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mcp-unity
by CoderGamester
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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Developer ToolsAI / LLM Toolsgame-development
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
LanguageC#TypeScript
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mcp-unity · Summary

MCP server for Unity Editor enabling AI assistants to manipulate scenes, GameObjects, and other Unity assets.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

mcp-unity · Use cases

  • Unity developers using AI assistants to automate scene creation and object manipulation
  • Game studios implementing AI workflows for iterative game development
  • Educational environments teaching Unity development with AI assistance

filesystem · Use cases

  • Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
  • Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
  • Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

mcp-unity · Install

Installation

  1. Install Node.js 18 or later from [nodejs.org](https://nodejs.org/en/download/)
  2. Install the Unity MCP server via npm:

``bash npm install -g @codergamester/mcp-unity ``

  1. Configure your IDE (Cursor, Windsurf, etc.) to use the MCP server

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude's config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unity": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@codergamester/mcp-unity"],
      "env": {
        "UNITY_PROJECT_PATH": "/path/to/your/unity/project"
      }
    }
  }
}

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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