Install — npx @engine-room/after-effects-mcp, the .mcpb below for Claude Desktop, or a signed standalone binary if you have no Node.
Upgrading — the panel ships inside every distribution and only loads at launch. Quit After Effects, run setup_panel, then reopen it; installing while it is open leaves the panel half-written.
Known and filed, not blocking: progress notifications arrive after the tools/call response so a spec-compliant client sees none (#82); delete_comp leaves each solid's footage item in the project (#83).
Full commit history: v0.3.1...v0.4.0