_KEY -- npx -y @plainly-videos/mcp-server@latest`
- Local: `npx -y @plainly-videos/mcp-server@latest`

**Auth:** api_key (env `PLAINLY_API_KEY`) — <https://app.plainlyvideos.com/dashboard/user/settings/general>

## Capabilities

[template-rendering](https://mcp.film/capabilities/template-rendering.md) · `after-effects` · `video-automation` · `parameterized-video` · [render-status](https://mcp.film/capabilities/render-status.md)

## Sample tools

`list_renderable_items` · `get_renderable_items_details` · `render_item` · `check_render_status`

## Field notes

Official, npm @plainly-videos/mcp-server 1.0.5 (MIT, Node >=18) released Jan 8 2026 and still the latest of six published versions; the repo has 6 stars and was last pushed Jan 30 2026 — seven months without a commit, so this is a shipped-and-parked vendor integration rather than a living project. Four focused tools around template discovery and rendering, no prompts or resources. Templates must already exist in a paid Plainly account; the MCP renders them, it does not author them.

## Verification

- Status: Freshly checked (checked today)
- Added: 2026-06-29
- Last verified: 2026-08-28
- Machine JSON: https://mcp.film/api/mcps/plainly-videos.json

## Links

- Site: https://plainlyvideos.com/?utm_source=mcp.film&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=directory&utm_content=plainly-videos%3Asite
- Docs: https://github.com/plainly-videos/mcp-server?utm_source=mcp.film&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=directory&utm_content=plainly-videos%3Adocs#readme
- Repo: https://github.com/plainly-videos/mcp-server

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Structured data: https://mcp.film/api/mcps/plainly-videos.json · Directory: https://mcp.film