mcp.film / Editing & Post / Plainly Videos MCP

Plainly Videos MCP

Officialby Plainly Videospaidverified Oct 10, 2026

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

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

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plainly-videos": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@plainly-videos/mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PLAINLY_API_KEY": "YOUR_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plainly-videos": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@plainly-videos/mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PLAINLY_API_KEY": "YOUR_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Auth: api_key · env PLAINLY_API_KEY — https://app.plainlyvideos.com/dashboard/user/settings/general

Sample tools

list_renderable_itemsget_renderable_items_detailsrender_itemcheck_render_status

Field notes

Official. npm @plainly-videos/mcp-server 1.0.5 (MIT, Node >=18) was released Jan 8 2026 and is still the latest of six published versions (re-checked 10 Oct 2026). The repo (6 stars) was pushed on Sep 21 2026, but that commit only refreshed the README and added a star prompt; the last code change shipped with 1.0.5. Treat it as a shipped-and-parked vendor integration, not a living project. The README also offers a Smithery install path, which needs a Smithery key on top of the Plainly one. 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.

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