Adobe Premiere Pro MCP

What it does

A 283-tool MCP server that controls Premiere Pro through a CEP extension bridge: import media, edit sequences, apply effects and transitions, and export, with context resources and guided prompts alongside the tools. Lets an agent do real NLE assembly inside the editor filmmakers already use, which Adobe's own connector does not offer.

Connect

claude mcp add premiere-pro -- premiere-pro-mcp

Local install: premiere-pro-mcp (after `npm install -g adobe-premiere-pro-mcp`, then `premiere-pro-mcp --install-cep` and `premiere-pro-mcp --doctor`; restart Premiere and start the bridge from Window > Extensions > MCP Bridge (CEP)). Node 20+, macOS or Windows, same machine as Premiere. Set PREMIERE_MCP_TOOLSET=full to list every tool instead of the search/invoke gateway.

Sample tools

Field notes

Packaged on npm as adobe-premiere-pro-mcp (MIT; 1.2.8 on 2 Sep 2026), so a global install plus `--install-cep` is the documented path and the client just runs the premiere-pro-mcp binary. Two things changed since August that bite: (1) tools/list now advertises only five tools by default — search_tools, get_tool_schema, invoke_tool, verify_premiere_connection, list_sequences — and the other 280 operations are reached through search_tools then invoke_tool; set PREMIERE_MCP_TOOLSET=full for a flat list (the README recommends that for Claude Code's native tool search). (2) Anonymous usage telemetry is ON by default — install id, OS, version, tool names and success/failure, not project names or media paths per the README; opt out with PREMIERE_MCP_TELEMETRY=0, DO_NOT_TRACK=1, or the checkbox in the CEP panel. The panel also nags about npm updates (PREMIERE_MCP_UPDATE_CHECK=0 to silence). Nothing connects until you open the CEP panel in Premiere and click Start Bridge; run `verify_premiere_connection` first. CEP is the supported bridge; UXP is explicitly experimental. Adobe DOES have an official MCP — the hosted 'Adobe for Creativity' connector, listed separately here — but its video surface is reformat/quick-cut class with no tool that opens or edits a Premiere project, so community bridges still own real editorial. This one: 607 stars, pushed 25 Sep 2026. Alternatives: leancoderkavy/premiere-pro-mcp (288 stars, MIT, pushed 25 Sep 2026) and ayushozha/AdobePremiereProMCP (106 stars, MIT, pushed 31 Aug 2026) — both clone-and-build.

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