What is io.github.alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp?

MCP server for Adobe Photoshop — 127 tools (generative AI + recipes), standalone web UI. Control Ph…

How do I install io.github.alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp?

Clone io.github.alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp from https://github.com/alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp and configure it as an MCP server in your client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code).

Is io.github.alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp open source?

Yes, io.github.alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp is open source under the MIT license. Source code is available at https://github.com/alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp.

What category does io.github.alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp belong to?

io.github.alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp is listed under Developer Tools MCP servers on MCPFind.

io.github.alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp — MCP Server for Developer Tools

Photoshop MCP

Languages: English · 简体中文 · Español · Deutsch · 日本語 · Türkçe · Website

Chat with Photoshop like a colleague. Describe what you want in plain words — "remove this background", "resize these for Instagram" — and your AI assistant does the clicking for you. Works with Cursor, Claude, or the built-in chat window. No code, no scripts, no IDE required.

Note: This is an unofficial, community-maintained project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Adobe Inc.

What can it do?

✂️ Remove backgrounds — subject isolated with a clean, editable mask
👤 Retouch portraits — skin smoothing, tone fixes, dodge & burn setup
🌐 Export for web & social — sRGB, sharpened, correctly sized for Instagram, X, and more
🎞️ Make carousels — split one wide design into seamless, numbered slides
💧 Watermark in bulk — a whole folder of photos in one go, originals untouched
🎨 Color grade & more — film looks, sky replacement, generative fill (Adobe account required)
⏪ Stay safe — every multi-step "recipe" is a single undo step in Photoshop

Under the hood: 116 tools (100 atomic + 16 one-step recipes) — full list in docs/available-tools.md.

Try saying

Remove the background from this portrait — keep it editable with a mask.

Enhance this portrait — smooth the skin and fix the tones, medium intensity.

Prepare this design for web, then export Instagram and X post variants.

Split this wide banner into a 5-slide seamless Instagram carousel.

More recipes (batch watermark, passport photos, CSV-driven cards, mockups, …) and pre-engineered prompt templates: docs/prompt-layer.md.

Get started

You need Photoshop running (Windows or macOS, any version 2012+) and Node.js 18+.

Option 1 — Easiest: the built-in chat window

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

A chat window opens in your browser. Sign in with an AI provider API key — or reuse your existing Claude Code / Gemini CLI account, no key needed.

Details, providers, and security notes: docs/standalone-ui.md.

Option 2 — Inside your AI app (Cursor, Claude, VS Code)

Claude Code:

claude mcp add photoshop -- npx -y @alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp

Or add this to your MCP client's config (Cursor, Claude Desktop, …):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "photoshop": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

How it works

You type what you want in plain language.
The AI plans the steps, checking the document state first.
Photoshop executes — each recipe lands as one undoable step.

Something went wrong? The AI reads the structured error and knows what to try next. Common fixes: docs/troubleshooting.md.

Documentation

Available tools — all 116 tools with parameters
Standalone UI — providers, auth modes, Action Plan, security
Prompt layer — prompt templates and recipes
Architecture — how the bridge works under the hood
Development — build from source, tests

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a PR.

Maintainer

Built by Ali Sait Teke — GitHub · LinkedIn.

License

MIT

Anonymous, aggregated usage analytics are collected by default and can be disabled anytime — details in docs/anonymous-usage-analytics.md.

Set up in your AI client

AI clientOperating system

Merge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-alisaitteke-photoshop-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.

Claude Desktop setup reference

Compatible MCP Clients

io.github.alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.

Claude Desktop~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.

Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect.

VS Code.vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.

Windsurf~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect.

Claude Code.mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.

io.github.alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp