Borrowing it
Nothing to install: this file belongs to alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp/master/AGENTS.mdgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alisaitteke/photoshop-mcpWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/instructions/alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp/agents-md)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/instructions/alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp/agents-md"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp/agents-md/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/instructions/alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp/agents-md"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp/agents-md.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.01271 | $0.01271 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00635 | $0.00635 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00254 | $0.00254 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00127 | $0.00127 |
Grade A, and why
photoshop-mcp AGENTS.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured today.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Nothing flagged
None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 120 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
AGENTS.md — photoshop-mcp
Navigation map, not a reference manual. Start with llms.txt or the site index llms.txt, then follow links as needed.
Entry strategy
| Scenario | Path |
|---|---|
| Cursor / Claude Desktop / VS Code | Configure mcpServers → npx -y @alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp (stdio) |
| Claude Code | claude mcp add photoshop -- npx -y @alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp |
| Standalone chat UI (no IDE) | npx -p @alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp photoshop-mcp-ui |
| Local development | npm install && npm run build && node dist/index.js — see docs/development.md |
Prerequisites: Photoshop running on Windows or macOS, Node.js 18+. This is unofficial and not affiliated with Adobe.
Tool surface: 118 MCP tools — 102 atomic photoshop_* + 16 recipe photoshop_recipe_*; 23 MCP prompt templates (ps.*).
Architecture (agent view)
AI host (Cursor / Claude / UI)
│ MCP stdio
▼
PhotoshopMCPServer (Node.js)
│ ExtendScript via AppleScript (macOS) or COM (Windows)
▼
Adobe Photoshop
Optional: UXP bridge plugin (uxp-plugin/) on 127.0.0.1:38452 for Neural Filters only.
Deep dive: docs/architecture.md.
Recommended workflow
Follow the server instructions advertised on MCP initialize (src/prompts/instructions.ts):
1. DISCOVER: tools/list + prompts/list (or get_capabilities once per session)
2. STATE: photoshop_get_state before mutating; photoshop_get_preview after major steps
3. ACT: prefer photoshop_recipe_* for multi-step outcomes (single undo step)
4. RECOVER: on error, read structured envelope (code, suggested_next_tool) → get_state → retry one step
Tool selection
| Need | Use |
|---|---|
| Multi-step outcome (remove BG, export for web, portrait enhance) | photoshop_recipe_* |
| Single precise edit | atomic photoshop_* |
| Vague user intent | MCP prompt prompts/get (e.g. ps.remove_background) then call linked recipe/tool |
| Generative AI (Fill, Remove, Expand) | photoshop_generative_* — requires Adobe account + credits |
| Neural Filters (skin smooth, colorize, …) | photoshop_neural_filter — requires UXP bridge loaded |
| Version / feature check | photoshop_get_capabilities |
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- today Changed · -5 tokens per session 56470dbe29bb
- 9d ago First seen · 120 lines · 1,276 tokens per session scan A e05a725bbe2a
photoshop-mcp AGENTS.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp (402 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. It adds 1,271 tokens to every session, about $0.0064 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.
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