Best Claude Apps

Adobe Claude connector

Design, combine, and edit with Adobe pro tools

Add Adobe to Claude

Add to Claude
URL https://adobe-creativity.adobe.io/mcp
$ claude mcp add --transport http adobe https://adobe-creativity.adobe.io/mcp

Needs a Adobe account All setup steps

Adobe in Claude at a glance

Reads
27 tools
Fonts, pdfs, assets and 19 more
Creates & edits
31 tools
Pdfs, assets, collaborators and 28 more
Deletes
2 tools
Backgrounds and pages
Acts as
Your account
Claude works through your own Adobe sign-in

Counts come from the tool names in the official listing. See every tool

How a request travels Illustration, not a screenshot

  1. 1 · You ask

    “Find Adobe fonts about [a topic].”

  2. 2 · Claude calls

    find_fonts

    Finds fonts that match what you ask for

  3. 3 · Server runs it

    adobe-creativity.adobe.io

    As your Adobe account

  4. 4 · Answer

    Reply in the chat

    Write tools can be set to ask you first

The prompt is our example and the tool is one from Adobe’s list. Claude chooses tools itself, so real calls can differ.

Works in Claude on the web Claude Desktop Claude mobile apps Claude Code Other remote MCP clients

How to add Adobe to Claude

Adobe docs

Claude app web · desktop · mobile

  1. 1 Click Add to Claude or open Settings → Connectors and search for Adobe.
  2. 2 Click Connect. Sign in to Adobe and approve access.
  3. 3 In a chat, check Adobe is on in the tools menu under the message box. Then ask.

On Team and Enterprise plans an owner may need to allow it first.

Claude Code terminal

  1. 1
    Add the server: 
    claude mcp add --transport http adobe https://adobe-creativity.adobe.io/mcp
    Add --scope user to use it in every project.
  2. 2 Run /mcp, pick adobe and sign in.
  3. 3 Check with claude mcp list.

Custom connector or any MCP client

In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Other clients that support remote (streamable HTTP) servers take the same URL.

Adobe MCP server URL

https://adobe-creativity.adobe.io/mcp

Adobe MCP tools

109

27 read, 31 write, 2 delete, 49 unclear. The official listing gives tool names only, so the text beside each name is our summary of it, not the developer’s wording.

  • Fonts 5 tools

    • find_fonts Finds fonts that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • font_preview Opens one font with its details (our summary)
    • font_recommend Recommends a font (our summary)
    • font_search Finds fonts that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • font_details Unclear

  • Pdfs 3 tools

    • document_convert_pdf Converts a pdf (our summary)
    • pdf_export Exports a pdf (our summary)
    • pdf_create Writes Adds a new pdf (our summary)

  • Assets 2 tools

    • asset_search Finds assets that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • asset_copy_assets Writes Makes a copy of an asset (our summary)

  • Collaborators 2 tools

    • asset_list_collaborators Pulls up a list of collaborators (our summary)
    • asset_invite_collaborators Writes Invites collaborators (our summary)
Show 94 more groups · 97 tools, 78 that change data · files, presets, acrobat proxies, acrobat readonly proxies, adjustments, adobe mandatory inits, animate designs, asset finalize file uploads, asset initialize file uploads, asset license download stocks, asset migrate guest storages, auto tones, background colors, backgrounds, boards, color overlays, data layouts, data vectors, design urls, file check statuses, fill texts, firefly boards, folders, font activates, font styles, gaussian blurs, generate indd mapping prompts, glitch effects, grains, halftones, image adjust brightness contrasts, image adjust color temperatures, image adjust dark portions, image adjust exposures, image adjust highlights, image adjust hsls, image adjust light portions, image adjust single color saturations, image adjust vibrance saturations, image auto straightens, image crop bounds, image crop resizes, image fill areas, image generative expands, image invert selections, image select prompts, image select subjects, image vectorizes, items boards, kits, lens blurs, links, markdown pdfs, media enhance speeches, monochromatic tints, motion urls, noises, pages, pdf combines, pdf compresses, pdf highlights, pdf images, pdf markdowns, pdf ocrs, pdf operation statuses, pdf page organizes, pdf properties, pdf redacts, pdf reorder pages, pdf rotate pages, pdf splits, pdf viewers, quick cuts, templates, uis, video metadatas, video resizes, visual design express skills, type palettes, account types, asset inlines, designs, fontkit embed urls, frames, html expresses, idmls, layouts, medias, motion import job statuses, pdf indds, presigned urls, readiness skills, vectors, videos

  • Files 2 tools

    • asset_preview_file Opens one file with its details (our summary)
    • asset_add_file Writes Adds a new file (our summary)

  • Presets 2 tools

    • image_list_presets Pulls up a list of presets (our summary)
    • image_apply_preset Writes Applies a preset (our summary)

  • Acrobat proxies 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • acrobat_proxy Unclear

  • Acrobat readonly proxies 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • acrobat_readonly_proxy Unclear

  • Adjustments 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_apply_adjustments Writes Applies adjustments (our summary)

  • Adobe mandatory inits 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • adobe_mandatory_init Unclear

  • Animate designs 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • animate_design Unclear

