Godot-MCP
by IvanMurzak
README.md
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`Godot MCP` is an AI-powered game development assistant **for the Godot Editor**. Connect **Claude**, **Cursor**, **Copilot**, or any MCP-aware agent to Godot and let it inspect and drive your project — create nodes, edit scenes, manage resources and scripts, capture screenshots, and more.
Godot-MCP is the Godot counterpart of [Unity-MCP](https://github.com/IvanMurzak/Unity-MCP): a C# **editor addon** that exposes Godot Editor operations as **AI Tools** and connects them to an MCP server through the same hosted cloud backend ([ai-game.dev](https://ai-game.dev)) that powers Unity-MCP — or your own self-hosted server. The MCP / reflection stack is **not forked**: it is shared with Unity-MCP and consumed from [nuget.org](https://www.nuget.org/) as `PackageReference`s.
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## 
- ✔️ **AI agents** — Use the best agents from **Anthropic**, **OpenAI**, **Google**, or any other provider with no vendor lock-in
- ✔️ **42 built-in Tools** — A wide range of [MCP Tools](#tools-reference) across 12 families for operating the Godot Editor
- ✔️ **C# & GDScript** — Read, create, and update both `.cs` and `.gd` scripts, and attach them to nodes
- ✔️ **Scene & Node control** — Build and edit the scene tree, open/save `.tscn` scenes, mutate `.tres`/`.res` resources
- ✔️ **Visual feedback** — Capture viewport, camera, and isolated-node screenshots the LLM can inspect
- ✔️ **Reflection escape hatch** — Find and call any C# method across loaded assemblies via [ReflectorNet](https://www.nuget.org/packages/com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet)
- ✔️ **Cloud or self-hosted** — Connect to `ai-game.dev` out of the box, or point at your own server
- ✔️ **Natural conversation** — Chat with AI like you would with a human
# Quick Start
Get up and running from a terminal using the [`godot-cli`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/godot-cli) (the Godot analog of `unity-mcp-cli`) — no manual file copying or csproj editing required:
```bash
# 1. Install godot-cli
npm install -g godot-cli
# 2. (Optional) Scaffold a fresh Godot C# project — skip if you already have one
godot-cli create-project --dotnet ./MyGodotProject
# 3. Install the godot_mcp addon: downloads addons/godot_mcp/ from the matching
# GitHub release, adds the required NuGet packages + the extension-catalog
# EmbeddedResource to your .csproj, and enables the plugin in project.godot —
# all idempotently
godot-cli install-plugin ./MyGodotProject
# 4. Sign in to the ai-game.dev cloud — OAuth 2.1 device login (opens a browser,
# saves a machine-wide credential the editor plugin auto-adopts; no token to copy)
godot-cli login
# 5. Pick an AI agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, …) and write its MCP config —
# pinned to THIS project's cloud route by default (pass --no-pin for the bare URL)
godot-cli setup-mcp claude-code ./MyGodotProject
# 6. Open the Godot editor — builds the C# assembly first (so the addon loads on
# the very first open) then auto-connects with the right GODOT_MCP_* env vars
godot-cli open ./MyGodotProject
# 7. Wait until the plugin answers the readiness probe
godot-cli wait-for-ready ./MyGodotProject
```
That's it. Ask your AI *"Create 3 cubes in a circle with radius 2"* and watch it happen. ✨
> **Offline / dev install:** `install-plugin --source <path-to>/addons/godot_mcp` copies the addon from
> a local directory instead of downloading it. Prefer the matching release version with
> `install-plugin --version <x.y.z>` if you need a specific addon build. The manual route (copy the
> addon + add the NuGet packages yourself) is still documented under [Installation](#installation)
> Steps 1–2 for the Asset Library / hand-managed flows.
> See the [full CLI documentation](https://github.com/IvanMurzak/Godot-MCP/blob/main/cli/README.md) for every command, editor-resolution order, and connection env vars.
# Contents
- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
- [Tools Reference](#tools-reference)
- [Requirements](#requirements)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Step 1: Add the addon](#step-1-add-the-addon)
- [Option A — Godot Asset Library (recommended)](#option-a--godot-asset-library-recommended)
- [Option B — GitHub Release zip](#option-b--github-release-zip)
- [Option C — copy from source](#option-c--copy-from-source)
- [Step 2: Add the NuGet packages](#step-2-add-the-nuget-packages)
- [Step 3: Install an AI agent](#step-3-install-an-ai-agent)
- [Connect](#connect)
- [Cloud mode (default) — ai-game.dev](#cloud-mode-default--ai-gamedev)
- [Custom mode — your own server](#custom-mode--your-own-server)
- [Godot `MCP Server` setup](#godot-mcp-server-setup)
- [Local server — let the addon download & run it for you](#local-server--let-the-addon-download--run-it-for-you)
- [Build & run the server manually (advanced)](#build--run-the-server-manually-advanced)
- [Customize Tools](#customize-tools)
- [Runtime usage (in-game)](#runtime-usage-in-game)
- [Capturing in-game runtime errors](#capturing-in-game-runtime-errors)
- [Sample: a live game-state tool](#sample-a-live-game-state-tool)
- [Where the server URL and token come from](#where-the-server-url-and-token-come-from)
- [Security: opt-in only, default OFF](#security-opt-in-only-default-off)
- [How Godot MCP Architecture Works](#how-godot-mcp-architecture-works)
- [Building & contributing](#building--contributing)
- [License](#license)
# Tools Reference
Godot-MCP ships **42 built-in tools** grouped into **12 families**. Tool names mirror Unity-MCP where
sensible (`scene-*`, `node-*`, …). Every tool returns a structured, [ReflectorNet](https://www.nuget.org/packages/com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet)-serialized
result (or a PNG image for screenshots). All editor tools are available immediately after the addon is
enabled — no extra configuration required. The **runtime-errors** family is the exception: it surfaces
errors from the *running game* and is **OFF by default** — opt in with `builder.WithRuntimeErrorCapture()`
(see [Capturing in-game runtime errors](#capturing-in-game-runtime-errors)).
