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Unreal Engine MCP Servers for Claude Code & Cursor

An Unreal Engine C++ plugin and Python server expose editor actors and Blueprint operations.

Integration documentation

Unreal Engine integrations and connections

MCP · Live app

Unreal MCP

An Unreal Engine C++ plugin and Python server expose editor actors and Blueprint operations.

Platforms: See documentation

Claude Code · MCP compatible

MCP transport compatibility is inferred; this agent is not explicitly documented for this connection.

Codex · MCP compatible

MCP transport compatibility is inferred; this agent is not explicitly documented for this connection.

Cursor · Documented

The maintainer documents Cursor setup for this connection.

Requirements and limitations

Unreal Engine 5.5+, Python 3.12+ and the companion C++ plugin built for the project.

The project describes this integration as experimental; plugin and engine version compatibility matter.

View setup Maintainer documentation

MCP · Live app

Unreal MCP · UnrealClaude

An Unreal Editor plugin and MCP bridge for live editor operations.

Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Claude Code · Documented

The integration documentation explicitly names this client.

Codex · MCP compatible

MCP support suggests compatibility; this client is not documented by the maintainer.

Cursor · Documented

The integration documentation explicitly names this client.

Requirements and limitations

Unreal Engine 5 with the editor plugin and the Node.js MCP bridge.

The plugin targets Unreal Engine 5.7; compatibility can vary with the editor version.

View setup Maintainer documentation

Compare connections

Compare how each route works, what it can do, and what you need to run it.

Connection	Workflow and platform	Capabilities	Documented agents	Requirements and limitations
Unreal MCP MCP	Live app See documentation	Create actors and modify transforms Build Blueprint components and nodes	Cursor	Unreal Engine 5.5+, Python 3.12+ and the companion C++ plugin built for the project. The project describes this integration as experimental; plugin and engine version compatibility matter.
Unreal MCP · UnrealClaude MCP	Live app Windows, macOS, Linux	Spawn and edit actors Manage Blueprints and assets Edit levels and materials	Claude Code, Cursor	Unreal Engine 5 with the editor plugin and the Node.js MCP bridge. The plugin targets Unreal Engine 5.7; compatibility can vary with the editor version.

Unreal MCP

How it works
MCP · Live app
See documentation

Capabilities
Create actors and modify transforms · Build Blueprint components and nodes

Documented agents
Cursor

Requirements and limitations

Unreal Engine 5.5+, Python 3.12+ and the companion C++ plugin built for the project.

The project describes this integration as experimental; plugin and engine version compatibility matter.

Unreal MCP · UnrealClaude

How it works
MCP · Live app
Windows, macOS, Linux

Capabilities
Spawn and edit actors · Manage Blueprints and assets · Edit levels and materials

Documented agents
Claude Code · Cursor

Requirements and limitations

Unreal Engine 5 with the editor plugin and the Node.js MCP bridge.

The plugin targets Unreal Engine 5.7; compatibility can vary with the editor version.

Choose an AI agent

Claude Code + Unreal Engine

Codex: setup not listed in the integration documentation.

Cursor + Unreal Engine

Questions before setup

Does one integration cover every workflow?

No such claim is made. Check the capability list, requirements and limitations of each route, then test a copy of a representative project.