Drive Adobe Premiere Pro from any MCP client: projects, sequences, timeline edits, effects, export.
To add Premiere Pro MCP Server to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 5 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y adobe-mcp-premiere@0.1.0Environment variables
PREMIERE_WS_PORTSet in your MCP configBRIDGE_TOKENSet in your MCP configPREMIERE_ALLOWED_DIRSSet in your MCP configPREMIERE_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MSSet in your MCP configPREMIERE_CONNECT_WAIT_MSSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add premiere-pro --env PREMIERE_WS_PORT=<YOUR_PREMIERE_WS_PORT> --env BRIDGE_TOKEN=<YOUR_BRIDGE_TOKEN> --env PREMIERE_ALLOWED_DIRS=<YOUR_PREMIERE_ALLOWED_DIRS> --env PREMIERE_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS=<YOUR_PREMIERE_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS> --env PREMIERE_CONNECT_WAIT_MS=<YOUR_PREMIERE_CONNECT_WAIT_MS> -- npx -y adobe-mcp-premiere@0.1.0
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
Premiere Pro MCP Server exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
PREMIERE_WS_PORT BRIDGE_TOKEN PREMIERE_ALLOWED_DIRS PREMIERE_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS PREMIERE_CONNECT_WAIT_MS
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Premiere Pro MCP Server?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add Premiere Pro MCP Server to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with Premiere Pro MCP Server?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to Premiere Pro MCP Server as well.
Does Premiere Pro MCP Server need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: PREMIERE_WS_PORT, BRIDGE_TOKEN, PREMIERE_ALLOWED_DIRS, PREMIERE_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS, PREMIERE_CONNECT_WAIT_MS. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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