UnrealMCP - AI Bridge for Unreal Engine 5

Control the Unreal Engine 5 editor from Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP client. Build materials, wire Blueprint graphs, author Niagara systems, spawn actors, edit data tables and profile performance, all by asking for it. 288 commands across 15 categories, no leaving your terminal. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting gaming tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in C++.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-06 · ★ 37 · #15 OF 35 MAINTAINED GAMING · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MPL-2.0 · C++ · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install UnrealMCP - AI Bridge for Unreal Engine 5

Claude Code

claude mcp add aadeshrao123-unreal-mcp -- uvx unrealmcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aadeshrao123-unreal-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "unrealmcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MPL-2.0 - declared in the repository

pypi package unrealmcp - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.aadeshrao123 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What UnrealMCP - AI Bridge for Unreal Engine 5 can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.3.0 · 2026-05-04

Fix the problem of repeated definition of functions · New Contributors · @aniunio made their first contribution in

v1.2.3 · 2026-04-14

v1.2.2 · 2026-04-07

04 · Who maintains UnrealMCP - AI Bridge for Unreal Engine 5

UnrealMCP - AI Bridge for Unreal Engine 5 is maintained by aadeshrao123. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2026.

05 · Facts

category
gaming - ranked #15 of 35 actively-maintained gaming servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry
io.github.aadeshrao123/unreal-mcp (active, first published 2026-08-06)
packages
pypi:unrealmcp

06 · UnrealMCP - AI Bridge for Unreal Engine 5 FAQ

What is UnrealMCP - AI Bridge for Unreal Engine 5?

Control the Unreal Engine 5 editor from Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP client. Build materials, wire Blueprint graphs, author Niagara systems, spawn actors, edit data tables and profile performance, all by asking for it. 288 commands across 15 categories, no leaving your terminal. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is UnrealMCP - AI Bridge for Unreal Engine 5 still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-06. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install UnrealMCP - AI Bridge for Unreal Engine 5?

Run `uvx unrealmcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does UnrealMCP - AI Bridge for Unreal Engine 5 run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to UnrealMCP - AI Bridge for Unreal Engine 5

More gaming MCP servers · Renforge · Tripwire · Beckett - MCP for Godot · Unity AI Bridge