| Family | Tools | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **ping** | `ping` | Lightweight readiness probe — echoes a message back, or returns `pong`. Verifies the end-to-end MCP path (editor → SignalR → tool dispatch). **System tool** — reachable over the server's `/api/system-tools/` HTTP surface, not advertised to AI agents in `tools/list`. |
| **node** | `node-find`, `node-create`, `node-modify`, `node-set-parent`, `node-reorder`, `node-duplicate`, `node-delete` | Inspect and edit the active scene tree (the Godot analog of Unity GameObjects), driving `EditorInterface` on the main thread. Child order — which is layout order in a `VBoxContainer`/`HBoxContainer` — is settable both on creation (`node-create`'s `index`) and afterwards (`node-reorder`). |
| **scene** | `scene-open`, `scene-save`, `scene-create`, `scene-list-opened`, `scene-get-data` | Open, save, create, and inspect Godot scenes (`res://*.tscn` PackedScenes) in the editor. |
| **resource** | `resource-find`, `resource-get-data`, `resource-modify`, `resource-create`, `resource-move`, `resource-delete` | Find and mutate Godot resources (`.tres`/`.res`) through `ResourceLoader`/`ResourceSaver`/`EditorFileSystem`, keeping `.import` sidecars consistent. |
| **filesystem** | `filesystem-list`, `filesystem-reimport` | Browse and reimport the project's `res://` tree via the editor `EditorFileSystem` index (file types + uids without loading resources). |
| **script** | `script-read`, `script-create`, `script-update`, `script-delete`, `script-attach-to-node`, `script-validate` | CRUD on C# (`.cs`) and GDScript (`.gd`) files, plus attaching a script to a node and validating GDScript. |
| **screenshot** | `screenshot-viewport`, `screenshot-camera`, `screenshot-isolated` | Capture the editor viewport, a specific camera, or an isolated node render, returned as a PNG image the LLM can inspect. |
| **editor** | `editor-application-get-state`, `editor-application-set-state`, `editor-selection-get`, `editor-selection-set` | Read/drive the editor run-and-play lifecycle (Godot launches the game in a separate process) and the current selection. |
| **console** | `console-get-logs`, `console-clear-logs` | Read and clear the plugin's editor log collector (`GD.Print`/`GD.PushWarning`/`GD.PushError`). |
| **reflection** | `reflection-method-find`, `reflection-method-call` | Find and call C# methods (static/instance, public/private) across every loaded assembly via ReflectorNet — the engine-agnostic escape hatch. |
| **skills** | `godot-skill-create`, `godot-skill-generate` | Author a new MCP tool as a C# file in the project, and regenerate the `SKILL.md` files from the tools the editor currently has registered. **System tools** — reachable over the server's `/api/system-tools/` HTTP surface (like `ping`), not advertised to AI agents in `tools/list`. |
| **runtime-errors** | `runtime-errors-get`, `runtime-errors-clear` | Poll errors raised inside the **running game** (NOT the editor) — GDScript runtime errors, `push_error`/`push_warning`, shader errors, and C# unhandled / unobserved-`Task` exceptions, with multi-frame GDScript backtraces on Godot 4.5+. **OFF by default** — opt in with `builder.WithRuntimeErrorCapture()`. |
**ping**
- `ping` — Lightweight readiness probe; echoes a message back, or returns `pong`. A **System tool**: call it
over `/api/system-tools/ping` (or `godot-cli run-system-tool ping`); it is not listed in `tools/list`.
**node**
- `node-find` — Find nodes in the active scene tree by path, type, or name.
- `node-create` — Create a new node under a parent (optionally instancing a `.tscn` sub-scene), optionally
at a specific sibling `index` (negative counts from the end).
- `node-modify` — Set fields/properties on one or more nodes.
- `node-set-parent` — Reparent nodes within the scene tree.
- `node-reorder` — Move an existing node to a different position among its siblings (`Node.MoveChild`) —
the only way to rearrange an existing scene short of delete-and-recreate.
- `node-duplicate` — Duplicate nodes together with their subtrees.
- `node-delete` — Delete nodes from the active scene.
**scene**
- `scene-open` — Open a `res://*.tscn` PackedScene in the editor.
- `scene-save` — Save an open scene back to its `.tscn` file.
- `scene-create` — Create a new scene asset in the project.
- `scene-list-opened` — List the scenes currently open in the editor.
- `scene-get-data` — Retrieve the root nodes / structure of a scene.
**resource**
- `resource-find` — Search the project for resources (`.tres`/`.res`).
- `resource-get-data` — Read a resource's serialized fields and properties.
- `resource-modify` — Modify a resource's properties.
- `resource-create` — Create a new resource asset.
- `resource-move` — Move / rename a resource, keeping `.import` sidecars consistent.
- `resource-delete` — Delete a resource from the project.
**filesystem**
- `filesystem-list` — Browse the `res://` tree (file types + uids) via the editor file index.
- `filesystem-reimport` — Reimport files in the project.
**script**
- `script-read` — Read a `.cs` / `.gd` script file.
- `script-create` — Create a new script file.
- `script-update` — Update an existing script file's contents.
- `script-delete` — Delete a script file.
- `script-attach-to-node` — Attach a script to a node.
- `script-validate` — Validate GDScript (.gd) files and return structured parse/compile diagnostics.
**screenshot**
- `screenshot-viewport` — Capture the editor viewport as a PNG.
- `screenshot-camera` — Capture from a specific camera.
- `screenshot-isolated` — Render a node in isolation from a chosen angle.
**editor**
- `editor-application-get-state` — Read the editor application/run state.
- `editor-application-set-state` — Start / stop the running game.
- `editor-selection-get` — Get the current editor selection.
- `editor-selection-set` — Set the current editor selection.
**console**
- `console-get-logs` — Read the plugin's collected editor logs (with filtering). This includes the
plugin's connection lifecycle diagnostics (connect/disconnect, drain-timeout, config save/load,
skill-gen, dev-control, dispatcher, and runtime-capture warnings), which route through the same
capture sink as its framework logs.
- `console-clear-logs` — Clear the collected log cache.
**reflection**
- `reflection-method-find` — Find C# methods (including private) across every loaded assembly.
- `reflection-method-call` — Call any C# method with input parameters and get the result.
**runtime-errors** (in-game; **OFF by default** — enable with `builder.WithRuntimeErrorCapture()`)
- `runtime-errors-get` — Read captured in-game runtime errors (oldest-first, newest-kept page); poll only new errors via `sinceSequence`. Returns `available:false` when capture was never enabled, so an empty list is never mistaken for health.
- `runtime-errors-clear` — Clear the captured in-game runtime-error buffer (a no-op when capture is not enabled); the monotonic sequence counter is preserved.
**skills** (system tools — served on `/api/system-tools/`, not advertised to AI agents)
- `godot-skill-create` — Write a new C# (`.cs`) MCP tool file into the project. The tool becomes callable once the project is rebuilt (Godot builds C# out-of-band).
- `godot-skill-generate` — Regenerate every `SKILL.md` from the tools currently registered in the editor, into the selected AI agent's skills folder.
