# aftr

'Puppeteer for After Effects': a Node controller sends JSON commands to a CEP panel that runs them as ExtendScript, plus a spec-driven pipeline that builds clips and self-corrects them by rendering.

* Page: https://agentcut.dev/tools/aftr/
* Source: https://github.com/Arman-Luthra/aftr
* Works with: After Effects, FFmpeg
* Type: CLI + MCP server
* Setup difficulty: medium
* Supported versions: After Effects 2024 to 2026; Node 18+; ffmpeg on PATH
* Price: free
* License: MIT
* GitHub stars: 24
* Last updated: 2026-07-13
* Checked: 2026-10-17

Setup steps:

1. Install Node 18+ and ffmpeg.
2. Run npx aftr-studio controller (or pip install aftr-studio).
3. Install the panel into AE with the README's one-command sign-and-deploy step.
4. Use it from Claude Code.

Safety notes:

* Self-signs and deploys a CEP panel into After Effects.
* Runs ExtendScript generated from agent commands.

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