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Integrates with Blender's Python API to enable natural language-driven 3D modeling, scene generation, and animation scripting within the Blender environment.
Details
- Author
- cwahlfeldt
- Repository
- cwahlfeldt/blender-mcp
- GitHub stars
- 7
- Categories
- Design, Developer Tools, AI, Infrastructure, Frontend
- Tags
- #integration
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- Add, edit, execute, and remove Blender Python scripts
- Execute scripts in a headless Blender environment
- View execution results and errors
- Track script metadata (creation date, last modified, execution count)
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
BlenderCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)npxArguments-
Argument 1
-y -
Argument 2
@highlight/mcp-server
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
-
Argument 1
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
1. Clone this repository
2. Install the MCP library: pip install mcp
3. Ensure Blender is installed and accessible from your PATH
add_script
Add a new script. Parameters: name (string), content (string)
edit_script
Edit an existing script. Parameters: name (string), content (string)
execute_script
Execute a script in Blender, optionally specifying a .blend file. Parameters: name (string), blend_file (optional string)
remove_script
Remove a script. Parameters: name (string)
scripts://list
Get list of available scripts.
script://{name}
Get content of a specific script. Parameters: name (string)
result://{name}
Get execution result of a script. Parameters: name (string)
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"blender": {
"env": {},
"args": [
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}Linux
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}Macos
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}Windows
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"/c",
"npx",
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "cmd"
}Blender MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for managing and executing Blender scripts.
Features
- Add, edit, execute, and remove Blender Python scripts
- Execute scripts in a headless Blender environment
- View execution results and errors
- Track script metadata (creation date, last modified, execution count)
Requirements
- Python 3.7+
- Blender installed and accessible
- MCP library (pip install mcp)
Usage
1. Start the server:
python server.py
2. Connect to the server using an MCP client (like Claude Desktop)
3. Use the provided tools to manage scripts:
- add_script(name, content) - Add a new script
- edit_script(name, content) - Edit an existing script
- execute_script(name, blend_file=None) - Execute a script in Blender, optionally specifying a .blend file
- remove_script(name) - Remove a script
4. Access resources to get information:
- scripts://list - Get list of available scripts
- script://{name} - Get content of a specific script
- result://{name} - Get execution result of a script
Examples
Basic Example
```python
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