Adobe InDesign through COM only: scripts, previews, preflight, verified exports, backups.
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claude mcp add nexus-indesign -e NEXUS_INDESIGN_HOME=<NEXUS_INDESIGN_HOME> -e INDESIGN_MCP_READ_ROOTS=<INDESIGN_MCP_READ_ROOTS> -e INDESIGN_MCP_WRITE_ROOTS=<INDESIGN_MCP_WRITE_ROOTS> -- https://github.com/pironjulien/NexusInDesign/releases/download/v4.3.1/nexus-indesign-4.3.1-win-x64.mcpb{
"mcpServers": {
"nexus-indesign": {
"command": "https://github.com/pironjulien/NexusInDesign/releases/download/v4.3.1/nexus-indesign-4.3.1-win-x64.mcpb",
"args": [],
"env": {
"NEXUS_INDESIGN_HOME": "<NEXUS_INDESIGN_HOME>",
"INDESIGN_MCP_READ_ROOTS": "<INDESIGN_MCP_READ_ROOTS>",
"INDESIGN_MCP_WRITE_ROOTS": "<INDESIGN_MCP_WRITE_ROOTS>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"nexus-indesign": {
"command": "https://github.com/pironjulien/NexusInDesign/releases/download/v4.3.1/nexus-indesign-4.3.1-win-x64.mcpb",
"args": [],
"env": {
"NEXUS_INDESIGN_HOME": "<NEXUS_INDESIGN_HOME>",
"INDESIGN_MCP_READ_ROOTS": "<INDESIGN_MCP_READ_ROOTS>",
"INDESIGN_MCP_WRITE_ROOTS": "<INDESIGN_MCP_WRITE_ROOTS>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"nexus-indesign": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "https://github.com/pironjulien/NexusInDesign/releases/download/v4.3.1/nexus-indesign-4.3.1-win-x64.mcpb",
"args": [],
"env": {
"NEXUS_INDESIGN_HOME": "<NEXUS_INDESIGN_HOME>",
"INDESIGN_MCP_READ_ROOTS": "<INDESIGN_MCP_READ_ROOTS>",
"INDESIGN_MCP_WRITE_ROOTS": "<INDESIGN_MCP_WRITE_ROOTS>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
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Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
NEXUS_INDESIGN_HOMEOptional | Install and state folder (settings, backups, audit) instead of ~/.nexus/nexus-indesign |
INDESIGN_MCP_READ_ROOTSOptional | Folders documents may be opened from (;-separated, default: the user profile) |
INDESIGN_MCP_WRITE_ROOTSOptional | Folders exports and saves may be written to (;-separated, default: the user profile) |
Details
| Package | https://github.com/pironjulien/NexusInDesign/releases/download/v4.3.1/nexus-indesign-4.3.1-win-x64.mcpb (MCPB, stdio) |
| Package | https://github.com/pironjulien/NexusInDesign/releases/download/v4.3.1/nexus-indesign-4.3.1-win-arm64.mcpb (MCPB, stdio) |
| First published | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.pironjulien/nexus-indesign |
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