Premiere Pro MCP Server

Control Adobe Premiere Pro from Claude using the Model Context Protocol. 170+ tools for editing, effects, captions, export, and more.

How it works

Claude ←→ MCP Server (Node.js) ←→ WebSocket ←→ CEP Panel ←→ ExtendScript ←→ Premiere Pro

Requirements

• Adobe Premiere Pro 2023+ (tested on 2026)
• Node.js 18+
• Claude Desktop or Claude Code
• Windows

Quick Start

Automatic Install

git clone https://github.com/antipaster/premiere-pro-mcp.git
cd premiere-pro-mcp
install.bat

The installer will:

1. Enable unsigned CEP extensions (debug mode)
2. Symlink the CEP panel into Premiere Pro's extensions folder
3. Install dependencies and build
4. Configure Claude Desktop and Claude Code

Connect

1. Open Premiere Pro
2. Go to Window > Extensions > MCP Bridge
3. The panel should show "Connected"
4. Start Claude and use Premiere Pro tools

Configuration

Copy config.example.json to config.json and edit:

{
  "port": 8097,
  "elevenlabs": {
    "api_key": "your-elevenlabs-api-key",
    "default_voice_id": "21m00Tcm4TlvDq8ikWAM",
    "default_model": "eleven_multilingual_v2"
  }
}

| Setting | Description | Default | |---------|-------------|---------| | port | WebSocket port for CEP bridge | 8097 | | elevenlabs.api_key | ElevenLabs API key for AI voiceover | "" | | elevenlabs.default_voice_id | Default voice (Rachel) | 21m00Tcm4TlvDq8ikWAM | | elevenlabs.default_model | TTS model | eleven_multilingual_v2 |

Tools (170+)

Project (28 tools)

open_project save_project close_project import_media create_bin find_project_items get_project_info get_project_items create_proxy attach_proxy toggle_proxy_mode create_sub_clip relink_media refresh_media import_ae_comps import_sequences flush_cache delete_project_items consolidate_duplicates set_project_settings set_project_item_in_out clear_project_item_in_out rename_project_item get_project_item_info get_project_item_type_info set_override_frame_rate set_override_pixel_aspect_ratio move_project_item

Sequence (23 tools)

create_sequence create_sequence_from_clip clone_sequence delete_sequence set_active_sequence get_active_sequence get_sequences get_sequence_settings add_tracks remove_track rename_track get_track_info set_track_locked set_track_muted create_subsequence nest_clips auto_reframe_sequence scene_edit_detection set_sequence_in_out clear_sequence_in_out get_work_area set_work_area deselect_all

Timeline (25 tools)

add_clip_to_timeline overwrite_clip_to_timeline remove_clip move_clip_to_track set_clip_position set_clip_in_out set_clip_speed razor_clip razor_all_tracks ripple_delete enable_disable_clip set_timeline_clip_label rename_clip link_clips unlink_clip duplicate_clip freeze_frame slip_clip slide_clip set_clip_mute get_clip_info get_clip_speed get_selection select_clips set_scale_to_frame_size

Effects (19 tools)

apply_effect remove_effect get_clip_effects set_effect_enabled get_effect_property set_effect_property get_video_effects_list get_audio_effects_list apply_transition remove_transition get_video_transitions_list get_audio_transitions_list set_default_transition add_keyframe remove_keyframe get_keyframes set_keyframe_interpolation get_clip_transform set_clip_transform

Markers (8 tools)

add_marker get_markers remove_marker clear_all_markers update_marker add_clip_marker get_clip_markers add_project_item_marker

Audio (10 tools)

set_clip_volume get_clip_volume set_track_volume set_track_pan solo_track get_audio_channel_mapping set_audio_channel_mapping apply_audio_crossfade add_audio_keyframe set_clip_mute

Export (9 tools)

export_sequence export_direct export_frame export_aaf export_omf export_edl export_final_cut_xml export_captions get_encoder_presets

Graphics & Captions (18 tools)

add_text_graphic add_tiktok_caption add_caption_sequence style_text_graphic get_available_mogrts import_mogrt add_mogrt_to_timeline get_mogrt_properties set_mogrt_property add_color_matte add_black_video add_bars_and_tone add_caption_track get_caption_tracks get_captions add_caption update_caption remove_caption

AI (3 tools)

elevenlabs_list_voices elevenlabs_generate_speech elevenlabs_generate_captions_voice

Playback & Scripting (22 tools)

play stop step_forward step_backward go_to_start go_to_end go_to_next_edit go_to_previous_edit go_to_in_point go_to_out_point set_playhead get_playhead set_workspace open_in_source_monitor get_source_monitor_clip set_source_in_out execute_extendscript execute_qe_script get_app_version undo redo get_connection_status

Metadata (10 tools)

get_clip_metadata set_clip_metadata get_file_metadata get_xmp_metadata set_xmp_metadata get_clip_color_space set_clip_description set_project_item_label set_label_defaults set_scale_to_frame_size

Architecture

premiere-pro-mcp/
├── src/                    # MCP server (TypeScript)
│   ├── server.ts           # Entry point
│   ├── bridge.ts           # WebSocket bridge to CEP
│   ├── config.ts           # Config loader
│   └── tools/              # 14 tool modules
│       ├── index.ts
│       ├── project.ts      # Project management
│       ├── sequence.ts     # Sequence operations
│       ├── timeline.ts     # Timeline editing
│       ├── effects.ts      # Effects & transitions
│       ├── markers.ts      # Markers
│       ├── audio.ts        # Audio controls
│       ├── export.ts       # Export & render
│       ├── metadata.ts     # Metadata & XMP
│       ├── captions.ts     # Captions & subtitles
│       ├── graphics.ts     # Graphics, MOGRTs, text
│       ├── playback.ts     # Playback & navigation
│       ├── scripting.ts    # Raw ExtendScript & QE
│       ├── ai.ts           # ElevenLabs TTS
│       └── connection.ts   # Connection status
├── cep/                    # CEP extension (runs inside Premiere)
│   ├── CSXS/manifest.xml   # Extension manifest
│   ├── index.html          # Panel UI
│   ├── js/
│   │   ├── CSInterface.js  # Adobe CSInterface v11
│   │   └── main.js         # WebSocket client + JSX loader
│   └── jsx/                # ExtendScript modules
│       ├── premiere.jsx    # Entry point
│       ├── utils.jsx       # Shared helpers
│       ├── project.jsx     # Project functions
│       ├── sequence.jsx    # Sequence functions
│       ├── timeline.jsx    # Timeline functions
│       ├── effects.jsx     # Effects functions
│       ├── markers.jsx     # Marker functions
│       ├── audio.jsx       # Audio functions
│       ├── export.jsx      # Export functions
│       ├── metadata.jsx    # Metadata functions
│       ├── captions.jsx    # Caption functions
│       ├── graphics.jsx    # Graphics functions
│       └── playback.jsx    # Playback functions
├── config.json             # Configuration
├── install.bat             # Auto-installer
├── package.json
└── tsconfig.json

License

MIT