# Plainly Videos MCP (official)

Lets agents browse your Plainly After Effects templates, see required parameters and previews, and render them in Plainly's cloud.

* Page: https://agentcut.dev/tools/plainly-videos-mcp-official/
* Source: https://github.com/plainly-videos/mcp-server
* Works with: After Effects
* Type: MCP server (cloud)
* Setup difficulty: easy
* Supported versions: Node.js 18+
* Price: paid
* License: unknown
* GitHub stars: 6
* Last updated: 2026-09-21
* Checked: 2026-10-17

Setup steps:

1. Create a Plainly API key in your Plainly account.
2. Add the server to your MCP client with PLAINLY_API_KEY set.
3. Ask the agent to list renderable templates and their parameters.

Safety notes:

* Needs a Plainly API key; renders run in Plainly's cloud (paid service).
* Store the key in your MCP config, not in prompts.

More After Effects tools: https://agentcut.dev/after-effects-mcp/

---
AgentCut: https://agentcut.dev/ · All tools as JSON: https://agentcut.dev/tools.json · Overview for agents: https://agentcut.dev/llms.txt