{
  "slug": "plainly-videos",
  "name": "Plainly Videos MCP",
  "vendor": "Plainly Videos",
  "official": true,
  "category": "editing-post",
  "featured": false,
  "tagline": "Render After Effects-backed video templates from an agent with Plainly's API.",
  "description": "Plainly's official MCP server lets agents browse renderable designs and custom projects, inspect required template parameters, submit renders, and poll output status. It is a practical fit for brand-safe, repeatable film marketing assets: trailers, lower-third variants, social cutdowns, and personalized deliverables built from After Effects templates rather than free-form generation.",
  "capabilities": [
    "template-rendering",
    "after-effects",
    "video-automation",
    "parameterized-video",
    "render-status"
  ],
  "tools_sample": [
    "list_renderable_items",
    "get_renderable_items_details",
    "render_item",
    "check_render_status"
  ],
  "install": {
    "claude_code": "claude mcp add plainly -e PLAINLY_API_KEY=YOUR_KEY -- npx -y @plainly-videos/mcp-server@latest",
    "remote_url": null,
    "stdio_command": "npx -y @plainly-videos/mcp-server@latest"
  },
  "auth": {
    "type": "api_key",
    "env_var": "PLAINLY_API_KEY",
    "key_url": "https://app.plainlyvideos.com/dashboard/user/settings/general"
  },
  "pricing": "paid",
  "links": {
    "repo": "https://github.com/plainly-videos/mcp-server",
    "docs": "https://github.com/plainly-videos/mcp-server#readme",
    "site": "https://plainlyvideos.com"
  },
  "added": "2026-06-29",
  "verified": "2026-06-29",
  "notes": "Official, npm @plainly-videos/mcp-server 1.0.5, Node >=18, package MIT, v1.0.5 released Jan 8 2026. The GitHub repo has only 6 stars and no license file surfaced via GitHub metadata, so treat it as a vendor integration rather than a community signal. No prompts/resources yet; it is four focused tools around template discovery and rendering."
}