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MCP for Blender (formerly blender-mcp)

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Third-party Blender add-on plus MCP server for scene building, materials, renders, asset libraries and running Python. By Siddharth Ahuja.

33k starsUpdated 2 days agoGitHub data from 5 Nov 2026

At a glance

Type
MCP server
How it connects
Drives a running copy of the tool
Access
Can modify models
Tool versions
Blender 3.0 or newer
Operating systems
Windows, macOS, Linux
Needs a Blender / Bonsai (IFC) licence
No
Transport
Local (stdio)
AI clients documented
Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, OpenCode, Antigravity
Licence
MIT
Language
Python

What it can do

  • Creates, edits and deletes objects and materials in an open Blender scene through a socket add-on, and runs Python the agent writes.
  • Returns multi-angle, wireframe, X-ray and camera views or renders so the agent can check its own result.
  • Searches and imports Poly Haven, Sketchfab and Poly Pizza assets, and can pull AI-generated meshes from services such as Meshy, Tripo, Hyper3D Rodin and Hunyuan3D.
  • A setup command finds installed MCP clients, adds a blender entry to each and installs the add-on.

Limitations

  • The author states it is a third-party integration, not made by Blender.
  • The execute_blender_code tool can run any Python in Blender; the README says to save your work before using it.
  • Sends a minimal anonymous usage record by default (tool name, timing, versions, OS); set DISABLE_TELEMETRY=true to turn it off.
  • No IFC or Bonsai tools; geared to general 3D scenes rather than building models.

Install

This command downloads a script and runs it immediately. Read the script first.

curl -LsSf https://www.mcp-for-blender.com/install.sh | sh

Source: github.com/ahujasid/mcp-for-blender#quickstart

MCP servers and skills run code on your computer. Review the source before installing.

AI-generated models, drawings and results must be checked by a qualified engineer before use.