Blender MCP AI

Control Blender with AI through the Model Context Protocol

Quick Start • Architecture • API Reference • Contributing • Discussions • 中文

[!IMPORTANT]
This project is not affiliated with any other Blender MCP project.
It is an independent, original codebase — not a fork of, and sharing no code
with, anything else. In particular it is unrelated to
ahujasid/mcp-for-blender
(formerly published on PyPI as blender-mcp). The blender-mcp package on
PyPI belongs to that project: installing it does not install this
software. Install this project by cloning this repository — see
Quick Start.

Provenance: The overall shape — an MCP server talking to a Blender addon
over a local socket — is the standard approach for this category of tool and
is shared by other Blender MCP projects, so the architectures look similar.
This repository is not a fork, and the implementation here is independent.

Overview

Blender MCP AI is an open-source Model Context Protocol server that lets AI assistants control Blender through natural language. It works with any MCP-compatible client — Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, and more.

The project consists of two components:

• MCP Server (src/blender_mcp/) — a FastMCP server exposing Blender operations as MCP tools
• Blender Addon (addon/blender_mcp_addon/) — a Blender plugin that receives commands over TCP and executes them via Blender's Python API

AI Client (Cursor / Windsurf / Claude Desktop)
    ↓  MCP protocol (stdio or HTTP)
Blender MCP Server (Python, FastMCP)
    ↓  TCP JSON messages (localhost:9876)
Blender Addon (runs inside Blender)
    ↓  Blender Python API (bpy)
Blender

Gallery

Generated entirely through natural-language AI commands via Blender MCP AI — no manual Blender interaction.

A character built end-to-end by the agent — body template, hair, clothing and accessory — then lit and rendered at 1920×1080 through the MCP tools. It is a deliberately simple primitive-based blockout: the point is the round trip, not the polish.

The point of this project isn't the polish of any single render — it's the agent ↔ Blender pipeline: 380 tools, dynamic skill loading to keep the model's context lean, and viewport/render snapshots that let the model review its own work and iterate.

Key Features

• 380 MCP tools across 56 modules — modeling, materials, animation, rendering, rigging, and more
• Smart skill loading — default skill profile starts with 38 tools; 12 skill groups activate on demand to keep AI context lean
• 6 profiles — from minimal (35 tools) to full (377 tools)
• Visual feedback — blender_snapshot_viewport and blender_snapshot_render_preview for multimodal AI review loops
• Checkpoint system — named save/restore points before risky operations
• Style system — 8 rendering style presets from Pixel Art to AAA
• 67 procedural materials — metals, woods, stones, fabrics, nature, skin, effects, toon
• Quality audit — topology, UV, and performance validation
• Blender 4.x / 5.x compatible
• Multi-IDE support — Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, and any MCP client

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+
• Blender 4.0+
• uv
• An MCP-compatible client

Install & Run

There is no PyPI release yet. Install from source — pip install blender-mcp
would install an unrelated third-party package (see the notice at the top).

git clone https://github.com/harveyxiacn/blender-mcp-ai.git
cd blender-mcp-ai
uv sync

# Build the Blender addon
python build_addon.py

# Start the MCP server
uv run blender-mcp-ai

Set Up Blender

1. Open Blender → Edit → Preferences → Add-ons → Install...
2. Select dist/blender_mcp_addon.zip
3. Enable Blender MCP
4. Open the MCP panel in the 3D View sidebar

Configure Your IDE

Add to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "blender": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "--directory", "/path/to/blender-mcp-ai", "blender-mcp-ai"]
    }
  }
}

Tool Profiles

Skill System

With the default skill profile, only core tools load at startup. AI activates additional groups on demand:

blender_list_skills         → see all 12 available skill groups
blender_activate_skill      → load a group's tools dynamically
blender_deactivate_skill    → unload to free AI context

Skills include: modeling, materials, style, character, animation, scene_setup, automation, physics, batch_assets, advanced_3d, sport_character, training.

Documentation

All documentation is available in English and 中文 (Chinese).