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# Requirements
- **Godot 4.3+** — the C# / .NET (mono) edition. The addon csproj pins `Godot.NET.Sdk/4.3.0` as its
minimum floor; newer 4.x editors (4.4, 4.5) work.
- **.NET 8 SDK** (`net8.0`).
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Godot-MCP requires the **mono (C#/.NET)** build of Godot — the standard (GDScript-only) build cannot
> compile the addon.
# Installation
There are two things to install: the **addon** (the plugin files) and the two **NuGet packages** the
addon's C# depends on. Godot compiles *every* `.cs` under your project into one assembly, so your
project's `.csproj` must declare the same NuGet references the addon needs — otherwise the addon's C# will
not compile.
## Step 1: Add the addon
Pick **one** of the following ways to get the `addons/godot_mcp/` folder into your Godot C# project.
> **Fully automated (recommended for terminal workflows):**
> [`godot-cli`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/godot-cli) `install-plugin ./MyGodotProject` does **all of
> Step 1 and Step 2 in one command** — it downloads `addons/godot_mcp/` from the matching GitHub release,
> adds the two NuGet packages **and the extension-catalog `<EmbeddedResource>`** to your `.csproj`, and
> enables the plugin in `project.godot`, idempotently.
> Use `--source <path>/addons/godot_mcp` to install from a local copy offline. The manual Options A–C
> below remain for in-editor (Asset Library) and hand-managed installs.
### Option A — Godot Asset Library (recommended)
The easiest path: install directly from inside the editor.
1. Open the **AssetLib** tab at the top of the Godot editor.
2. Search for **Godot-MCP** and open the asset.
3. Click **Download**, then **Install** — Godot unpacks the addon into your project's
`res://addons/godot_mcp/`.
> The Asset Library entry is published per release and always points at a tagged version, so an
> in-editor install gives you a known-good snapshot of the addon. (See note below if the entry is not
> visible yet.)
### Option B — GitHub Release zip
Grab the latest `godot-mcp-addon-<version>.zip` from the
[Releases page](https://github.com/IvanMurzak/Godot-MCP/releases/latest) and extract it into your
project's root — the archive already contains `addons/godot_mcp/...`, so the files land at
`res://addons/godot_mcp/`.
### Option C — copy from source
Copy the `addons/godot_mcp/` folder from this repository (or your clone) into your project's `addons/`
directory by hand.
---
After the files are in place (Options A–C), **enable** the plugin:
**Project → Project Settings → Plugins → Godot-MCP → Enable**. (If you used the fully-automated
[`godot-cli`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/godot-cli) `install-plugin` above, the plugin is already
enabled and the NuGet packages + extension-catalog embed are already added — skip straight to
[Step 3](#step-3-install-an-ai-agent).)
On a successful load the editor Output panel prints:
```
[Godot-MCP] plugin loaded
```
> **Asset Library availability.** The in-editor AssetLib entry (Option A) appears after the maintainer's
> first submission is approved by the Godot Asset Library moderators. Until then, use Option B (GitHub
> Release zip) or Option C.
## Step 2: Add the NuGet packages + the extension catalog embed
Add both `PackageReference`s **and** the extension-catalog `<EmbeddedResource>` to your project's
`.csproj` (use these exact pinned versions — they must match the addon's `Godot-MCP.csproj`):
```xml
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet" Version="5.4.1" />
<PackageReference Include="com.IvanMurzak.McpPlugin" Version="8.4.0" />
</ItemGroup>
<!-- Embed the extension catalog so the Extensions panel populates (else it is EMPTY). -->
<ItemGroup>
<EmbeddedResource Include="addons/godot_mcp/extensions.catalog.json" LogicalName="Godot-MCP.extensions.catalog.json" />
</ItemGroup>
```
| Package | Version | Role |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [`com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet`](https://www.nuget.org/packages/com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet) | `5.4.1` | Reflection / serialization core |
| [`com.IvanMurzak.McpPlugin`](https://www.nuget.org/packages/com.IvanMurzak.McpPlugin) | `8.4.0` | MCP plugin client (transitively pulls `McpPlugin.Common` + `ReflectorNet`; carries the shared `AgentConfig` module) |
The `<EmbeddedResource>` is **as required as the NuGet pins**: the addon's pure-managed extension
registry reads the catalog at editor runtime via `GetManifestResourceStream` (no `res://` / filesystem
fallback), and because the addon ships as *source* its own `<EmbeddedResource>` does not carry into your
project — so without this line your **Extensions panel is empty**. The `LogicalName` must be exactly
`Godot-MCP.extensions.catalog.json` so the resource resolves identically to the addon's own assembly.
Run `dotnet restore` so the packages land in your NuGet cache, then build. **No manual DLL copying is
required** — at editor runtime the addon's assembly resolver locates the DLLs in your NuGet
global-packages folder by reading the build's `*.deps.json`. (If you prefer self-contained output, set
`<CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>true</CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>` so the DLLs are copied beside your
project assembly instead.)
## Step 3: Install an AI agent
Choose a single `AI agent` you prefer — you don't need to install all of them. This is your main chat
window to communicate with the LLM.
- [Claude Code](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code) **(recommended)**
- [Claude Desktop](https://claude.ai/download)
- [GitHub Copilot in VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/overview)
- [Antigravity](https://antigravity.google/)
- [Cursor](https://www.cursor.com/)
- Any other MCP-aware agent
Write the agent's MCP-client config with `godot-cli setup-mcp <agent> ./MyGodotProject`. By default it
points the client at the **project-pinned** cloud URL `<host>/mcp/p/<pin>`, so an agent session launched in
this project folder routes to *this* project's editor even when your account has several editors connected;
pass `--no-pin` for the bare `<host>/mcp` URL. OAuth-capable agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, …)
authenticate to the cloud through their own OAuth handshake — no token is written into the config. See the
[CLI documentation](https://github.com/IvanMurzak/Godot-MCP/blob/main/cli/README.md) for the full list of
supported agents.
# Connect
The plugin connects to an MCP server in one of two modes. The mode and its URL / token can be set in the
serialized config or overridden at process start with environment variables (handy for CI, headless runs,
and local dev). All variable names are the Godot analog of Unity-MCP's `UNITY_MCP_*`. The active mode
always recomputes from the environment, so a process-level override wins over the serialized config
without editing any file.
## Cloud mode (default) — ai-game.dev
In **Cloud** mode the plugin connects to the hosted backend at `https://ai-game.dev` (the `/mcp` hub path
is appended automatically). This is the default `connectionMode`.
