Adobe Premiere Pro MCP Server

The open-source MCP server for Adobe Premiere Pro. Control every aspect of video editing — timeline, color grading, audio mixing, effects, graphics, and export — through natural language.

When to use this skill

Use this skill when:

• Editing video timelines in Adobe Premiere Pro
• Applying color grading or Lumetri color corrections
• Mixing audio tracks, adjusting levels, or adding audio effects
• Adding transitions, effects, or motion graphics
• Exporting or rendering video in various formats
• Automating batch video editing operations
• Managing media libraries and project organization

Architecture

The server uses a multi-language architecture:

AI Assistant (Claude/etc)
    ↓ MCP Protocol
Go Orchestrator (receives MCP calls, distributes tasks)
    ↓
├── Rust Engine (media scanning, asset indexing, codec/duration/resolution/waveform analysis)
├── Python Intelligence (script parsing, EDL generation, footage-to-scene matching)
└── TypeScript Bridge (executes commands in Premiere Pro via ExtendScript/CEP)

MCP Server Configuration

Add to your MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "premiere-pro": {
      "command": "./go-orchestrator/bin/server",
      "args": ["--transport", "stdio"]
    }
  }
}

Setup

git clone https://github.com/ayushozha/AdobePremiereProMCP.git
cd AdobePremiereProMCP
just install
just build

Key Capabilities (907 tools)

Timeline Editing

• Create, modify, delete sequences
• Add/remove/trim/split clips on timeline
• Ripple edit, roll edit, slip, slide
• Multi-track editing with markers

Color Grading

• Lumetri color panel controls
• Color wheels (shadows, midtones, highlights)
• Curves, HSL secondary, vignette
• LUT application and management

Audio Mixing

• Track volume and pan controls
• Audio effects (EQ, compression, reverb)
• Essential Sound panel categories
• Audio ducking and crossfades

Effects & Transitions

• Apply/modify video and audio effects
• Cross dissolve, dip to black, custom transitions
• Effect presets and keyframe animation
• Motion controls (position, scale, rotation, opacity)

Graphics & Titles

• Essential Graphics panel
• Text layers with formatting
• Shape layers and logos
• Motion graphics templates (.mogrt)

Export

• Adobe Media Encoder integration
• Format presets (H.264, ProRes, DNxHD, etc.)
• Batch export with queue management
• Custom encoding settings

Common Patterns

Edit a video from a script

"Edit my interview video using this script. The footage is in /media/interview/.
Add lower thirds for speakers, color grade to match our brand,
normalize audio to -16 LUFS, and export as H.264 1080p."

The agent will: scan media → parse script → assemble timeline → add graphics → color grade → mix audio → export.

Quick color correction

"Apply a warm film look to all clips on V1.
Lift shadows slightly, add orange to midtones,
and reduce highlight saturation by 15%."

Audio normalization

"Normalize all dialogue clips to -16 LUFS,
add a high-pass filter at 80Hz,
and apply light compression (2:1 ratio, -18dB threshold)."

Common Mistakes

• Always check that Premiere Pro is running before sending MCP commands
• Never modify the active sequence without confirming the correct project is open
• Always use the render queue for exports rather than direct encoding
• Never assume clip names match filenames — use the media browser to verify