Unity-MCP
local MCP serverUnity-MCP is a local MCP server: Make 3D games in Unity Engine with AI. MCP Server + Plugin for Unity Editor and Unity games. Install it from oci as docker.io/ivanmurzakdev/unity-mcp-server:0.17.1.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add io-github-ivanmurzak-unity-mcp -e UNITY_MCP_PORT=... -e UNITY_MCP_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT=... -e UNITY_MCP_CLIENT_TRANSPORT=... -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/ivanmurzakdev/unity-mcp-server:0.17.1
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-ivanmurzak-unity-mcp": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"docker.io/ivanmurzakdev/unity-mcp-server:0.17.1"
],
"env": {
"UNITY_MCP_PORT": "...",
"UNITY_MCP_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT": "...",
"UNITY_MCP_CLIENT_TRANSPORT": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Docker.
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
UNITY_MCP_PORT,UNITY_MCP_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT,UNITY_MCP_CLIENT_TRANSPORT
Summary
Make 3D games in Unity Engine with AI. MCP Server + Plugin for Unity Editor and Unity games.
Unity-MCP vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity-MCP | 4,346 | Local | Yes | oci |
| Funplay Unity MCP | 255 | Local | No | nuget |
| FunseaAI Unity MCP | 255 | Local | No | nuget |
| godot-mcp | 434 | Local | No | npm |
| KitWright Unity MCP | 22 | Local | No | — |
Questions
It reads 3 environment variables: UNITY_MCP_PORT, UNITY_MCP_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT, UNITY_MCP_CLIENT_TRANSPORT. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Docker, plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
Unity-MCP is a local MCP server distributed as the oci package docker.io/ivanmurzakdev/unity-mcp-server:0.17.1.
Run: claude mcp add io-github-ivanmurzak-unity-mcp -e UNITY_MCP_PORT=... -e UNITY_MCP_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT=... -e UNITY_MCP_CLIENT_TRANSPORT=... -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/ivanmurzakdev/unity-mcp-server:0.17.1
Run: codex mcp add io-github-ivanmurzak-unity-mcp --env UNITY_MCP_PORT=... --env UNITY_MCP_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT=... --env UNITY_MCP_CLIENT_TRANSPORT=... -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/ivanmurzakdev/unity-mcp-server:0.17.1
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