> **Sign in once with `godot-cli login`.** Cloud authentication uses the **OAuth 2.1 device-authorization
> flow** (RFC 8628): `godot-cli login` prints a short user code, opens your browser, and — on approval —
> saves a cloud credential to the shared machine store (`~/.ai-game-dev/credentials.json`) that the editor
> plugin **auto-adopts**, so `godot-cli open` connects with no token to copy or paste. No personal access
> token (PAT) is minted. `GODOT_MCP_TOKEN` (below) remains available as a manual override for CI / headless
> runs.
| Environment variable | Purpose | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `GODOT_MCP_CONNECTION_MODE` | Force the mode: `Cloud` or `Custom` (case-insensitive). | `Cloud` |
| `GODOT_MCP_CLOUD_URL` | Override the cloud base URL. A trailing `/mcp` is stripped if present; a non-http(s) value falls back to the default. | `https://ai-game.dev` |
| `GODOT_MCP_TOKEN` | Bearer token, routed to the active mode's token. Surrounding quotes are trimmed. | (none) |
## Custom mode — your own server
In **Custom** mode the plugin connects to a server URL you supply (a local dev server, a self-hosted
instance, etc.).
| Environment variable | Purpose | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `GODOT_MCP_CONNECTION_MODE` | Set to `Custom` to select this mode. | `Cloud` |
| `GODOT_MCP_HOST` | The custom server URL. Must be an absolute http(s) URL or it falls back to the default. | `http://localhost:8080` |
| `GODOT_MCP_TOKEN` | Bearer token (only needed if the server requires authorization). | (none) |
Example — boot the editor pointed at a local server:
```bash
export GODOT_MCP_CONNECTION_MODE=Custom
export GODOT_MCP_HOST=http://localhost:5300
# export GODOT_MCP_TOKEN=... # only if the server enforces auth
```
> The [`godot-cli open`](https://github.com/IvanMurzak/Godot-MCP/blob/main/cli/README.md) command forwards
> these env vars for you via `--mode`, `--url`, `--cloud-url`, and `--token` flags.
# Godot `MCP Server` setup
In **Cloud** mode you don't run a server at all — the plugin talks to `ai-game.dev`. If you want to host
the server yourself (local dev, CI, or your own cloud), you have two options: let the addon **download and
run the matched server binary for you** (recommended), or **run it manually** (advanced).
The server itself is the shared, engine-agnostic
**[GameDev-MCP-Server](https://github.com/IvanMurzak/GameDev-MCP-Server)** — one server binary
(`gamedev-mcp-server`) serving Unity-MCP, Godot-MCP, and Unreal-MCP. It is released from its own repo on
its own version line; this addon **pins** the server version it consumes (the `ServerVersion` constant in
`addons/godot_mcp/Runtime/Connection/GodotMcpServerView.cs`).
## Local server — let the addon download & run it for you
In [Custom mode](#custom-mode--your-own-server) the plugin can **host its own MCP server** — you don't have
to build or launch anything by hand. Open the addon dock's **Server** card while Custom mode is selected and
use the **Local server** row:
- **Start Server** — downloads the server build for the **pinned server version**, caches it, launches it,
and the plugin connects to it. **Stop Server** terminates it (it is also stopped automatically when you
close the editor).
- The download is the per-platform release asset
`gamedev-mcp-server-<rid>.zip` — pulled over **HTTPS from `github.com` only**, from the
[GameDev-MCP-Server release](https://github.com/IvanMurzak/GameDev-MCP-Server/releases) tagged
`v<ServerVersion>`, so the asset URL is:
`https://github.com/IvanMurzak/GameDev-MCP-Server/releases/download/v<ServerVersion>/gamedev-mcp-server-<rid>.zip`.
The `<rid>` (platform runtime identifier — e.g. `win-x64`, `osx-arm64`, `linux-x64`) is resolved
automatically for your machine; all seven published RIDs are supported (`win-x64`/`x86`/`arm64`,
`linux-x64`/`arm64`, `osx-x64`/`arm64`).
- The binary is cached under your project's `.godot/mcp-server/<rid>/` folder (gitignored) and re-used on
later launches; it is only re-downloaded when the pinned server version changes (an **exact**
version match, so the editor plugin and the server it talks to never drift). The server is launched
on the port from your **Server URL** (default `http://localhost:8080`), over the `streamableHttp` transport.
> **Version pinning & security.** The download URL is derived **solely** from the addon's pinned
> `ServerVersion` constant and your platform RID — there is no arbitrary-URL binary execution. The addon
> version and the server version are **decoupled**: bumping the consumed server is an explicit addon change
> (a new `ServerVersion`), and the pinned `v<ServerVersion>` release must already exist on
> GameDev-MCP-Server **before** an addon release that pins it. If the release asset can't be fetched
> (you're offline), the addon logs a warning and the local server simply doesn't start — fall back to the
> manual run below, or use Cloud mode. The download is **skipped entirely under CI** (the `CI` /
> `GITHUB_ACTIONS` environment), where no local server is hosted.
This mirrors [Unity-MCP](https://github.com/IvanMurzak/Unity-MCP)'s self-hosted server flow: the editor
plugin manages the pinned server binary for you instead of requiring a manual build.
## Run the server manually (advanced)
To run the server as a standalone / cloud process, download a
[GameDev-MCP-Server release](https://github.com/IvanMurzak/GameDev-MCP-Server/releases) binary (or use the
[`aigamedeveloper/mcp-server`](https://hub.docker.com/r/aigamedeveloper/mcp-server) Docker image). Both
transports are supported: `streamableHttp` (HTTP) and `stdio`.
```bash
# HTTP transport on port 8080
./gamedev-mcp-server --client-transport streamableHttp --port 8080
# stdio transport — for local MCP clients that launch the server directly
./gamedev-mcp-server --client-transport stdio
```
Then point the plugin at it in [Custom mode](#custom-mode--your-own-server)
(`GODOT_MCP_HOST=http://localhost:8080`).
> **Choosing a transport:** use `stdio` when the MCP client launches the server binary directly (local
> use — the most common setup); use `streamableHttp` when running the server as a standalone process or in
> the cloud and connecting over HTTP.
See the [GameDev-MCP-Server README](https://github.com/IvanMurzak/GameDev-MCP-Server#readme)
for the full argument / environment-variable table, the Docker image, and the cross-platform build matrix.
# Customize Tools
Godot-MCP supports custom `MCP Tool` development directly in your project code. A tool family is a
`partial class` decorated `[AiToolType]`; each tool method is decorated `[AiTool("tool-name", …)]` with a
`[Description]` on the method and on each parameter to help the LLM understand it.
