Edit Premiere Project

Edit Premiere Project

Operate Premiere through the premiere-pro MCP tools. Preserve the user's project state, make only requested changes, and verify each mutation with a follow-up read.

Establish A Live Session

1. Call verify_premiere_connection before editing. If it fails, stop and ask the user to start Window > Extensions > MCP Bridge (CEP) in Premiere.
2. Discover editing tools with search_tools (BM25 query or regex pattern), then invoke_tool. get_capabilities reports catalog.advertised vs catalog.tools.
3. Inspect the active project, sequence, tracks, and media before making an edit.

Editing Rules

• Prefer read-only discovery before changing the project.
• Use real imported media and concrete project item and sequence IDs.
• Ask before deleting clips, tracks, sequences, media, overwriting exports, or saving over an important project.
• For generated edits, create a clearly named sequence instead of modifying the active sequence when practical.
• Treat any success: false result as a stop condition. Run diagnostics or re-inspect state before retrying.
• Verify an edit with the narrowest relevant read tool before reporting it complete.

Setup And Recovery

Install the companion bridge on the same computer as Premiere and Codex:

npm install -g adobe-premiere-pro-mcp
premiere-pro-mcp --install-cep
premiere-pro-mcp --doctor

Restart Premiere Pro, open Window > Extensions > MCP Bridge (CEP), start the bridge, then run verify_premiere_connection.