Community

• Discord — live chat, help, and show & tell
• GitHub Discussions — questions, ideas, long-form discussion
• Issues — bug reports and feature requests
• Contributing Guide — how to add tools, fix bugs, improve docs

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

1. Fork the repo & create a feature branch
2. Install dev dependencies: uv sync --all-extras
3. Make changes and add tests
4. Run checks: pytest && ruff check src/ && black --check src/
5. Submit a pull request

Security

For security concerns, please see SECURITY.md. Do not open a public issue for security vulnerabilities.

Known Caveats

• If .venv breaks after copying the repo to another machine, delete .venv and re-run uv sync

License

MIT — Copyright (c) 2026 Harvey Xia

中文

[!IMPORTANT]
本项目与其他任何同名 Blender MCP 项目均无关联。
这是一套独立、原创的代码库，不是任何项目的 fork，也不共用任何代码。特别地，本项目与
ahujasid/mcp-for-blender（其旧版在 PyPI 上
叫 blender-mcp）毫无关系。PyPI 上的 blender-mcp 属于那个项目，安装它不会安装本软件。
安装本项目请克隆本仓库，见快速开始。

来源说明： 「MCP 服务器 + Blender 插件、走本地 socket」这个整体形态是本类工具的通用做法，
其他 Blender MCP 项目也采用类似结构，因此架构层面看起来会相似。本仓库不是 fork，
实现为独立完成。

概述

Blender MCP AI 是一个开源的 Model Context Protocol 服务器，让 AI 助手可以通过自然语言控制 Blender。支持 Cursor、Windsurf、Claude Desktop 等任意 MCP 兼容客户端。

展示

以下渲染完全通过自然语言 AI 命令生成，无需手动操作 Blender。

一个由智能体端到端生成的角色 —— 体型模板、头发、服装、配饰全部由 MCP 工具创建，再经打光与 1920×1080 渲染。它是刻意简化的图元搭建，重点在完整回路，而非精细度。 本项目的价值不在单张渲染的精细度，而在 agent ↔ Blender 管线：380 个工具、动态技能加载以精简上下文、以及让模型自审自迭代的视口/渲染截图。

核心特性

• 380 个 MCP 工具，覆盖建模、材质、动画、渲染等全流程
• 智能工具加载 — 默认 skill 配置仅加载 38 个工具，12 个技能组按需激活
• 6 种配置方案 — 从 minimal（35 个工具）到 full（377 个工具）
• 视觉反馈 — 视口截图 + 渲染预览，支持多模态 AI 审查循环
• 检查点系统 — 高风险操作前的命名存档/还原点
• 风格系统 — 8 种渲染风格预设（像素风到 3A 级）
• 67 种程序化材质 — 金属、木材、石材、布料、自然、皮肤、特效、卡通
• 质量审计 — 拓扑、UV、性能验证
• 兼容 Blender 4.x / 5.x

快速开始

git clone https://github.com/harveyxiacn/blender-mcp-ai.git
cd blender-mcp-ai
uv sync

# 打包 Blender 插件
python build_addon.py

# 启动 MCP 服务器
uv run blender-mcp-ai

目前尚未发布到 PyPI。请从源码安装 —— pip install blender-mcp
装到的是另一个无关的第三方包（见顶部说明）。

然后在 Blender 中：

1. 编辑 → 偏好设置 → 插件 → 安装...
2. 选择 dist/blender_mcp_addon.zip
3. 启用 Blender MCP
4. 在 3D 视图侧边栏打开 MCP 面板

IDE 配置：

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "blender": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "--directory", "/path/to/blender-mcp-ai", "blender-mcp-ai"]
    }
  }
}

社区

• Discord — 实时交流、使用帮助、作品展示
• GitHub Discussions — 提问、讨论、展示作品
• Issues — 问题反馈与功能建议

文档

所有文档均提供 English 和 中文 版本，详见上方文档表格。

系统要求

• Python 3.10+
• Blender 4.0+
• 任意兼容 MCP 的客户端

许可证

MIT — Copyright (c) 2026 Harvey Xia