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unreal-api-mcp
by Codeturion
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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unreal-api-mcp · Summary

MCP server providing instant, accurate Unreal Engine API documentation to prevent hallucinations and save tokens.

filesystem · Summary

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

unreal-api-mcp · Use cases

  • AI-assisted Unreal Engine development with accurate API lookups
  • Preventing hallucinated function signatures and include paths
  • Checking for deprecated APIs before implementation

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

unreal-api-mcp · Install

Installation

Add to your MCP config (.mcp.json, mcp.json, or your tool's MCP settings), setting UNREAL_VERSION to match your project:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unreal-api": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["unreal-api-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "UNREAL_VERSION": "5.5"
      }
    }
  }
}

Alternatively, using pip install:

pip install unreal-api-mcp
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unreal-api": {
      "command": "unreal-api-mcp",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "UNREAL_VERSION": "5.5"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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