# layercake

> layercake — alphacornutum-layercake. Use this tool when you need to integrate AI agents with Adobe After Effects for project inspection, reasoning, and controlled mutations. It connects AI agents to After Effects, enabling reliable interactions through structured tools and typed patches. Ideal for use cases requiring automated video editing, visual effects, or motion graphics generation, with inputs including project files and outputs including mutated project patches.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/alphacornutum-layercake  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alphacornutum-layercake

## Description

A local MCP server that connects AI agents to Adobe After Effects, enabling reliable project inspection, reasoning, and controlled mutations through structured tools and typed patches.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-30

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/rrs4vluj4v)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/alphacornutum/layercake>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "alphacornutum-layercake"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alphacornutum-layercake` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alphacornutum-layercake/pull`

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