Photoshop MCP

Getting started

Pick your client, install, and send a first prompt. It takes about a minute.

Before you start

  • Adobe Photoshop installed and open (macOS or Windows).
  • Node.js 18 or newer — not needed if you use the Claude Desktop bundle.

Pick your client

Popular

Cursor

Anysphere

Cursor MCP documentation
Install in Cursor
  1. Click Install in Cursor and accept the prompt.
  2. If nothing opens, paste the JSON into mcp.json.
If the button does nothing, paste this into your config instead
mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "photoshop": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Where to paste it~/.cursor/mcp.jsonCursor Settings → MCP → Add new MCP server

Check that it works
Ping Photoshop and list open documents.

Open Agent mode and ask: "Ping Photoshop and list open documents."

Next steps