Adobe InDesign
NPM · INDESIGN-NUTRIA-MCP
The most comprehensive MCP server for Adobe InDesign: 197 tools, AI-native, full DOM control
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Last scanned (12 hours ago)
Scores higher than 38% of npm servers
Category Design and Media
How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Supply Chain Security80
- No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
- CVE check failed: a known high-severity CVE affects uuid 9.0.1, a direct dependency. A fixed version is available. View diagnostics → Fail
- No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
- 40 of 122 dependencies flagged as unhealthy (1 deprecated). View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency100
- Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
- Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to nutriandrea/adobe-indesign-mcp). View diagnostics → Pass
- Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
- Actively maintained (last published 2 days ago).Pass
- Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability36
- 0% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Fail
- AI-judged instruction clarity (fair).Partial
- Tool/resource definitions use about 16054 tokens (~79/item across 201 items; 197 tools + 4 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management13
- Stability observed for 4 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage76
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 28% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety75
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- 0 of 23 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation; "page_delete" implies "delete" and declares no destructiveHint at all, which the MCP spec reads as destructive by default. See how to fix → Fail
- An AI judge read all 199 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 23 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 10 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 3 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 21 Oct 26 +16
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- 20 Oct 26 −15
- Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
- Package version: 1.6.0 → 1.6.1 functional
- 19 Oct 26 65
First indexed and scored.
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Captured 23 Oct 2026 · Analysed npm/indesign-nutria-mcp@1.6.1
Provenance Verified
A signed build attestation was found and verified, binding this exact artifact to the source repository it claims to come from.
| Result | Verified |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | npm |
| Reason | Verified |
| Discovered via | Registry attestation endpoint |
| Source repo | nutriandrea/adobe-indesign-mcp |
| Certificate issuer | https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com |
| Certificate SAN | https://github.com/nutriandrea/adobe-indesign-mcp/.github/workflows/release.yml@refs/tags/v1.6.1 |
| Rekor log index | 3336308397 |
| Predicate type | SLSA build provenance https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1 |
| Subject digest | sha512:8e8a368b1fd152c9d0de9dce19def114798865ebc4a638e9dff74e050dd6cb323320953092167b0fe5967db6004e1bf44668a53088181d1095380b532 |
Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →
Vulnerabilities 1 finding
| ID | CVE | Severity | Vector | Fix available |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pq | CVE-2026-41907 | high | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | yes |
Background: What a vulnerability scan can and cannot prove →
Dependencies 122 packages
| Packages resolved | 122 |
|---|---|
| Deprecated | 1 |
| Stale | 39 |
| Tree resolution | Complete |
Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
anchoredObject_create ~135
Create an anchored object at an insertion point or attach to a text frame
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| anchorPoint | string | – | – |
| anchoredPosition | string | – | – |
| contentType | string | yes | – |
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| height | number | yes | – |
| insertionIndex | integer | yes | – |
| spaceAbove | number | – | – |
| storyIndex | integer | yes | – |
| width | number | yes | – |
| xOffset | number | – | – |
| yOffset | number | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
anchoredObject_getSettings ~64
Get anchored object settings
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| itemIndex | integer | yes | – |
| pageIndex | integer | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
anchoredObject_release ~66
Release anchored object to regular page item
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| itemIndex | integer | yes | – |
| pageIndex | integer | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
anchoredObject_setPosition ~105
Reposition an anchored object
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| anchorPoint | string | – | – |
| anchoredPosition | string | – | – |
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| itemIndex | integer | yes | – |
| pageIndex | integer | yes | – |
| spaceAbove | number | – | – |
| xOffset | number | – | – |
| yOffset | number | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
anchoredObject_setProperties ~72
Set multiple anchored object properties
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| itemIndex | integer | yes | – |
| pageIndex | integer | yes | – |
| properties | object | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
book_getDocuments ~57
List all documents in a book
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| bookIndex | integer | yes | – |
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
book_list ~49
List all open books in InDesign
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
book_open ~59
Open an InDesign book file (.indb)
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| filePath | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
book_synchronize ~59
Synchronize book documents with the style source
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| bookIndex | integer | yes | – |
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
cellStyle_create ~130
Create a cell style in the active document
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| basedOn | string | – | – |
| bottomInset | number | – | – |
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| fillColor | string | – | – |
| leftInset | number | – | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
| paragraphStyle | string | – | – |
| rightInset | number | – | – |
| strokeColor | string | – | – |
| strokeWeight | number | – | – |
| topInset | number | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
cellStyle_list ~51
List all cell styles in the active document
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
changes_getStatus ~98
Report document change activity pushed by the plugin over the bridge — no InDesign round-trip. Pass `since` (epoch ms) to learn whether anything changed after that moment, e.g. to skip re-rendering a preview when nothing changed.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| since | number | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
color_apply ~70
Apply a color swatch to selected item (fill or stroke)
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| swatchName | string | yes | – |
| target | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
color_gradient_create ~69
Create a gradient swatch
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| name | string | yes | – |
| stops | array | yes | – |
| type | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
color_ink_list ~50
List all inks in the document
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
color_swatch_create ~122
Create a new color swatch
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| black | number | – | – |
| blue | number | – | – |
| colorType | string | – | – |
| cyan | number | – | – |
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| green | number | – | – |
| magenta | number | – | – |
| model | string | yes | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
| red | number | – | – |
| yellow | number | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
color_swatch_delete ~58
Delete a color swatch by name
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| name | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
color_swatch_list ~52
List all color swatches in the document
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
dataMerge_export ~65
Export the merged document to a file
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| format | string | yes | – |
| outputPath | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
dataMerge_listFields ~54
List available data merge fields from the current data source
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
dataMerge_mergeRecords ~89