> Any Godot API call (`Node`, `Resource`, `EditorInterface`, …) **must** run on the editor main thread —
> marshal it through `MainThread.Instance.Run(...)` (ReflectorNet's `MainThread` is backed by the Godot
> main-thread dispatcher on plugin boot). Never touch engine objects off-thread.
```csharp
[AiToolType]
public partial class Tool_MyFeature
{
[AiTool("my-custom-task", Title = "Do a custom task")]
[Description("Explain to the LLM what this does and when to call it.")]
public string CustomTask
(
[Description("Explain to the LLM what this parameter is.")]
string inputData
)
{
// ... work that does not touch the Godot API can run on this background thread ...
return MainThread.Instance.Run(() =>
{
// ... touch EditorInterface / Node / Resource here, on the main thread ...
return "[Success] Operation completed.";
});
}
}
```
Return a structured data model (ReflectorNet-serialized) or `void` for side-effect-only ops — never ad-hoc
string formatting for parseable output. Use `string? optional = null` parameters (nullable + default) to
mark them as optional for the LLM.
# Runtime usage (in-game)
Everything above runs the MCP connection **inside the Godot editor** (the `[Tool]` `EditorPlugin` boots
it for you). Godot-MCP can *also* run inside a **running / exported game build** (debug **or** release) —
the Godot analog of Unity-MCP's runtime mode. This lets an LLM read and drive your **live game state**:
imagine a Chess game whose bot logic you outsource to an LLM by exposing a couple of tools.
Two things make runtime mode different from editor mode, and both are deliberate:
- **It never auto-connects.** The editor plugin connects on boot; a game build does **not**. *You* write
the opt-in code and decide when (if ever) to call `Connect()`.
- **There are no tools, prompts, or resources by default — strictly manual.** The runtime ships **zero**
MCP tools, prompts, **and** resources. You register every `[AiToolType]` tool, `[AiPromptType]` prompt,
and `[AiResourceType]` resource yourself, in your own code — and each kind is **independently optional**
(register prompts without any tools, or vice versa). (The addon's editor tool families are gated by
`#if TOOLS` and don't even compile into a game build, so they can never leak in.)
The entry point is `GodotMcpRuntime.Initialize(...)` (namespace `com.IvanMurzak.Godot.MCP.Runtime`).
Write it once — e.g. from a Godot **autoload**'s `_Ready()` so a `SceneTree` exists:
```csharp
using System.Reflection;
using com.IvanMurzak.Godot.MCP.Connection; // GodotMcpConnectionMode
using com.IvanMurzak.Godot.MCP.Runtime; // GodotMcpRuntime
using McpServerConsts = com.IvanMurzak.McpPlugin.Common.Consts.MCP.Server; // AuthOption (none/oauth/token)
using Godot;
public partial class GameMcp : Node
{
private GodotMcpRuntimeHandle? _mcp;
public override async void _Ready()
{
// 1) Build the connection (default OFF — nothing connects yet).
_mcp = GodotMcpRuntime.Initialize(builder =>
{
builder.WithConfig(config =>
{
config.ConnectionMode = GodotMcpConnectionMode.Custom; // your own server
config.Host = "http://localhost:8080"; // prefer loopback
config.AuthOption = McpServerConsts.AuthOption.token; // offline bearer-token auth
config.Token = "your-secret-token";
});
// 2) Opt YOUR tools / prompts / resources in. Zero of each by default — this is the only way
// they get registered, and each kind is independently optional.
builder.WithToolsFromAssembly(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()); // [AiToolType] classes
builder.WithPromptsFromAssembly(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()); // [AiPromptType] classes
builder.WithResourcesFromAssembly(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()); // [AiResourceType] classes
// …or register specific families:
// builder.WithTools(typeof(GameMcpTools));
// builder.WithPrompts(typeof(GameMcpPrompts));
// builder.WithResources(typeof(GameMcpResources));
}).Build();
// 3) Connect — explicit, the security-required opt-in. Retries in the background while
// KeepConnected is true (the default).
await _mcp.Connect();
}
public override async void _ExitTree()
{
// 4) Disconnect on shutdown (or whenever you want to stop exposing tools).
if (_mcp is not null)
await _mcp.Disconnect();
}
}
```
Builder surface (all fluent / chainable):
| Call | What it does |
| ---- | ------------ |
| `GodotMcpRuntime.Initialize(configure)` | Begin configuring; returns a `GodotMcpRuntimeBuilder`. `configure` may be `null` for the zero-tool, env-configured default. |
| `builder.WithConfig(Action<GodotMcpConfig>)` | Set `Host` / `Token` / `ConnectionMode` / `AuthOption` in code. Multiple calls compose in order. |
| `builder.WithToolsFromAssembly(Assembly)` | Register every `[AiToolType]` class in an assembly (usually `Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()`). |
| `builder.WithTools(params Type[])` | Register specific `[AiToolType]` classes when a whole-assembly scan is too broad. |
| `builder.WithPromptsFromAssembly(Assembly)` | Register every `[AiPromptType]` class in an assembly. Independent of tools/resources. |
| `builder.WithPrompts(params Type[])` | Register specific `[AiPromptType]` classes. |
| `builder.WithResourcesFromAssembly(Assembly)` | Register every `[AiResourceType]` class in an assembly. Independent of tools/prompts. |
| `builder.WithResources(params Type[])` | Register specific `[AiResourceType]` classes. |
| `builder.WithoutMainThreadDispatcher()` | Skip the automatic main-thread-dispatcher bootstrap (only if you install your own autoload dispatcher). |
| `builder.WithRuntimeErrorCapture()` | Capture errors raised in the **running game** (GDScript runtime errors, `push_error`/`push_warning`, shader errors via the Godot 4.5+ engine hook; C# unhandled / unobserved-`Task` exceptions with full stack traces) and register the `runtime-errors-*` tool so an agent can poll them. **OFF by default.** See ["Capturing in-game runtime errors"](#capturing-in-game-runtime-errors) below. |
| `builder.Build()` | Finalize; returns a **default-OFF** `GodotMcpRuntimeHandle`. |
| `handle.Connect()` / `handle.Disconnect()` | Open / close the connection. `handle.Dispose()` tears it down on shutdown. |
> `Initialize().Build()` also guarantees a main-thread dispatcher `Node` in the running `SceneTree` (so
> tool handlers can marshal Godot API calls onto the engine main thread), unless you opt out with
> `WithoutMainThreadDispatcher()`. Call it once a `SceneTree` is live (e.g. from an autoload `_Ready`).
