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Photoshop MCP

Photoshop MCP is a TypeScript MCP server that exposes tools for controlling Adobe Photoshop through compatible AI clients, including Cursor, Claude and custom LLMs. Its tool collection supports image-editing operations such as background removal, portrait retouching, web export preparation, carousel splitting and batch watermarking.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use it when Photoshop is part of the workflow and you want an MCP-compatible AI client or the built-in chat interface to invoke editing operations there.

Who it is for

  • Photoshop users who want to request editing operations through an AI assistant.
  • Developers connecting MCP-compatible clients or custom LLMs to Photoshop.
  • Creative teams looking to incorporate repeatable Photoshop operations into an AI-assisted workflow.

Documented uses

  • Remove an image background while keeping the subject on an editable mask.
  • Retouch portraits and adjust tones.
  • Prepare images for web or social exports.
  • Split a wide design into numbered carousel slides.
  • Apply watermarks to multiple photos.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The README lists Windows and macOS, Node.js 18 or later, and Photoshop running as prerequisites. It describes the project as MIT-licensed and open source. The built-in chat setup uses an AI provider API key or an existing Claude Code or Gemini CLI account.

  • This is an MCP server that controls Photoshop, not a standalone image editor.
  • The documented setup requires Photoshop running and Node.js 18 or later.
  • The built-in browser chat is an alternative to using a separate MCP-compatible AI client.
  • Jev prompt routing is an experimental opt-in feature that requires a TypeSafe API key; without the key, the README says nothing is sent to TypeSafe.
  • The project identifies itself as unofficial and community-maintained, and not affiliated with Adobe.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Launch the built-in chat interface

Start Photoshop MCP’s browser-based chat interface for issuing Photoshop requests.

Before you start

  • Node.js 18 or later
  • Photoshop running on Windows or macOS
  • An AI provider API key, or an existing Claude Code or Gemini CLI account

Steps

  1. Run the command below in a terminal.

    Documented command
    npx -p @alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp ui

  2. Use the AI provider API key or the documented Claude Code or Gemini CLI account option to connect the interface.

  3. Describe a Photoshop task in the chat, such as removing a background or preparing an export.

Expected outcome

A browser chat interface for sending editing requests to the running Photoshop application.

Guide limitations

  • The README describes this as the built-in chat interface; specific provider setup details are in the standalone UI documentation.
  • Jev routing is experimental and opt-in, and requires a TypeSafe API key.
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