Adobe Express MCP Server

Adobe Express add-on developer MCP server for integrating with LLMs

Local serverstdioTypeScript

What is the Adobe Express MCP server?

Adobe express mcp server lets Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients work with Adobe Express directly. Adobe Express add-on developer MCP server for integrating with LLMs.

What Adobe Express does

This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed for Adobe Express Add-on developers. It provides developer-focused tools to assist with building Adobe Express add-ons and integrating with Adobe Express SDK.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 4 tools directly:

  • Mac — ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • Windows — %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server
  • Setup — The Setup tool exposed by this server

Installing the adobe express mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as community-express-dev-mcp, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Requirements

  • Visual Studio Code (version 1.99 or newer) - GitHub Copilot extension - Node.js environment (v18 or newer recommended)

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Adobe Express sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Mac, Windows, Prerequisites among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • Maintained by EnventDigital, written in TypeScript.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the adobe express mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Mac~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.
SetupThe Setup tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Adobe Express MCP server

3. Add the server configuration:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adobe-express": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/community-express-dev-mcp/dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • Visual Studio Code (version 1.99 or newer) - GitHub Copilot extension - Node.js environment (v18 or newer recommended)

Example prompts to try

  • Use Adobe Express to Mac.
  • Use Adobe Express to Windows.
  • Use Adobe Express to Prerequisites.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Adobe Express to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 4 tools (Mac, Windows, Prerequisites, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Adobe Express directly.