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Claude Code Photoshop integration

Explore Photoshop MCP bridges, macOS scripting, Windows automation and the native UXP extension API. For Claude Code, 4 routes are explicitly documented by the integration maintainer.

Connection options for Claude Code

MCP · Live app

Photoshop MCP · macOS

An AppleScript-backed bridge with a companion psctl command-line interface.

Platforms: macOS

Claude Code · Documented

The integration documentation explicitly names this client.

Requirements and limitations

Photoshop installed and licensed; Node.js 18+; macOS Automation permission.

Other Photoshop versions are unverified by the maintainer outside the version listed in the repository. Windows is not supported by this bridge.

MCP · Live & file workflows

Photoshop MCP · PSD tools

A separate bridge for document and layer operations, with offline PSD tooling.

Platforms: macOS, Windows (support not confirmed)

Claude Code · Documented

The integration documentation explicitly names this client.

Requirements and limitations

Node.js 18+ and Photoshop; optional Python dependencies for offline PSD tools.

A Windows COM route is included, but the maintainer does not confirm Windows support. The other Photoshop bridge is macOS-only.

MCP · Live app

Adobe MCP · Windows automation

A multi-application Adobe bridge using COM and ExtendScript on Windows, with application-specific tools.

Platforms: Windows

Claude Code · Documented

The maintainer documents Claude Code setup for this connection.

Requirements and limitations

Windows 10/11, Python 3.10+ and the Adobe applications being controlled must be installed.

Tools differ by application. This Windows bridge does not provide the same application coverage on macOS.

MCP · Live app

Adobe MCP · Photoshop & Illustrator

A Photoshop UXP bridge plus a macOS Illustrator scripting connection, each with its own setup.

Platforms: macOS, Windows

Claude Code · Documented

The maintainer documents Claude Code setup for this connection.

Requirements and limitations

Node.js 20.11+, Photoshop 25+ with the UXP plugin; Illustrator requires the documented macOS scripting route.

Other Adobe applications listed as discovery-only by this project are not included as controllable apps here.

API · Live app

Photoshop UXP API

Adobe’s plugin API exposes Photoshop scripting for custom extensions and automation bridges.

Platforms: See documentation

Claude Code · Not documented

The native interface is documented, but no setup for this coding agent is established by this source.

Requirements and limitations

A compatible Photoshop installation and a UXP plugin or scripting bridge are required.

This is a native extension API. An agent needs a custom plugin or bridge before it can call these operations.

Compare the actual routes

IntegrationClaude Code compatibilityRequirements
Photoshop MCP · macOSDocumented setup Setup guide Photoshop installed and licensed; Node.js 18+; macOS Automation permission.
Photoshop MCP · PSD toolsDocumented setup Setup guide Node.js 18+ and Photoshop; optional Python dependencies for offline PSD tools.
Adobe MCP · Windows automationDocumented setup Setup guide Windows 10/11, Python 3.10+ and the Adobe applications being controlled must be installed.
Adobe MCP · Photoshop & IllustratorDocumented setup Setup guide Node.js 20.11+, Photoshop 25+ with the UXP plugin; Illustrator requires the documented macOS scripting route.
Photoshop UXP APINot documented A compatible Photoshop installation and a UXP plugin or scripting bridge are required.

Can Claude Code control all of Adobe Photoshop?

The sources establish the capabilities listed above, not complete application coverage. Check each bridge’s limitations and your application version before starting.

Which setup should I use?

Choose a route that explicitly documents Claude Code and matches your environment. Start with the maintainer’s setup guide and a disposable project copy. Shared MCP support alone is listed as an inference.

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