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AFTER EFFECTS MCP SERVER TOOLS

30 tools from the After Effects MCP Server MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

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// ALL 30 AFTER EFFECTS MCP SERVER TOOLS

READ 10 tools

Read analyze-audio-waveform Analyze a WAV audio file to extract waveform amplitude data and detect peaks/transients. First call get-aud... Read get-audio-info Get audio metadata, source file path, existing markers, and audio level keyframes for a layer in After Effe... Read get-help Get help on using the After Effects MCP integration Read get-layer-clip-frames Get a layer Read get-results Get results from the last script executed in After Effects Read list-available-effects List all effects available in this After Effects installation, with optional text filter. Read list-layer-effects List effects on a layer, with optional recursive property details. Read list-presets List available After Effects .ffx presets from common or provided folders. Read mcp_aftereffects_get_effects_help Get help on using After Effects effects Read search-presets Search After Effects .ffx presets by name or path.

WRITE 16 tools

Write add-any-effect Add any After Effects effect to a layer by matchName or display name. Write add-marker Add a marker to a layer or composition at a specified time. Markers can include a comment, label color, cha... Write add-markers-bulk Add multiple layer or composition markers at once. Use this after analyze-audio-waveform to place markers a... Write apply-effect Apply an effect to a layer in After Effects Write apply-effect-template Apply a predefined effect template to a layer in After Effects Write apply-preset Apply an After Effects .ffx preset file to a layer. Write center-layers Center one layer, selected layers, or all layers in a composition. Write create-adjustment-layer Create an adjustment layer in the specified composition (or active comp). Write create-composition Create a new composition in After Effects with specified parameters Write mcp_aftereffects_applyEffect Apply an effect to a layer in After Effects Write mcp_aftereffects_applyEffectTemplate Apply a predefined effect template to a layer in After Effects Write set-audio-levels Set the audio levels (in dB) for an audio or AV layer. Supports per-channel control and optional keyframing. Write set-effect-keyframe Set an effect property keyframe with optional graph interpolation and easy-ease controls. Write set-effect-property Set or keyframe any property on an existing layer effect using name/index/path. Write setLayerExpression Set or remove an expression for a specific layer property. Write setLayerKeyframe Set a keyframe for a specific layer property at a given time.

DESTRUCTIVE 1 tools

Destructive remove-effect Remove one specific effect (or all effects) from a layer.

EXECUTE 3 tools

Execute run-bridge-test Run the bridge test effects script to verify communication and apply test effects Execute run-script Run a read-only script in After Effects Execute test-animation Test animation functionality in After Effects

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How many tools does the After Effects MCP Server MCP server have? +

The After Effects MCP Server MCP server exposes 30 tools across 4 categories: Read, Write, Destructive, Execute.

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After Effects MCP Server tools are categorised as Read (10), Write (16), Destructive (1), Execute (3). Each category has a recommended default policy.

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