Premiere Pro Automation MCP Server

283 Premiere tools behind search_tools / invoke_tool, 13 context resources, and 10 guided prompts for Codex, Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and other MCP clients. CEP is the supported production…

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What is the Premiere Pro Automation MCP Server?

Premiere Pro Automation is an MCP project maintained in the hetpatel-11/adobe_premiere_pro_mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “283 Premiere tools behind search_tools / invoke_tool, 13 context resources, and 10 guided prompts for Codex, Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and other MCP clients. CEP…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using premiere-pro-mcp. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
ToolsWhat they do
create_sequence_from_clipsDerive a sequence from pre-imported media when the clip settings should define the sequence.
duplicate_sequenceCopy a sequence; clearContents: true makes an empty reusable template with the source settings.
apply_effectAdd a visual/audio effect component. Identifies and reads back the new component. Premiere 26 has no scripting API to remove effects.
detect_silenceAnalyze a local media file with ffmpeg and return silence ranges. It does not edit the timeline.
create_caption_trackCreate a caption track from an imported subtitle project item, such as an SRT.
read_sequence_captionsReports scripting-visible caption data and explicitly flags that Premiere's DOM often cannot read existing caption text.
build_motion_graphics_demoCreate a complete demo sequence with generated assets, dissolves, and subtle animation.

How to install the Premiere Pro Automation MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "premiere-pro": {
      "command": "premiere-pro-mcp"
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.