uloop-mcp

Zero-dependency MCP tools for Unity CLI Loop v3 (the version that removed MCP support in favor of CLI + Skills). This project re-exposes the v3 CLI as MCP tools to any MCP client (Cursor, Claude Code, OpenCode, generic MCP hosts, ...), including the headline v3 features hot-reload, pause-point, and watches.

Third-party project. Not affiliated with Unity CLI Loop / hatayama.

Why

• Unity CLI Loop v3 dropped MCP on purpose; it ships Skills instead. If your agent framework only speaks MCP, there was no way to drive v3 (hot-reload / pause-point) - until now.

• The tool list is auto-generated from the live Unity tool catalog (uloop list), so the MCP schemas always match the installed project/version. No hand-maintained option tables.

Related MCP server: Unity MCP Server

Architecture

MCP client (stdio JSON-RPC)
  |  newline-delimited JSON-RPC 2.0 (no SDK required)
  v
server.mjs        - MCP server; runs 'uloop list' and maps results to MCP tools
  |  spawn native 'uloop' (dispatcher)
  v
uloop dispatcher  - global native CLI (%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\uloop\bin\uloop.exe)
  |  reads .uloop/project-runner-pin.json, downloads matching runner on demand
  v
uloop-project-runner -> named pipe -> Unity Editor

bridge.mjs (optional, for sandboxed agents)

sandboxed agent  --HTTP 127.0.0.1:8787-->  bridge.mjs  --spawn uloop-->  Unity

v3 talks to Unity over a Windows named pipe. AI-agent sandboxes (for example the DeepSeek Harness shell sandbox) block named pipes, so run bridge.mjs outside the sandbox (normal terminal / startup script) and call it over loopback HTTP - TCP is allowed in those sandboxes.

POST /run   { "argv": ["hot-reload", "--status"] }
GET  /health

Optional auth: set ULOOP_BRIDGE_TOKEN and send header x-uloop-token.

Requirements

• Windows (v3 uses named pipes; macOS/Linux use Unix sockets - only Windows is tested here).

• The native uloop dispatcher (v3). npm package uloop-cli was discontinued in v3; install the dispatcher with the official installer (run install.ps1 from the release assets, or use Unity menu: Window > Unity CLI Loop > Settings > Install CLI).

• A Unity Editor open on a project with the Unity CLI Loop v3 package and its server running.

• Node.js >= 18 (for this project; the v3 CLI itself does not need Node).

Usage

set ULOOP_PROJECT_DIR=C:\path\to\unity-project
node server.mjs          # stdio MCP server
node smoke.mjs           # smoke test (initialize / tools/list / read-only tools/call)

Register with an MCP client, e.g. Claude Code:

claude mcp add --scope project uloop -- node C:\path\to\uloop-mcp\server.mjs

or any MCP host with: command node, args [server.mjs], env { ULOOP_PROJECT_DIR: "<project>" }.

Configuration

Behavior notes

• Every uloop list entry becomes an MCP tool named unity_<tool> (kebab-case to snake_case); its input schema is generated from the tool's CLI options (types, defaults, enums).

• unity_run is an escape hatch for any raw command (native dispatcher commands such as focus-window, pause-point-status, launch, or tools you do not want typed).

• Tool results are the CLI's JSON text. Flag values match the CLI (booleans are bare flags).

• If the tool list cannot be fetched (Editor not running), only unity_run is exposed and the error is reported; the server retries automatically.

Limitations

• Requires the Unity Editor to be running with the uLoopMCP v3 server active.

• Tested on Windows with Unity 6000.3.x / Unity CLI Loop 3.4.x. Other platforms should work via Unix sockets but are not tested.

• v2 projects still work: the dispatcher auto-delegates to a matching v2 CLI (needs Node 22).

License

MIT