# After Effects MCP (Engine Room)

Describe an animation (lower third, logo reveal, counter) and it builds editable layers, keyframes, easing, effects, expressions and text in your project.

* Page: https://agentcut.dev/tools/after-effects-mcp-engine-room/
* Source: https://github.com/Engine-Room-Games/after-effects-mcp
* Works with: After Effects
* Type: MCP server
* Setup difficulty: easy
* Supported versions: After Effects 2026 on macOS or Windows; Node 22+ for editor clients
* Price: free
* License: MIT
* GitHub stars: 33
* Last updated: 2026-10-17
* Checked: 2026-10-17

Setup steps:

1. Install via the npm package @engine-room/after-effects-mcp or the installer described in the README.
2. Restart After Effects 2026.
3. Connect Claude Code, Cursor, Codex or another MCP client.
4. Ask for an animation and inspect the result in your timeline.

Safety notes:

* Includes run_jsx, which runs arbitrary ExtendScript.
* macOS builds are signed and notarized; the Windows build is unsigned (SmartScreen may warn).

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