KeyShot MCP

KeyShot MCP is a local MCP server: Control local KeyShot scenes, cameras, environments, and renders through headless scripting. Install it from npm as keyshot-mcp.

Claude CodeCodexAntigravity

commandprompt

Terminal

claude mcp add keyshot-mcp -e KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE=... -e KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR=... -e KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS=... -e KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS=... -e KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS=... -e KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS=... -e KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS=... -- npx -y keyshot-mcp

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "keyshot-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "keyshot-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE": "...",
        "KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR": "...",
        "KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS": "...",
        "KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS": "...",
        "KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS": "...",
        "KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS": "...",
        "KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

• Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
• MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
• Environment variables: KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE, KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR, KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS, KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS, KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS, KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS, KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS