After Effects AI Agent

Your Agent Partner inside After Effects.

Tan reads your live AE project, writes expressions, runs production edits, and turns repeat work into reusable motion workflows.

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Project
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Showreel_v3.aep
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Conversations
Logo overshoot fix
Animate text A–J
Null parent setup
Client titles pass
The logo in "Title Reveal" bounces too hard. Tighten the overshoot on position Y.
Tan
get_layer_expression · "Logo" · Position Y
overshoot = 0.40 · freq = 2.8 · decay = 4.2
set_expression · overshoot → 0.18
Done. Position Y expression updated — overshoot reduced to 0.18. The bounce now settles in the same window.
Also add a wiggle on the X axis, subtle — same decay rate.
Tan
set_expression · Position X · wiggle amp 4px
Position X now has a 4px wiggle at decay 4.2 — matches the Y settle timing.
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How Tan works

Connected through AE CEP,
Tan reads and operates directly.

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Compositions
Main_Comp
Text_Animation
Final_Render
Layers
Title Text
Logo.png
Background_Solid
Null Object
Shape Layer
Camera
Light
Adjustment Layer
01
Your Comp Is the Brief
Tan reads your project, comps, layers, selections, and effects directly from After Effects. Ask for the result. Skip the background lecture.
1 // Tan · "Logo" · Position Y · Title Reveal
2
3 var amp = 0.18 ;
4 var freq = 2.8 ;
5 var decay = 4.2 ;
6
7 var n = nearestKey (time).index;
8 var t = time - key (n).time;
9 value + Math.sin (freq * t * 2 * Math.PI ) * amp * Math.exp (-decay * t);
Applied to "Logo" · Position Y · "Title Reveal" · line 3: 0.40 → 0.18
02
Expressions, Aimed Correctly
Reference the exact comp, layer, or property. Tan writes expressions for the real target, backed by maintained AE knowledge instead of generic examples.
Execution Plan 3 / 6 running
✓
Read comp structure & layer hierarchy
✓
Identify 14 text layers matching pattern
Applying frame-by-frame text substitution…
Verify timing & keyframe integrity
Generate change summary report
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03
The Boring Pass Belongs to Tan
Frame-by-frame text changes. Similar comp tweaks. Cleanup passes. Repeated layer work. Give Tan the mechanical work and keep your time for design.
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Bounce
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Null Prnt
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Wiggle
Solo
Reset
Motion Pth
All Scripts 24
Ease I/O
Mtn Blur
Freeze
Grid Snap
Expr
Export
04
From Habit to Script
Turn the operations you repeat every week into scripts Tan can help create, save, and run from the extension panel.
Product model

See. Make. Reuse.

See
Tan starts from the AE project in front of you. Active comps, selected layers, open effects, current properties — already in the conversation.
Make
It uses tools, Knowledge, and Skills to help create the edit. Not just suggestions — actual actions running inside After Effects.
Reuse
Good workflows become faster the next time. Package what works into Skills. Let production knowledge compound instead of getting forgotten.
Capabilities

A dense map of what Tan can do.

Many tools. One clean map.

v0.1.0
48 tools across 9 categories
Project
Comps
Layers
Properties
Expressions
Effects
Skills
Knowledge
Diagnostics
Project
read_project_info
list_compositions
get_active_comp
open_composition
get_project_path
Comps
list_layers
create_composition
duplicate_comp
get_comp_properties
set_comp_duration
set_comp_framerate
Layers
select_layer
add_layer
remove_layer
duplicate_layer
move_layer
set_layer_name
set_layer_visibility
set_blend_mode
Properties
get_property_value
set_property_value
add_keyframe
get_keyframe
delete_keyframes
set_ease_handle
Expressions
write_expression
apply_expression
test_expression
debug_expression
clear_expression
Effects
add_effect
remove_effect
get_effect_properties
set_effect_value
apply_preset
list_effects
Skills
run_skill
list_skills
save_workflow
load_skill
Knowledge
search_knowledge
retrieve_doc
add_knowledge
list_knowledge
Diagnostics
check_expressions
find_missing_refs
validate_comp
report_issues
Features

The stack behind the agent.

Multi-Model
Bring the model setup that fits your workflow. Tan doesn't lock you to one provider — connect what you already use and trust.
Select Model 2 connected
G
GPT 5.4
OpenAI · 128k ctx
D
doubao-seed-2.1-Pro
ByteDance · 256k ctx
Knowledge
Teach Tan real AE techniques, expression references, studio notes, and production know-how. Your expertise becomes the agent's context.
Knowledge Base 4 docs
AE Expression Reference v24.3
Motion Principles · Studio Notes
Easing Functions v1.2
Production Workflow Mar 2025
Skills
Package repeatable motion workflows into capabilities Tan can understand and run. Stop re-explaining what you do every week.
bounce-in.skill.md
# bounce-in
<!-- Spring ease on scale/opacity -->
---
trigger: bounce in | spring ease
target:  scale, opacity
---
steps:
  - apply_expression(Opacity)
  - set_keyframe_velocity
Quick Tan
A lighter way to ask, reference, and act without leaving your flow.
Ease in the title on all text layers
GPT-5.4
Quick Tan

Built by someone tired of explaining After Effects to AI.

Four things that shaped every design decision in Tan.
01
AE context should not be typed by hand.
The active comp, selected layer, target property, effects, and project structure should already be part of the conversation. Typing it out every time is friction that has no business existing.
02
Expressions are not side quests.
They are how motion designers build flexible controls, client-editable systems, and effects that would be painful to keyframe manually. Tan treats them as first-class work — not afterthoughts to paste from Stack Overflow.
03
Knowledge is the product edge.
Tutorials, internal tricks, effect recipes, expression patterns, and studio conventions can become usable context for the agent. The more you teach Tan, the more it works like a studio partner instead of a generic model.
04
Skills turn taste into workflow.
The best production moves should not stay trapped in memory, notes, or one-off scripts. Tan is built to make them reusable — so the investment compounds across every project, not just the one where you figured it out.
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Tan helps motion designers see the project, make the edit, and reuse the workflow.

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