IllustratorBLOCK
MCP server for Adobe Illustrator with 63 tools — read, create, and export design data. Everything the official Illustrator MCP (beta) can do and more, on stable Illustrator.
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
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An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for reading, manipulating, and exporting Adobe Illustrator design data — with 66 built-in tools.
Control Illustrator directly from AI assistants like Claude — extract design information for web implementation, verify print-ready data, and export assets.
Everything Adobe's official Illustrator MCP (beta) can do — and more. See the comparison.
[](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ie3jp/illustrator-mcp-server)
[!NOTE] In Claude's extension directory and plugin marketplace, this project is listed as Design Bridge by IE3. Anthropic's directories don't allow other companies' brand names in listing names, so the listing name differs — i
8f0085e163e8OBSERVED · 2026-10-07Connect
Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control.
claude mcp add illustrator-mcp-server -- npx -y [email protected]
Exposed tools (67)
48 read · 18 write · 1 destructive. Blast radius: 1 tool can delete or overwrite — an agent that can be talked into calling a tool can be talked into calling this one.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
align_objects | read | |
apply_graphic_style | write | |
apply_text_style | write | |
check_contrast | read | |
check_text_consistency | read | |
close_document | read | |
convert_coordinate | read | |
convert_to_outlines | read | |
create_crop_marks | write | |
create_document | write | |
create_ellipse | write | |
create_gradient | write | |
create_line | write | |
create_path | write | |
create_path_text | write | |
create_rectangle | write | |
create_text_frame | write | |
delete_objects | destructive | |
duplicate_objects | read | |
export | read | |
export_pdf | read | |
extract_design_tokens | read | |
find_objects | read | |
get_artboards | read | |
get_colors | read | |
get_document_info | read | |
get_document_structure | read | |
get_effects | read | |
get_groups | read | |
get_guidelines | read | |
get_images | read | |
get_layers | read | |
get_overprint_info | read | |
get_path_items | read | |
get_selection | read | |
get_separation_info | read | |
get_symbols | read | |
get_text_frame_detail | read | |
group_objects | read | |
import_svg_as_editable | write | |
list_fonts | read | |
list_graphic_styles | read | |
list_text_frames | read | |
list_text_styles | read | |
manage_artboards | read | |
manage_datasets | read | |
manage_layers | read | |
manage_linked_images | read | |
manage_swatches | read | |
modify_object | write | |
move_to_layer | write | |
open_document | read | |
place_color_chips | read | |
place_image | read | |
place_style_guide | read | |
place_symbol | read | |
preflight_check | read | |
replace_color | read | |
resize_for_variation | read | |
save_document | write | |
select_objects | read | |
set_illustrator_version | write | |
set_workflow | write | |
set_z_order | write | |
t | read | |
undo | read | |
ungroup_objects | read |
Trust audit
BLOCKgrade D · trust 69/100 Do not install this without reading the findings. The audit found something that could harm you or your machine.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | FAIL |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | WARN |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- declared (6 observation(s))
- Network
- none-observed
- Shell
- declared (1 observation(s))
- Dependencies
- not all pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (14)
return eval("(" + str + ")"); // eslint-disable-line no-evaldelete_objects
.mcpbignore
return new Function('__env', '__params', code)(env, sentParams) as Result; // NOSONARconst factory = new Function(wrappedCode); // NOSONAR
new Function(...names, body)(...names.map((n) => (globals as Record<string, unknown>)[n])); // NOSONAR
const commonLayerHelpers = new Function(
import { executeJsxHeavy } from '../../executor/jsx-runner.js';import { checkAbsoluteOutputPath, normalizeOutputExtension, resolveOutputPath } from '../../utils/output-path.js';import { executeJsxHeavy } from '../../executor/jsx-runner.js';import { checkAbsoluteOutputPath, normalizeOutputExtension, resolveOutputPath } from '../../utils/output-path.js';import { executeJsx } from '../../executor/jsx-runner.js';sudo mv mcp-publisher /usr/local/bin/
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk, p-limit, @types/node, tsx, typescript, vitest
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
8f0085e163e8full audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/ie3jp__illustrator-4.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | 8f0085e163e8 | BLOCK | D | 69 | first audit |
Questions
What is the Illustrator MCP server?
MCP server for Adobe Illustrator with 63 tools — read, create, and export design data. Everything the official Illustrator MCP (beta) can do and more, on stable Illustrator.
What tools does Illustrator expose?
67 in total: 48 read-only, 18 that write, and 1 that can delete or overwrite (delete_objects). Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is Illustrator safe to connect to an agent?
No — not without reading the findings first. The audit graded it D (69/100) and found 1 critical or high issue in the source. Each one is listed on this page with the file and line it is on. Separately from the audit: 1 of its tools can destroy data, so scope the token you give it to what you actually need.
What credentials does Illustrator need?
No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.
How does Illustrator run?
It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on npm as illustrator-mcp-server at 1.10.3.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (8f0085e163e8), read on 2026-10-07. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.