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DimensionAfter Effects MCP ServerMCP server for Adobe After Effects enabling remote control via the Model Context Protocol.Hevy MCPManage your Hevy workout data from AI assistants via MCP.Firecrawl MCP ServerFirecrawl's official MCP server for web search, scraping, and structured extraction for AI agents
FMRS48 / 100 · D77 / 100 · B75 / 100 · B
Reliability8 / 2012 / 2013 / 20
Security and permissions12 / 2016 / 2012 / 20
Maintenance10 / 2016 / 2016 / 20
Documentation10 / 2018 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience8 / 2015 / 2017 / 20
Best for
  • Users who want to integrate AI into their video editing workflow
  • Creators who want to automate After Effects operations without deep programming
  • Users of MCP-compatible clients like Claude Desktop
  • Hevy PRO users who want AI assistants to directly access their workout data
  • People who prefer using MCP clients like Claude, Cursor, Codex for fitness tracking
  • Anyone needing summaries and insights from their training data
  • Scenarios needing clean, structured web context fed to an AI assistant
  • Users already on the Firecrawl platform who want to call its scraping capability directly via MCP
Not for
  • Users without After Effects 2022 or later
  • Not suitable for those who want to run in the cloud or without local After Effects
  • Not for users needing real-time video preview or complex timeline operations
  • Users without a Hevy PRO subscription (API key required)
  • Users who want to use the server without an API key
  • Those needing delete workflows (Hevy API does not expose delete endpoints)
  • Simple static-page scraping where you don't want to depend on a third-party API and incur call costs
  • Sites that explicitly disallow automated access (robots.txt)
Required permissions
  • Requires access to the local file system to read configuration files
  • Requires communication with After Effects to execute commands
  • Requires HEVY_API_KEY environment variable for Hevy API authentication
  • Can create, update, and replace workouts, routines, folders, templates, and body measurements via tools
  • Read operations can fetch workouts, routines, folders, templates, history, and user info
  • Requires a Firecrawl API key to call; cost and quota are governed by the Firecrawl account
  • firecrawl_agent/firecrawl_interact perform automated browser interaction, which may trigger login or form-submission flows on the target site
Risks and side effects
  • Requires running After Effects and Node.js locally, which may consume significant system resources
  • Commands may fail if the bridge panel is not open in After Effects
  • Executing scripts within After Effects carries security risks; avoid untrusted scripts
  • API key can be misused if leaked; do not expose in URLs, logs, or screenshots
  • Create operations may produce duplicates on retry; update operations replace existing records
  • The server sends data to the Hevy API and may send telemetry to external services unless disabled
  • Bulk crawl/map tools can generate significant request volume against a target site — respect the site's rate limits and terms of service
  • firecrawl_agent's interactive action chain is longer — define task boundaries clearly before running it to avoid accidentally triggering actions on a sensitive site
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, CursorClaude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Google AntigravityClaude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, Amp
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