# Surehand MCP for After Effects

Solves: Lets Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor or VS Code work inside After Effects and report exactly what changed. Every edit is one undo step, structural changes come with pixel checks that the picture stayed the same, and it can check a comp against a delivery spec or stress-test a template.

Lets Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor or VS Code work inside After Effects and report exactly what changed. Every edit is one undo step, structural changes come with pixel checks that the picture stayed the same, and it can check a comp against a delivery spec or stress-test a template.

* Page: https://agentcut.dev/tools/surehand-mcp-after-effects/
* Source: https://github.com/ConformLabs/surehand-mcp
* Works with: After Effects
* Type: MCP server + After Effects panel
* Setup difficulty: easy
* Supported versions: After Effects 2025 and 2026 tested on Mac and Windows (loads in CC 2019 and newer, best effort); Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, LM Studio
* Price: free
* License: MIT
* GitHub stars: 2
* Last updated: 2026-10-26
* Checked: 2026-10-26

Setup steps:

1. Download the latest release: the .pkg for Mac, Setup.exe for Windows, or the .mcpb file if you only use Claude Desktop
2. Run the installer (Node.js is included, no admin rights needed)
3. Open After Effects and open the Surehand panel
4. Follow the setup guide for your AI app on conformlabs.co/get, then ask it to inspect or fix a comp

Safety notes:

* Each edit is a single undo step and comes back with a list of what changed
* Runs locally: an MCP server on your computer talks to a panel inside After Effects. No account needed
* Very new project with few GitHub stars so far, so test on a copy of your project first

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