Unreal Engine MCP

MCP tool that enables natural language control of Unreal Engine 5.6+. Designed for large-scale projects with specialized Blueprint workflow support. Build node graphs, create GameplayAbilities, and automate editor tasks through MCP client. Includes RAG-powered Python scripting with Unreal Python API documentation.

🎬 Demo

Homing Cluster Grenade

Homing Cluster Grenade - Lyra grenade + MCP-generated Blueprints (GA, skill system)

⭐ Features

| Category | Description | |----------|-------------| | Blueprint Tools | Create blueprints, add components, build node graphs, manage variables, connect pins | | GAS (Gameplay Ability System) | Create GameplayAbilities, GameplayEffects, AbilityTasks with full graph construction | | Editor Tools | Spawn actors, create materials, manipulate transforms, search assets | | RAG Search | Search Unreal Python API docs with BM25 | | Python Execution | Execute Python code in Unreal with RAG-powered documentation lookup | | PCG Tools | Create PCG graphs, add nodes, connect edges (Early stage - in development) |

📐 Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              Claude Desktop / Cursor (Client)                │
│            LLM reasoning & tool invocation                   │
└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────┘
                           │ MCP Protocol (stdio)
┌──────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────┐
│                    Python MCP Server                         │
│  ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│  │ Tools                                                  │ │
│  │  • editor_tool    - Actor/asset manipulation           │ │
│  │  • blueprint_tool - Blueprint/GAS node graphs          │ │
│  │  • pcg_tool       - PCG graph construction             │ │
│  │  • rag_tool       - API search & Python execution      │ │
│  └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────┘
                           │ TCP
┌──────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────┐
│                 Unreal Engine C++ Plugin                     │
│  ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│  │ Command Handlers                                       │ │
│  │  • EditorCommands    - Level actor operations          │ │
│  │  • BlueprintCommands - BP asset & node graph editing   │ │
│  │  • PCGCommands       - PCG graph manipulation          │ │
│  │  • PythonExecutor    - Python script execution         │ │
│  └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

RAG System (BM25):
  • Provides Unreal Python API documentation search
  • Used by execute_unreal_python on failure for error recovery
  • No external API keys required

📖 Start Guide

Requirements

| Component | Version | |-----------|---------| | Unreal Engine | 5.6+ | | Python | 3.11 | | Claude Desktop or Cursor | Latest |

Note: uv package manager is recommended but will be installed automatically if not present.

1. Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/gimmeDG/UnrealEngine5-mcp.git
cd UnrealEngine5-mcp

2. Setup Unreal Engine Plugin

Copy Plugins/UnrealEngineMCP folder to your Unreal project's Plugins/ directory
Open your project in Unreal Editor
Enable the plugin: Edit → Plugins → Search "UnrealEngineMCP" → Enable
Restart Unreal Editor

3. Configure MCP Client

Claude Desktop

Windows - Edit %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "UnrealEngineMCP": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "C:\\path\\to\\unreal-engine-mcp",
        "run",
        "main.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

macOS - Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "UnrealEngineMCP": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/path/to/unreal-engine-mcp",
        "run",
        "main.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Settings → MCP → Add Server with the same configuration:

{
  "UnrealEngineMCP": {
    "command": "uv",
    "args": [
      "--directory",
      "/path/to/unreal-engine-mcp",
      "run",
      "main.py"
    ]
  }
}

4. (Optional) Environment Setup

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env if you need to change default settings

Default configuration works out of the box. The server will:

Automatically create virtual environment
Install all dependencies
Generate BM25 index on first run

🛠️ Available Tools

Editor Tools (21 tools)

| Category | Tools | |----------|-------| | Actor | spawn_actor, spawn_blueprint_actor, delete_actor, list_level_actors, set_actor_transform, get_actor_properties, set_actor_property | | Material | create_material, apply_material_to_actor, get_actor_material_info | | Search | search_actors, search_assets, list_folder_assets, list_gameplay_tags | | World Partition | get_world_partition_info, search_actors_in_region, load_actor_by_guid, set_region_loaded, list_level_instances, get_level_instance_actors | | Utility | get_connection_status |

Blueprint Tools (47 tools)

| Category | Tools | |----------|-------| | Core | create_blueprint, compile_blueprint, analyze_blueprint, create_child_blueprint, list_graphs | | Component | add_component_to_blueprint, set_component_property, set_physics_properties, delete_component_from_blueprint, apply_material_to_blueprint, get_blueprint_material_info, set_mesh_material_color | | Variable | add_blueprint_variable, add_blueprint_variable_node, get_blueprint_variables, delete_blueprint_variable | | Node Graph | add_blueprint_event_node, add_custom_event_node, add_blueprint_function_node, add_blueprint_flow_control_node, add_function_override, add_blueprint_input_action_node, add_component_getter_node, add_property_get_set_node, add_blueprint_self_reference, add_blueprint_generic_node, list_blueprint_nodes, connect_blueprint_nodes, connect_nodes, set_pin_default_value, get_pin_value, set_node_property, disconnect_blueprint_nodes, delete_blueprint_node, add_pin, delete_pin, add_comment_box | | GAS | create_gameplay_effect, create_gameplay_ability, add_ability_task_node, explore_gas_context, list_attribute_sets, get_attribute_set_info, build_ability_graph | | Reflection | search_functions, get_class_functions, get_class_properties |

RAG Tools (2 tools)

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | search_unreal_api | Search Unreal Python API documentation using BM25 | | execute_unreal_python | Execute Python code in Unreal Engine with safety validation |

PCG Tools (13 tools) - Early Stage

In Development: PCG tools are functional but still being refined.

| Category | Tools | |----------|-------| | Graph | create_pcg_graph, analyze_pcg_graph, set_pcg_graph_to_component | | Node | add_pcg_sampler_node, add_pcg_filter_node, add_pcg_transform_node, add_pcg_spawner_node, add_pcg_attribute_node, add_pcg_flow_control_node, add_pcg_generic_node, list_pcg_nodes, connect_pcg_nodes, disconnect_pcg_nodes, delete_pcg_node |

📄 License

MIT License

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