Godot MCP

AI-powered game development for Godot Engine via Model Context Protocol

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Godot MCP connects AI assistants (Claude, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, OpenCode, and any MCP-compatible client) directly to the Godot editor. It exposes 300+ tools across 40+ modules, covering everything from scene construction and node manipulation to runtime inspection, input recording, physics setup, animation authoring, project export, addon management, debugging, and platform-specific configuration.

The AI can read your scene tree, create nodes, write scripts, simulate gameplay input, capture screenshots, run assertions, and batch-modify properties across scenes, all through a single WebSocket bridge.

This project was developed with the help of multiple AI models: MiMo-V2.5-Pro, DeepSeek V4 Pro, DeepSeek V4 Flash, and Qwen 3.7 Plus.

Table of Contents

• Features

• Architecture

• Installation

• Configuration

• Troubleshooting

Related MCP server: Godot MCP - Full Control

Features

• 300+ tools for complete Godot development workflows

• Real-time scene manipulation — add, delete, move, rename, and reconfigure nodes without leaving your AI chat

• Runtime game inspection — query the live scene tree, read/write properties during gameplay, execute GDScript in the running game

• Input recording and replay — record player sessions, replay at variable speed, simulate keyboard/mouse/action input

• Visual testing with screenshots — capture editor and game viewport screenshots for visual regression checks

• Animation authoring — create clips, add tracks, set keyframes, build state machines and blend trees

• Physics setup — add bodies, collision shapes, raycasts, physics materials; configure layers/masks

• Audio management — add players, configure bus layouts, insert effects (reverb, delay, chorus, etc.)

• Navigation — set up regions, agents, bake navmeshes, query pathfinding between points

• TileMap editing — set cells, fill rectangles, clear areas, read tile data

• Theme and shader tools — create themes, set colors/fonts/styleboxes; create, edit, and validate shaders

• Batch operations — find nodes by type, set properties across scenes, detect circular dependencies

• Testing framework — run multi-step test scenarios, assert node state, check screen text, run stress tests

• Undo/redo support — all editor mutations go through Godot's built-in undo system

• Auto port scanning — server and plugin negotiate on ports 6505-6514 automatically

• Zero project modification — installs as a standard Godot plugin, no engine changes required

Architecture

MCP Client (Claude, Cursor, VS Code, OpenCode)
    │  stdio (JSON-RPC 2.0)
    ▼
Node.js MCP Server (TypeScript)
    │  WebSocket (JSON-RPC 2.0)
    ▼
Godot Editor Plugin (GDScript)
    ├── Command Router → 40+ command modules → 300+ tools
    ├── UndoRedo Helper
    └── Runtime Autoload (mcp_runtime.gd)
        — scene tree queries, property R/W, input simulation,
          screenshot capture, signal watching

Data flow: AI client sends a tool call over stdio → MCP server looks up the tool in the registry → forwards via WebSocket to the Godot plugin → command router dispatches to the correct module → module calls Godot Editor API (with undo/redo) → result flows back to the AI client.

See the website for a detailed architecture diagram.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Godot 4.x (tested with 4.7)

• An MCP-compatible AI client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code with Copilot, OpenCode, etc.)

Godot Addon

Option A — Download from Releases (recommended)

1. Go to the Releases page and download the latest addons zip asset (e.g. keeveeg-godot-mcp-v1.1.0-addons.zip).

2. Extract the zip into your Godot project root — this places addons/godot_mcp/ in the correct location.

3. Open your project in Godot.

4. Go to Project → Project Settings → Plugins.

5. Find Godot MCP in the list and set it to Active.

Option B — Copy from the repository

1. Copy the addons/godot_mcp/ folder from this repository into your project's addons/ directory.

2. Open your project in Godot.

3. Go to Project → Project Settings → Plugins.

4. Find Godot MCP in the list and set it to Active.

After enabling, the plugin scans ports 6505-6514 for a running MCP server. Once connected, the MCP tab appears in the bottom panel showing connection status and activity log.

Configuration

MCP Client

Add the following to your MCP client's configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "godot": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@keeveeg/godot-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

For local development, use the full path:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "godot": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/godot-mcp/server/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Example opencode.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "godot": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["npx", "-y", "@keeveeg/godot-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

Tool Enable/Disable

Create a godot_mcp_config.json file in your Godot project root to selectively disable tools:

{
  "enabled_tools": {
    "delete_scene": false,
    "reload_project": false,
    "execute_editor_script": false
  }
}

Tools not listed in the config are enabled by default. The plugin reads this file on startup.

Tools

All 300+ tools across 40+ modules are documented in the Tools Catalog with searchable descriptions and category groupings.

Troubleshooting

Connection Problems

"Godot editor is not connected"

The MCP server is running but Godot hasn't connected yet.

• Make sure the Godot editor is open with the MCP plugin active

• Check the MCP panel in Godot's bottom dock for connection status

• Verify no firewall is blocking localhost connections on ports 6505-6514

• Look at Godot's output log for [MCP] messages

"Failed to bind to any port in range 6505-6514"

All ports in the scanning range are occupied.

• Check if another instance of the MCP server is already running

• Kill any stale node processes: pkill -f "godot-mcp" (Linux/macOS) or use Task Manager (Windows)

• The server will automatically try the next available port

Godot Path Not Found

• Use res:// prefixed paths (e.g., res://scenes/main.tscn)

• Use get_filesystem_tree to verify the project structure

• Make sure the Godot project is the one you think it is (check get_project_info)

WebSocket Timeout

"Request timed out after 30000ms"

• The editor may be busy (compiling, loading a large scene)

• Check if a dialog is blocking the editor (the plugin auto-dismisses most dialogs during gameplay)

• Try the request again — for large operations, the editor may need more time

Plugin Not Loading

• Verify the addons/godot_mcp/ directory is in the correct location

• Go to Project → Project Settings → Plugins and check if Godot MCP appears

• If it appears but is disabled, enable it

• Check for GDScript errors in the output log

• Try Project → Reload Current Project

Runtime Tools Not Working

The mcp_runtime.gd autoload must be present for runtime tools to work. The plugin registers it automatically, but verify:

1. Open project.godot and check the [autoload] section

2. You should see: mcp_runtime="res://addons/godot_mcp/services/mcp_runtime.gd"

3. Important: Do NOT use the * prefix — the * means "editor only" and the autoload won't load in-game

4. Check Godot's output log for [MCP Runtime] Loaded and ready for IPC