  • Asset finalize file uploads 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • asset_finalize_file_upload Unclear

  • Asset initialize file uploads 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • asset_initialize_file_upload Unclear

  • Asset license download stocks 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • asset_license_and_download_stock Unclear

  • Asset migrate guest storages 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • asset_migrate_guest_storage Unclear

  • Auto tones 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_apply_auto_tone Writes Applies an auto tone (our summary)

  • Background colors 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • change_background_color Writes Edits an existing background color (our summary)

  • Backgrounds 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_remove_background Deletes Deletes a background (our summary)

  • Boards 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • boards_create_new_board Writes Adds a new board (our summary)

  • Color overlays 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_apply_color_overlay Writes Applies a color overlay (our summary)

  • Data layouts 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • document_merge_data_layout Writes Merges a data layout (our summary)

  • Data vectors 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • document_merge_data_vector Writes Merges a data vector (our summary)

  • Design urls 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • import-claude-design-from-url Writes Imports a design url (our summary)

  • File check statuses 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • asset_add_file_check_status Writes Adds a new file check status (our summary)

  • Fill texts 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • fill_text Unclear

  • Firefly boards 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • create_firefly_board Writes Adds a new firefly board (our summary)

  • Folders 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • asset_create_folders Writes Adds one or more new folders (our summary)

  • Font activates 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • font_activate Unclear

  • Font styles 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • font_styles Unclear

  • Gaussian blurs 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_apply_gaussian_blur Writes Applies a gaussian blur (our summary)

  • Generate indd mapping prompts 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • generate_indd_mapping_prompt Unclear

  • Glitch effects 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_apply_glitch_effect Writes Applies a glitch effect (our summary)

  • Grains 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_add_grain Writes Adds a new grain (our summary)

  • Halftones 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_apply_halftone Writes Applies a halftone (our summary)

  • Image adjust brightness contrasts 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_adjust_brightness_and_contrast Unclear

  • Image adjust color temperatures 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_adjust_color_temperature Unclear

  • Image adjust dark portions 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_adjust_dark_portions Unclear

  • Image adjust exposures 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_adjust_exposure Unclear

  • Image adjust highlights 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_adjust_highlights Unclear

  • Image adjust hsls 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_adjust_hsl Unclear

  • Image adjust light portions 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_adjust_light_portions Unclear

  • Image adjust single color saturations 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_adjust_single_color_saturation Unclear

  • Image adjust vibrance saturations 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_adjust_vibrance_and_saturation Unclear

  • Image auto straightens 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_auto_straighten Unclear

  • Image crop bounds 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_crop_to_bounds Unclear

  • Image crop resizes 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_crop_and_resize Unclear

  • Image fill areas 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_fill_area Unclear

  • Image generative expands 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_generative_expand Unclear

  • Image invert selections 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_invert_selection Unclear

  • Image select prompts 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_select_by_prompt Unclear

  • Image select subjects 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_select_subject Unclear

  • Image vectorizes 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_vectorize Unclear

  • Items boards 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • boards_add_items_to_board Writes Adds a new items board (our summary)

  • Kits 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • font_create_kit Writes Adds a new kit (our summary)

  • Lens blurs 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_apply_lens_blur Writes Applies a lens blur (our summary)

  • Links 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • asset_share_link Writes Shares a link (our summary)

  • Markdown pdfs 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • markdown_to_pdf Unclear

  • Media enhance speeches 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • media_enhance_speech Unclear

  • Monochromatic tints 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_apply_monochromatic_tint Writes Applies a monochromatic tint (our summary)

  • Motion urls 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • import-claude-motion-from-url Writes Imports a motion url (our summary)

  • Noises 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • image_add_noise Writes Adds a new noise (our summary)

  • Pages 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • pdf_delete_pages Deletes Deletes pages (our summary)

  • Pdf combines 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • pdf_combine Unclear

  • Pdf compresses 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • pdf_compress Unclear

  • Pdf highlights 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • pdf_highlight Unclear

  • Pdf images 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • pdf_to_image Unclear

  • Pdf markdowns 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • pdf_to_markdown Unclear

  • Pdf ocrs 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • pdf_ocr Unclear

  • Pdf operation statuses 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • pdf_operation_status Unclear

  • Pdf page organizes 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • pdf_page_organize Unclear

  • Pdf properties 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • pdf_properties Unclear

  • Pdf redacts 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • pdf_redact Unclear

  • Pdf reorder pages 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • pdf_reorder_pages Unclear

  • Pdf rotate pages 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • pdf_rotate_pages Unclear

  • Pdf splits 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • pdf_split Unclear

  • Pdf viewers 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • pdf_viewer Unclear

  • Quick cuts 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • video_create_quick_cut Writes Adds a new quick cut (our summary)

  • Templates 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • prepare_indd_merge_template Writes Merges a template (our summary)

  • Uis 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • pdf_edit_ui Writes Edits an existing ui (our summary)

  • Video metadatas 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • video_metadata Unclear

  • Video resizes 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • video_resize Unclear

  • Visual design express skills 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • create_visual_design_express_skill Writes Adds a new visual design express skill (our summary)