## Capturing in-game runtime errors
In editor mode, `console-get-logs` and `script-validate` surface the plugin's own logs and GDScript
*parse* errors. But errors raised inside a **running game** — a GDScript *runtime* error (a null
dereference, a bad index), a `push_error`/`push_warning`, a shader error, or a C# unhandled exception —
are not visible to an agent through those editor tools. Without this, an agent can launch the game, poll
for logs, see silence, and wrongly conclude the game is healthy. This is the gap that blocks an unattended
"keep fixing until no errors" loop for real gameplay/runtime bugs.
Opt in with **`WithRuntimeErrorCapture()`**:
```csharp
_mcp = GodotMcpRuntime.Initialize(builder =>
{
builder.WithConfig(cfg => { /* host / token … */ });
builder.WithRuntimeErrorCapture(); // capture in-game runtime errors + expose the runtime-errors-* tool
}).Build();
await _mcp.Connect();
```
That single call installs three best-effort capture channels and registers the `runtime-errors-*` tool:
1. **Engine error stream (Godot 4.5+)** — registers a `Godot.Logger` via `OS.AddLogger`, so GDScript
runtime errors, `push_error`/`push_warning`, and shader errors raised in the running game are captured
with their **origin** (`file` / `line` / `function`).
2. **C# unhandled exceptions** — `AppDomain.CurrentDomain.UnhandledException`, with the **full managed
stack trace**.
3. **C# unobserved `Task` exceptions** — `TaskScheduler.UnobservedTaskException`, with the **full managed
stack trace**. (It only observes for logging — it does **not** call `SetObserved()`, so your game's own
escalation behavior is unchanged.)
An MCP client polls the captured errors with the `runtime-errors-get` tool (and clears the buffer with
`runtime-errors-clear`):
| Tool | What it returns / does |
| ---- | ---------------------- |
| `runtime-errors-get` | A bounded, newest-kept list of `{ sequence, message, type, source, file, line, function, stackTrace, frames, timestamp }`. Pass the previous result's `highestSequence` as `sinceSequence` to poll only **new** errors — the "did anything break since I last looked?" loop. Returns `available:false` when capture was never enabled (so an empty list is never mistaken for health). |
| `runtime-errors-clear` | Clears the captured buffer (the monotonic `sequence` counter is preserved, so a pre-clear `sinceSequence` poll still behaves). |
> **Stack-trace fidelity (read this).** The two error *sources* differ in depth:
> - **Engine errors** (`source: Engine`) carry the error's **origin** — `file:line` and the originating
> `function` — plus the message and a `type` (`Error` / `Warning` / `Script` / `Shader`). On **Godot
> 4.5+**, a GDScript runtime error **also** carries the **deep multi-frame call stack**: `frames` is the
> ordered (innermost-first) backtrace — each `{ function, file, line }` — and `stackTrace` is the engine's
> formatted rendering of it. On **Godot < 4.5** (or a release build without call-stack tracking) `frames`
> is `null` and `stackTrace` is `null` (origin only). The frames are materialized off the engine's
> non-thread-safe `ScriptBacktrace` **inside the logger callback on the originating thread** — only plain
> managed values ever cross into the collector, never a live engine object.
> - **C# faults** (`source: UnhandledException` / `UnobservedTaskException`) carry the **full managed stack
> trace** (inner exceptions inlined) in `stackTrace`, plus the CLR exception type name in `type`. (`frames`
> is `null` — the managed stack lives in the `stackTrace` string.)
> **Graceful degradation.** On **Godot < 4.5** there is no `OS.AddLogger` managed hook, so the engine
> channel is silently unavailable — the C# exception channels still work, and `runtime-errors-get` still
> functions (it just won't see GDScript runtime errors). And like the rest of runtime mode, capture is
> **strictly opt-in** — without `WithRuntimeErrorCapture()` nothing is hooked and there is no behavior
> change. Disposing the handle (`handle.Dispose()`) uninstalls the hooks.
> ⚠️ **Security — information disclosure.** Captured errors forward the **full** message and (for C#
> faults) the **full managed stack trace** to the connected agent through `runtime-errors-get`. Those
> strings can embed sensitive runtime data — absolute filesystem paths, machine/user names, query
> strings, or a secret/token that happened to appear in an exception message or argument. That is the
> intended diagnostic value, but it widens what is exposed over the connection. Enable
> `WithRuntimeErrorCapture()` **only on a trusted connection**: a loopback host (`http://localhost:…` /
> `127.0.0.1`) with `AuthOption = Consts.MCP.Server.AuthOption.token` and a real token — never an
> unauthenticated public interface in a release build. See [Security](#security-opt-in-only-default-off)
> and [`docs/runtime-security.md`](docs/runtime-security.md).
## Sample: a live game-state tool
A runtime tool is written exactly like an editor tool — a `partial class` decorated `[AiToolType]`, each
method decorated `[AiTool("tool-name", …)]` with a `[Description]` on the method and each parameter. Any
Godot API call (`Node`, `SceneTree`, …) **must** run on the engine main thread — marshal it through
`MainThread.Instance.Run(...)` (ReflectorNet's `MainThread`, backed by the dispatcher `Initialize()`
bootstrapped for you).
This Godot analog of Unity-MCP's "Chess bot" sample exposes the **live running `SceneTree`** to the LLM —
a pure-managed `game-ping` round-trip plus a `game-scene-tree-summary` that reads real `Node` state:
```csharp
using System.ComponentModel;
using com.IvanMurzak.McpPlugin; // [AiToolType], [AiTool]
using com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet.Utils; // MainThread
using Godot;
[AiToolType]
public partial class GameMcpTools
{
[AiTool("game-ping", Title = "Game Ping", ReadOnlyHint = true, IdempotentHint = true)]
[Description("Runtime readiness probe. Echoes 'message' back, or returns 'pong-from-game' when omitted.")]
public string GamePing(
[Description("Optional message to echo back. When null/empty, returns 'pong-from-game'.")]
string? message = null)
{
return string.IsNullOrEmpty(message) ? "pong-from-game" : message;
}
[AiTool("game-scene-tree-summary", Title = "Game Scene-Tree Summary", ReadOnlyHint = true)]
[Description("Summary of the LIVE running game's SceneTree (current scene + root child node names).")]
public SceneTreeSummary GameSceneTreeSummary()
{
// Touch the live SceneTree on the engine main thread — MainThread.Instance was installed by
// GodotMcpRuntime.Initialize(...). Touching Node APIs off the main thread would fault.