Merge records into the document using the selected data source
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| alertWhenOverset | boolean | – | – |
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| generatePreview | boolean | – | – |
| linkImages | boolean | – | – |
| recordsPerPage | integer | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
dataMerge_removeDataSource ~53
Remove the current data source from the document
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
dataMerge_selectDataSource ~68
Select a data source (CSV/TSV/XML) file for data merge
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| filePath | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
document_close ~59
Close the active InDesign document with save options
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| saveOptions | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
document_create ~113
Create a new InDesign document with specified dimensions, margins, and settings
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| bleed | object | – | – |
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| facingPages | boolean | – | – |
| height | number | – | – |
| margins | object | – | – |
| orientation | string | – | – |
| pages | integer | – | – |
| slug | object | – | – |
| width | number | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
document_getInfo ~58
Get detailed information about the active document including page count, dimensions, and margins
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
document_getPageStories ~61
Get all stories that appear on a specific page
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| pageIndex | integer | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
document_getState ~101
Get the editing state in one call: the front document (name, path, page count, size, margins), the index of that document, the names of every open document, the active layer, and how many objects are selected. Prefer this over chaining document_getInfo and document_listOpen
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
document_getStoryPages ~69
Get all pages covered by a specific story (for finding which pages a story lives on)
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| storyIndex | integer | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
document_listOpen ~50
List all currently open InDesign documents
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
document_open ~67
Open an existing InDesign document from file path
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| filePath | string | yes | – |
| showWindow | boolean | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
document_save ~70
Save the active InDesign document, optionally to a specific path
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| filePath | string | – | – |
| saveOptions | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
effect_applyDropShadow ~110
Apply a drop shadow effect to an object
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| angle | number | – | – |
| blur | number | – | – |
| color | string | – | – |
| distance | number | – | – |
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| itemIndex | integer | yes | – |
| mode | string | – | – |
| opacity | number | – | – |
| pageIndex | integer | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
effect_applyFeather ~97
Apply a feather effect to an object
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| chamferWidth | number | – | – |
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| itemIndex | integer | yes | – |
| noise | number | – | – |
| pageIndex | integer | yes | – |
| type | string | – | – |
| width | number | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
effect_applyGradientFeather ~99
Apply a gradient feather effect to an object
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| angle | number | – | – |
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| endPoint | object | – | – |
| itemIndex | integer | yes | – |
| pageIndex | integer | yes | – |
| startPoint | object | – | – |
| type | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
effect_applyTransparency ~99
Set transparency and blend mode for an object
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| blendMode | string | – | – |
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| isolatedBlending | boolean | – | – |
| itemIndex | integer | yes | – |
| knockoutGroup | boolean | – | – |
| opacity | number | – | – |
| pageIndex | integer | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
export_batchFolder ~114
Export every InDesign (.indd) file in a folder to PDF in one run — opens each document invisibly and reports per-file results
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| folderPath | string | yes | Absolute folder containing .indd files |
| outputDir | string | – | Defaults to the same folder |
| overwrite | boolean | – | – |
| timeoutMs | integer | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
export_document ~84
Export the active document to a specified format (PDF, JPG, PNG, EPUB, HTML, package)
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| filePath | string | – | – |
| format | string | yes | – |
| options | object | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
export_executeScript ~58
Execute arbitrary ExtendScript code in InDesign
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| code | string | yes | – |
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
export_getFonts ~51
Get all fonts used in the active document
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
export_getMasterSpreads ~53
List all master spreads in the active document
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
export_getSwatches ~60
Get all swatches (colors, gradients, tints) from the active document
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
export_getTables ~58
List all tables in the active document
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| pageIndex | integer | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
export_getXmlTags ~51
List XML tags in the active document
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
export_preflight ~68
Run a preflight check on the active document
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| profile | string | – | – |
| waitForCompletion | boolean | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
font_change ~70
Change font of selected text
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| fontName | string | yes | – |
| fontStyle | string | – | – |
| size | number | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
font_find ~53
Search fonts by name
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| query | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
font_glyph_insert ~68
Insert a special glyph at the cursor position
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
| fontName | string | – | – |
| glyphId | integer | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
font_list ~46
List all available fonts
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
font_missing_check ~50
Check for missing fonts in the document
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| document_id | – | – | Which open document to act on: a name (see document_listOpen) or a 0-based index. Defaults to the front document. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Adobe InDesign MCP server?
Adobe InDesign runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y indesign-nutria-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
npm · indesign-nutria-mcp
claude mcp add nutriandrea-indesign-nutria-mcp -- npx -y indesign-nutria-mcp
What is the Adobe InDesign MCP server?
Adobe InDesign is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.nutriandrea/indesign-nutria-mcp. The most comprehensive MCP server for Adobe InDesign: 197 tools, AI-native, full DOM control. This page covers its npm package (indesign-nutria-mcp).
Is the Adobe InDesign MCP server safe to use?
Adobe InDesign scores 67 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We recorded 1 known advisory against it as of 23 October 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. Its build provenance is signed and verified. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the Adobe InDesign MCP server expose?
Adobe InDesign exposes 197 tools: document_create, document_open, document_save, document_close, document_getInfo, and 192 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 15,291 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Is the Adobe InDesign MCP server still maintained?
Adobe InDesign is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 23 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.
What licence is the Adobe InDesign MCP server under?
Adobe InDesign declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.