  • Type palettes 2 tools

    • get_type_palette Opens one type palette with its details (our summary)
    • suggest_type_palettes Suggests type palettes (our summary)
    • None

  • Account types 1 tool

    • get_account_type Opens one account type with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Asset inlines 1 tool

    • asset_inline_preview Opens one asset inline with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Designs 1 tool

    • search_design Finds designs that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Fontkit embed urls 1 tool

    • get_fontkit_embed_url Opens one fontkit embed url with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Frames 1 tool

    • video_render_frame Renders a frame (our summary)
    • None

  • Html expresses 1 tool

    • export_html_to_express Exports a html express (our summary)
    • None

  • Idmls 1 tool

    • export_idml Exports an idml (our summary)
    • None

  • Layouts 1 tool

    • document_render_layout Renders a layout (our summary)
    • None

  • Medias 1 tool

    • media_summarize Summarizes a media (our summary)
    • None

  • Motion import job statuses 1 tool

    • get-motion-import-job-status Opens one motion import job status with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Pdf indds 1 tool

    • convert_pdf_to_indd Converts a pdf indd (our summary)
    • None

  • Presigned urls 1 tool

    • asset_get_presigned_urls Pulls up a list of presigned urls (our summary)
    • None

  • Readiness skills 1 tool

    • html_export_readiness_skill Exports a readiness skill (our summary)
    • None

  • Vectors 1 tool

    • document_render_vector Renders a vector (our summary)
    • None

  • Videos 1 tool

    • video_render Renders a video (our summary)
    • None

Read or write is our reading of each name. List checked 2026-10-20; developers can change tools at any time.

Things to ask Claude with Adobe

Our suggestions, one for each kind of tool Adobe offers. Not from Adobe Inc. or Anthropic. Fill in the [brackets].

  • Find Adobe fonts about [a topic].

    uses find_fonts

  • Create an Adobe pdf for [what it is about].

    uses pdf_create

  • Update the Adobe ui [name or link]: [what to change].

    uses pdf_edit_ui

  • Turn these notes into Adobe pdfs, one per action item: [paste notes].

    uses pdf_create

  • Open the Adobe fontkit embed url [name or link] and give me the key points.

    uses get_fontkit_embed_url

  • Create an Adobe file for [what it is about].

    uses asset_add_file

Security and access

Where requests go, whose account Claude uses, and what you control.

Server

adobe-creativity.adobe.io

A different domain from the developer site (adobe.com). Claude sends requests here when it uses a tool.

Account

Your own Adobe account

You sign in when you connect. Claude works through that account, so it reaches what the account can reach.

Control

You approve write tools

In Claude’s connector settings you can choose, tool by tool, whether Claude must ask before using it. Write tools are marked in the list above. See write tools

Policy

Privacy policy

Published by Adobe Inc. and linked from the official listing. Read it ↗

Anthropic’s directory notes that it does not control which tools a developer exposes and cannot guarantee they work as intended or stay the same. Connect connectors you trust.

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    Questions people ask

    What does the Adobe connector do in Claude?

    Adobe for Claude unlocks more ways to create and get work done by bringing in creativity and productivity capabilities across Acrobat, Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Firefly, Premiere, Adobe Express, InDesign, and Stock directly into your conversation. Describe what you want to make or change, and Adobe can help turn ideas, images, videos, and documents into polished outputs — edit multiple photos, create assets, edit and organize PDFs, and resize video. Key capabilities: • Create and customize designs: Find templates for marketing materials, proposals, invitations, and more. Personalize text, replace and resize images, change colors, and refine designs in a live editor. • Create, review, and refine PDFs: Turn designs into shareable PDFs, organize pages, edit content, redact sensitive information, add annotations, and review documents in an interactive viewer. • Edit photos individually or in bulk: Adjust color and lighting, blur or remove backgrounds, straighten images, and expand or crop photos. • Search, organize, and summarize content: Find Creative Cloud assets, summarize documents, and manage files directly from your conversation. • Adapt assets for different channels: Resize and crop images for social platforms and other formats, then download and share the finished assets.

    Is the Adobe connector official?

    It is made by Adobe Inc. and carries the Anthropic verified mark in Anthropic’s directory. This site is independent and lists it from the official directory.

    What is the Adobe MCP server URL?

    https://adobe-creativity.adobe.io/mcp. It is a remote MCP server hosted at adobe-creativity.adobe.io. Paste it into Claude as a custom connector, or add it to Claude Code with: claude mcp add --transport http adobe https://adobe-creativity.adobe.io/mcp

    How do I add Adobe to Claude Code?

    Run "claude mcp add --transport http adobe https://adobe-creativity.adobe.io/mcp" in your terminal, then start Claude Code, type /mcp, choose adobe and sign in to Adobe. Add "--scope user" to make it available in every project.

    Do I need a Adobe account?

    Yes. You sign in to Adobe when you connect it, and Claude works through that account.

    Can Claude change or delete my Adobe data?

    Judging by tool names, 33 of its 109 tools can change data, including 2 that delete or remove things. The other 27 only read. In Claude you can choose, per tool, whether Claude must ask before using it.

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