return MainThread.Instance.Run(() =>
{
var summary = new SceneTreeSummary();
if (Engine.GetMainLoop() is not SceneTree tree || tree.Root == null)
{
summary.CurrentSceneName = "<no-scene-tree>";
return summary;
}
summary.CurrentSceneName = tree.CurrentScene?.Name ?? "<none>";
summary.RootChildCount = tree.Root.GetChildCount();
foreach (var child in tree.Root.GetChildren())
summary.RootChildNames.Add(child.Name);
return summary;
});
}
}
// Structured result (ReflectorNet-serialized — never ad-hoc string formatting for parseable output).
public sealed class SceneTreeSummary
{
public string CurrentSceneName { get; set; } = string.Empty;
public int RootChildCount { get; set; }
public System.Collections.Generic.List<string> RootChildNames { get; set; } = new();
}
```
Register it from the `Initialize(...)` block above (`WithToolsFromAssembly(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly())`
picks it up automatically), connect, and the LLM can now call `game-ping` / `game-scene-tree-summary`
against your live game. Real example outsourcing bot logic: a `chess-do-turn` tool that calls into your
game controller on the main thread, plus a `chess-get-board` tool returning a structured board model.
> Same `[AiToolType]`/`[AiTool]`/`MainThread.Instance.Run(...)` contract as the editor [Customize
> Tools](#customize-tools) section — the only difference is that in a game build *you* register the tools
> and *you* call `Connect()`.
## Sample: a prompt and a resource
Tools are not the only thing you can expose — MCP also has **prompts** (reusable instruction templates an
LLM can request by name) and **resources** (addressable, read-only content the LLM can fetch by URI). They
register exactly like tools: a `partial class` decorated `[AiPromptType]` / `[AiResourceType]`, with each
member decorated `[AiPrompt(...)]` / `[AiResource(...)]` and a `[Description]`. Register your prompt and
resource classes the same way you register tools — `WithPromptsFromAssembly(...)` /
`WithResourcesFromAssembly(...)` (or the by-type `WithPrompts(...)` / `WithResources(...)`) from the
`Initialize(...)` block above. **Each kind is independently optional** — a game can expose prompts and/or
resources with no tools at all.
```csharp
using System.ComponentModel;
using com.IvanMurzak.McpPlugin; // [AiPromptType], [AiPrompt], [AiResourceType], [AiResource]
using com.IvanMurzak.McpPlugin.Common.Model; // Role, ResponseResourceContent
using com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet.Utils; // MainThread
using Godot;
// A PROMPT — a named, reusable instruction the LLM can request. Returns the prompt text; Role marks who
// the message is from. Set Enabled = false to ship a prompt registered-but-off until you flip it on.
[AiPromptType]
public partial class GameMcpPrompts
{
[AiPrompt(Name = "explain-game-state", Role = Role.User)]
[Description("Ask the assistant to summarize the current game state for the player.")]
public string ExplainGameState()
{
return "Read the live SceneTree via the game tools and explain the current game state in one paragraph.";
}
}
// A RESOURCE — addressable read-only content fetched by URI. Route is the URI template; the method
// returns ResponseResourceContent[]. Any Godot API access marshals onto the main thread, exactly like a tool.
[AiResourceType]
public partial class GameMcpResources
{
[AiResource(
Name = "Live SceneTree node names",
Route = "game://scene-tree/nodes",
MimeType = "application/json",
Description = "The root child node names of the live running game's SceneTree.")]
public ResponseResourceContent[] SceneTreeNodes(string uri)
{
return MainThread.Instance.Run(() =>
{
var names = new System.Collections.Generic.List<string>();
if (Engine.GetMainLoop() is SceneTree tree && tree.Root != null)
{
foreach (var child in tree.Root.GetChildren())
names.Add(child.Name);
}
var json = System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Serialize(names);
return new[] { ResponseResourceContent.CreateText(uri, json, "application/json") };
});
}
}
```
> Same independently-optional, manual-registration contract as tools. The `[AiPrompt]`/`[AiResource]`
> attribute names, `Role` enum, and `ResponseResourceContent` helper all come from the reused
> `com.IvanMurzak.McpPlugin` package the editor path already uses — nothing Godot-specific to learn.
## Where the server URL and token come from
A game build never auto-loads the editor's saved config (that's an editor-only convenience). You supply
host/token one of two ways — and they **compose**, with env winning over code at resolution time:
1. **In code** — `builder.WithConfig(c => { c.Host = …; c.Token = …; })`, as above.
2. **Out-of-band** — `GODOT_MCP_*` process environment variables or a project `.env` file (read **live**
by `GodotMcpConfig`, so a build can be reconfigured without recompiling):
| Environment variable | Values | Description |
| -------------------- | ------ | ----------- |
| `GODOT_MCP_CONNECTION_MODE` | `Cloud` / `Custom` | Connection mode (a loopback host implies `Custom`). |
| `GODOT_MCP_CLOUD_URL` | URL | Override the Cloud base URL (default `https://ai-game.dev`). |
| `GODOT_MCP_HOST` | URL | Custom-mode server host (default `http://localhost:8080`). |
| `GODOT_MCP_AUTH_OPTION` | `none` / `oauth` / `token` | Custom-mode auth: anonymous / account (oauth) / offline bearer (`token`). |
| `GODOT_MCP_TOKEN` | string | The bearer token (routed to Cloud or Custom by the active mode). |
| `GODOT_MCP_LOG_LEVEL` | `Trace`…`None` | Log-verbosity threshold. |
| `GODOT_MCP_SERVER_PATH` | absolute path | **Editor-only** (dev / CI). Launch this existing `gamedev-mcp-server(.exe)` instead of the pinned release: skips the download **and** the version match, and disables orphaned-server cleanup while active. A value naming no existing file is ignored. |
> `GODOT_MCP_SERVER_PATH` is resolved by the **editor** plugin's server manager, not by
> `GodotMcpConfig`, so it affects only which locally-hosted server binary the editor starts, and it has
> no effect in a game build. It is read once per plugin assembly load and cached — a C# hot-reload
> re-reads it, but toggling the plugin off and on does not. It uses the same
> process-env → project `.env` precedence as the rows above. Orphan cleanup is disabled while it is set
> because that cleanup claims every server process running from the same directory, which an override
> binary is expected to share with other projects and tools. A value that names no existing file is
> ignored with a warning in the editor log. On Linux/macOS the file must already be executable — the
> `chmod` applied to a downloaded release is not applied to an override binary.
