Drive Adobe Illustrator from any MCP client: artwork, type, colour, effects, data and export.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add adobe-mcp-illustrator -e ILLUSTRATOR_APP_NAME=<ILLUSTRATOR_APP_NAME> -e ILLUSTRATOR_ALLOWED_DIRS=<ILLUSTRATOR_ALLOWED_DIRS> -e ILLUSTRATOR_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS=<ILLUSTRATOR_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS> -- npx -y [email protected]
{
"mcpServers": {
"adobe-mcp-illustrator": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"ILLUSTRATOR_APP_NAME": "<ILLUSTRATOR_APP_NAME>",
"ILLUSTRATOR_ALLOWED_DIRS": "<ILLUSTRATOR_ALLOWED_DIRS>",
"ILLUSTRATOR_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS": "<ILLUSTRATOR_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS>"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"adobe-mcp-illustrator": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"ILLUSTRATOR_APP_NAME": "<ILLUSTRATOR_APP_NAME>",
"ILLUSTRATOR_ALLOWED_DIRS": "<ILLUSTRATOR_ALLOWED_DIRS>",
"ILLUSTRATOR_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS": "<ILLUSTRATOR_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"adobe-mcp-illustrator": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"ILLUSTRATOR_APP_NAME": "<ILLUSTRATOR_APP_NAME>",
"ILLUSTRATOR_ALLOWED_DIRS": "<ILLUSTRATOR_ALLOWED_DIRS>",
"ILLUSTRATOR_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS": "<ILLUSTRATOR_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MS>"
}
}
}
}
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
ILLUSTRATOR_APP_NAMEOptional | macOS only: address a specific copy, e.g. "Adobe Illustrator 2025". Default: Illustrator by bundle id |
ILLUSTRATOR_ALLOWED_DIRSOptional | Extra directories allowed for file operations (':' on macOS, ';' on Windows) |
ILLUSTRATOR_SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MSOptional | How long to wait for Illustrator before reporting that a dialog may be open. Default 120000 |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.zachshallbetter/adobe-mcp-illustrator |
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