Skills

ae_skills

The skills this server can load — groups of tools for animation, text, shapes, effects, 3D, compositing, rendering — with which are loaded and the tools each brings.

read-only · repeat-safe · stays inside After Effects.

Takes no parameters.

JSON Schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}

ae_enable_skill

Load a skill: its tools join the tool list at once, and the client is told the list changed. Skills stay loaded until ae_disable_skill, unless the server unloads idle ones.

only adds · repeat-safe · stays inside After Effects.

Parameter Type Required Default Description
name string yes — Skill name as ae_skills lists it.
JSON Schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "description": "Skill name as ae_skills lists it.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name"
  ]
}

ae_disable_skill

Unload a skill, taking its tools out of the list.

only adds · repeat-safe · stays inside After Effects.

Parameter Type Required Default Description
name string yes — Skill name as ae_skills lists it.
JSON Schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "description": "Skill name as ae_skills lists it.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name"
  ]
}