# premiere-pro-mcp

Sets up and checks the Adobe Premiere Pro MCP server, then helps an agent import media, build sequences, and edit timelines.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 844 installs · ★ 755
- Author: hetpatel-11
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/hetpatel-11/Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP/tree/HEAD/skills/premiere-pro-mcp/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/premiere-pro-mcp

## What it does

This skill guides installation and troubleshooting for Adobe Premiere Pro MCP across Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, and OpenCode. Through MCP tools, an agent can inspect a project, find sequences and project items, import media, create sequences, edit timelines, apply effects, and diagnose bridge problems.

It starts with read-only calls such as `get_project_info`, `list_sequences`, and `list_project_items`. Other tools are located with `search_tools` and run through `invoke_tool`. For rough cuts, media is imported first and passed to `create_sequence_from_clips`; a new sequence can also use `create_sequence` with a real `.sqpreset`, or `duplicate_sequence` with `clearContents=true`.

Premiere Pro must be running with `MCP Bridge (CEP)` open, and both sides need the same `/tmp/premiere-mcp-bridge` directory. That is the point to check first: installation can finish without Premiere, but live tool verification requires the application and its CEP bridge.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hetpatel-11/Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP --skill premiere-pro-mcp -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/premiere-pro-mcp/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/premiere-pro-mcp/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hetpatel-11/Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP --skill premiere-pro-mcp -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/premiere-pro-mcp/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hetpatel-11/Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP --skill premiere-pro-mcp -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/premiere-pro-mcp/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install hetpatel-11/Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP premiere-pro-mcp
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/premiere-pro-mcp/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hetpatel-11/Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP --skill premiere-pro-mcp -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/hetpatel-11/Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP --path skills/premiere-pro-mcp
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/premiere-pro-mcp/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hetpatel-11/Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP --skill premiere-pro-mcp -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/hetpatel-11/Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP/tree/HEAD/skills/premiere-pro-mcp/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- set up the Adobe Premiere Pro MCP server
- verify the agent connection to Premiere Pro
- import media and build a sequence
- edit a timeline and apply an effect
- diagnose a Premiere bridge failure

## Example prompts
- Set up `premiere-pro-mcp`, check the Premiere Pro connection, and run safe read-only verification.
- Import `video.mp4`, create a new sequence from it, and confirm the result with `list_sequences`.
- Use `search_tools` to find the black-and-white effect operation, then apply it to the active sequence.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: premiere-pro-mcp
description: Install, verify, troubleshoot, and operate the Adobe Premiere Pro MCP server. Use when a user wants an agent to set up Premiere MCP, connect Claude Code/Codex/Claude Desktop, control Premiere, import media, build sequences, edit timelines, apply effects, or diagnose bridge issues.
---

# Adobe Premiere Pro MCP

Use this skill when working with the Adobe Premiere Pro MCP server from `hetpatel-11/Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP`.

## Core Rules

- Use the MCP tools for Premiere operations; do not invent ExtendScript unless the MCP tool surface is missing the needed operation.
- Default MCP `tools/list` is a small always-on set. Call `search_tools` (BM25 query or regex pattern), then `invoke_tool` with the exact name. `PREMIERE_MCP_TOOLSET=full` lists every tool.
- Prefer read-only discovery first: `get_project_info`, `list_sequences`, `list_project_items`, `get_active_sequence`, and relevant resource reads.
- Use real imported media. If the user asks to edit with assets, verify file paths exist, import them with `import_media`, then place the imported project item IDs on a sequence.
- Keep the temp directory consistent across the MCP server and CEP panel: `/tmp/premiere-mcp-bridge` unless the user explicitly configured another path.
- Ask before destructive or externally visible actions: deleting clips/media, overwriting exports, closing projects, saving over important project files, or sending files elsewhere.
- For generated/demo edits, prefer creating a new clearly named sequence instead of modifying the user's active sequence.
- If a tool returns `success: false`, report the exact error and run diagnostics before retrying blindly.

## Install Workflow

If the user asks you to install or set up the MCP:

1. Check the OS. The automated installer is macOS-focused.
2. Clone or open the repo:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/hetpatel-11/Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP.git
cd Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP
```

3. On macOS, run:

```bash
npm run setup:mac
```

4. For non-macOS or manual client setup, run:

```bash
npm install
npm run build
```

5. Register the MCP server in the user's client with:

```text
command: node /absolute/path/to/Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP/dist/index.js
env: PREMIERE_TEMP_DIR=/tmp/premiere-mcp-bridge
```

For Codex, prefer:

```bash
codex mcp add premiere_pro --env PREMIERE_TEMP_DIR=/tmp/premiere-mcp-bridge -- node /absolute/path/to/Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP/dist/index.js
```

## Premiere Bridge Startup

After installing:

1. Restart the MCP client if it reads config only at startup.
2. Restart Premiere Pro.
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