```bash
export GODOT_MCP_CONNECTION_MODE=Custom
export GODOT_MCP_HOST=http://localhost:8080
export GODOT_MCP_AUTH_OPTION=token
export GODOT_MCP_TOKEN=your-secret-token
```
- **Cloud mode** (`GodotMcpConnectionMode.Cloud`) connects to `https://ai-game.dev` (override with
`GODOT_MCP_CLOUD_URL`).
- **Custom mode** (`GodotMcpConnectionMode.Custom`) connects to your own server — a local dev server,
self-hosted, or a loopback address. **This is the recommended mode for a shipped game** (see below).
## Security: opt-in only, default OFF
Exposing an MCP server inside a shipped game opens a **remote-control surface**: anything your registered
tools can do, a connected MCP client can drive. Godot-MCP's runtime is built so this can only happen
**deliberately**:
- **Opt-in only / default OFF.** Building a handle does **not** connect. Nothing happens until *your* code
calls `Connect()`. There is no auto-connect path in a game build.
- **Zero tools by default.** A runtime with no `WithTools…` call registers **nothing**. The attack surface
is exactly the set of tools you chose to register — no more.
- **No persisted-config auto-load.** A game build never silently reads a saved config file; host/token
come only from your code or `GODOT_MCP_*` env / `.env`.
- **Prefer loopback + a required token.** For local tooling, bind to a loopback host
(`http://localhost:…` / `127.0.0.1`) and set `AuthOption = Consts.MCP.Server.AuthOption.token` with a real
`Token`. Avoid exposing the connection on a public interface in a release build unless you have
explicitly designed and secured that surface.
- **Runtime-error capture forwards sensitive data.** `WithRuntimeErrorCapture()` is **OFF by default**.
When enabled, captured messages and stack traces are sent verbatim to the connected agent via
`runtime-errors-get` and may contain absolute paths, machine/user names, or a secret that appeared in
an exception — so enable it only on a trusted loopback + token connection (full note under
[Capturing in-game runtime errors](#capturing-in-game-runtime-errors)).
### Editor-side security notes (accepted posture)
The points above are about a **game build**. Two editor-side surfaces are documented here for completeness;
both are **by design** today:
- **Editor token storage is plaintext at rest.** When you connect the editor plugin (Cloud device-auth or
a Custom-mode token), the plugin persists your connection config — including the bearer token (`token`)
and Cloud token (`cloudToken`) — as **plaintext JSON** in `user://godot-mcp-config.json` (resolved per
Godot's `user://` data directory). It is **not** encrypted or stored in an OS keystore. The trust
assumption is the **local user account**: anyone with read access to your user data directory can read
the token. Treat that file as a secret — don't commit it, sync it, or share it. To rotate, clear the
saved token in the dock (or delete the file) and reconnect. (Process-env / `.env` overrides via
`GODOT_MCP_TOKEN` always shadow the persisted value and are not written back to this file.)
- **The dev-control bridge is unauthenticated but gated OFF.** A development-only inject/control HTTP
bridge exists for driving the editor dock in tests. It is **unauthenticated**, but its security boundary
is threefold: it is editor-only (`#if TOOLS`, never compiled into a game), binds **`127.0.0.1`** only,
and starts **only when `GODOT_MCP_DEV_CONTROL=1`** — a shipped addon (and any editor session without the
env var) never listens. That env gate is load-bearing and enforced by a unit test + a boot-time
assertion, so it can never silently ship enabled.
A short standalone copy of this contract lives in
[`docs/runtime-security.md`](docs/runtime-security.md).
# How Godot MCP Architecture Works
Godot-MCP is a bridge between LLMs and the Godot editor. It exposes and explains Godot's tools to the LLM,
which then understands the interface and uses the tools according to your requests.
On editor load, the `[Tool]` `EditorPlugin` (`GodotMcpPlugin`) boots the plugin: it installs a main-thread
dispatcher, builds a [ReflectorNet](https://www.nuget.org/packages/com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet) `Reflector`
with Godot type converters, and opens a SignalR connection to an MCP server over the reused
[`com.IvanMurzak.McpPlugin`](https://www.nuget.org/packages/com.IvanMurzak.McpPlugin) client. The AI tools
it registers are then callable by any MCP-aware AI agent.
## What is `MCP`
MCP — Model Context Protocol. In a few words, it is `USB Type-C` for AI, specifically for LLMs (Large
Language Models). It teaches the LLM how to use external features — such as the Godot Engine in this case,
or even your own custom C# method. [Official documentation](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/).
## What is an `AI agent`
It is an application with a chat window. It may have smart agents to operate better, and embedded advanced
MCP Tools. A well-built MCP client is 50% of the AI success in executing a task — which is why it is
important to choose a good one.
## What is the `MCP Server`
It is the bridge between the `MCP Client` and "something else" — in this case the Godot editor. In **Cloud**
mode this is the hosted `ai-game.dev` backend; in **Custom** mode it is the shared
[GameDev-MCP-Server](https://github.com/IvanMurzak/GameDev-MCP-Server) host you run yourself (or let the
addon download and run for you).
## What is an `MCP Tool`
An `MCP Tool` is a function the LLM can call to interact with Godot. These tools are the bridge between
natural-language requests and actual Godot operations. When you ask the AI to "create a node" or
"open a scene," it uses MCP Tools to execute the action. Tools have typed, described parameters; return
structured results; and are thread-aware (main-thread for Godot API calls, background-thread for heavy
processing).
# Building & contributing
`Godot.NET.Sdk` is a NuGet SDK, so **no Godot binary is required to compile or unit-test**:
```bash
dotnet restore Godot-MCP.sln
dotnet build Godot-MCP.sln --configuration Debug --no-restore # 0 errors required (CI gate)
dotnet test Godot-MCP.Tests/Godot-MCP.Tests.csproj --configuration Debug --no-build
```
A Godot 4.3+ editor is only needed for live behavioral verification of the engine-driving tools. See
[`CLAUDE.md`](https://github.com/IvanMurzak/Godot-MCP/blob/main/CLAUDE.md) for the full build/test/run
runbook, the editor-runtime assembly-load fix, conventions, and the headless testbed smoke.
Contributions are highly appreciated. **Please give this project a star 🌟 if you find it useful!**
1. 👉 [Fork the project](https://github.com/IvanMurzak/Godot-MCP/fork)
2. Clone the fork and open it in a Godot 4.3+ (mono) editor
3. Implement new things, commit, and push to GitHub
4. Create a Pull Request targeting the original [Godot-MCP](https://github.com/IvanMurzak/Godot-MCP/compare) repository, `main` branch.
# License
[Apache-2.0](https://github.com/IvanMurzak/Godot-MCP/blob/main/LICENSE) © Ivan Murzak
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