License

Activate your license

Purchase a plan, get your key by email, add it to your MCP config, and you're live in under 2 minutes.

Your license key and activation status are always available at synthetic.com.ar/dashboard/licenses. Bookmark it — you'll need it if you ever reinstall or switch machines.

Step-by-step activation

Purchase a plan on Lemon Squeezy

Go to synthetic.com.ar/pricing and choose Monthly or Annual. Payment is processed securely by Lemon Squeezy — we never store your card details.

Get your license key from email

After purchase, Lemon Squeezy sends a receipt email containing your license key. It looks like:

XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX

Keys are UUIDs — groups of characters separated by hyphens. If you don't see the email within a few minutes, check your spam folder or find it in your dashboard.

Add AE_MCP_LICENSE to your MCP client config

Open your MCP client's configuration file and add the AE_MCP_LICENSE environment variable:

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "after-effects": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@synthetic-ai/ae-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "AE_MCP_LICENSE": "XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX with your actual key — copy-paste it directly from the email or dashboard to avoid typos.

Restart your MCP client

Close and reopen Claude Desktop (or Cursor / Windsurf / your MCP client). The server validates your license on startup — once connected, the After Effects tools will appear in the tools panel.

Config file locations

Not sure where your config file is? Here are the default paths:

Claude Desktop (Windows)	%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Claude Desktop (macOS)	~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor	.cursor/mcp.json (project root)
Windsurf	~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Verifying activation

After restarting your client, ask Claude: "Are the After Effects tools available?" — Claude will confirm whether the MCP is connected. You can also check your dashboard at synthetic.com.ar/dashboard/licenses to see active devices.

If you see "license invalid", make sure there are no leading/trailing spaces in the key and that it matches the UUID format XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX. See the Troubleshooting page for more help.

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