BlenderMCP Pro — Control Blender with AI | Claude, Cursor, Windsurf

BlenderMCP Pro is a native AI control layer for Blender that lets artists, technical artists, and pipeline developers control Blender through natural language, MCP clients, and an integrated in-Blender AI chat panel.

Instead of manually jumping between dozens of Blender panels, operators, export settings, cleanup tools, material controls, lighting presets, and scene checks, BlenderMCP Pro gives you an AI-assisted command layer directly inside Blender. Ask it to inspect your scene, create objects, clean meshes, prepare assets for export, generate lighting setups, manage materials, work with UVs, build simple rigs, run pipeline checks, or connect Blender to external MCP-compatible AI clients.

This is not just a prompt box. BlenderMCP Pro includes a local MCP server, native Blender tool registry, external client connection tools, built-in chat history, prompt templates, render critique, Meshy AI integration, and a growing set of practical production tools for working faster inside Blender.

Built for artists who want speed. Built for technical artists who want control. Built for teams that want Blender to fit into modern AI-assisted workflows.

Core Features

Native Blender AI Chat Panel

BlenderMCP Pro adds an AI chat interface directly inside Blender’s N-panel. You can type natural language instructions and let the assistant call supported Blender tools on your scene.

Use it for tasks such as:

Create and transform objects
Inspect scene contents
Clean and optimize meshes
Generate lighting setups
Apply or create materials
Prepare assets for game export
Check polygon counts and UV readiness
Run render setup commands
Manage conversations and reuse previous sessions

The chat system includes session history, saved conversations, automatic titles, pagination, and a cleaner workflow for repeated production tasks.

MCP Server for External AI Clients

BlenderMCP Pro includes a local MCP server that exposes Blender tools to MCP-compatible clients.

Supported connection modes include:

Claude Desktop
Cursor
Windsurf
Claude Web through tunnel mode
Manual MCP URL connection for other clients

The add-on can write client configuration files where supported, copy manual connection URLs, expose a local endpoint, and show recent tool calls inside Blender.

This allows external AI clients to communicate with Blender through a structured tool interface instead of relying on vague instructions or copy-pasted scripts.

Multi-Provider AI Support

BlenderMCP Pro supports multiple AI providers for the built-in chat workflow.

Supported provider options include:

Anthropic Claude
Google Gemini
Groq
OpenAI
Local Ollama models

API keys are managed from the Blender add-on preferences. Ollama support is included for users who prefer local/private model workflows.

Tool-Based Scene Control

The add-on includes a native Blender tool registry covering common artist and pipeline tasks.

Scene Tools

List objects
Select objects
Deselect all
Create primitives
Delete objects
Rename objects
Set object transforms

Object Tools

Duplicate objects
Join objects
Separate by material
Set parent relationships
Clear parent relationships
Move objects to collections
Apply transforms
Hide or show objects

Mesh Tools

Read mesh statistics
Apply modifiers
Decimate meshes
Merge by distance
Triangulate meshes
Convert triangles to quads
Set object origins

UV Tools

Run Smart UV Project
Unwrap UVs
Pack UV islands
Get UV layer statistics

Material Tools

List materials
Assign materials
Create PBR materials

Shader Node Tools

List shader nodes
Add shader nodes
Set shader node values
Link shader nodes
Remove shader nodes
Clear material node trees
Build emission materials
Build glass materials

Lighting Tools

List lights
Create lights
Edit light settings
Delete lights
Set up studio lighting presets

Geometry Nodes Tools

List geometry node nodes
Add geometry nodes
Link geometry nodes
Set geometry node values
Set geometry node inputs
Build scatter setups
Remove geometry node modifiers

Export Tools

Export FBX
Export glTF/GLB
Export OBJ

Pipeline Tools

Batch decimate assets
Batch export assets
Validate assets before export

Asset Tools

List asset libraries
Search assets
Import assets
List local assets

Armature Tools

Create armatures
Add bones
List bones
Set bone transforms
Pose bones
Delete bones
Parent objects to armatures
Create a basic rig

Python Tool

Execute custom Python inside Blender when direct scripting is needed.

Render Critic

BlenderMCP Pro includes an AI render critique workflow. It can render the current scene to a temporary image, send the result to a supported vision model, and return focused feedback.

Critique modes include:

Full analysis
Lighting
Composition
Materials
Technical render quality

The critique response is designed to give an overall score, strengths, issues to fix, and the highest-priority improvement.

This is useful for product renders, portfolio pieces, scene polish, lighting checks, and fast art direction feedback.

Meshy AI Integration

BlenderMCP Pro includes Meshy AI support for AI-assisted 3D generation.

Supported Meshy workflows include:

Text-to-3D generation
Image-to-3D generation
Job status tracking
Job listing
Automatic GLB import after generation

Generated assets can be brought back into Blender and renamed automatically, making the workflow smoother for rapid ideation, concept blocking, and asset experimentation.

Prompt Templates

The add-on includes ready-made prompt templates for common Blender production tasks, including:

Three-point lighting
Product render setup
Game engine preparation
Mesh cleanup
Realtime optimization
UV preparation
FBX export
GLB export
Pre-export validation
Material assignment
Scene reports
Heavy object detection
Asset readiness checks

These templates help users get practical results immediately without needing to invent the right prompt from scratch.

Session History

BlenderMCP Pro saves conversations locally so users can return to previous work sessions.

Session features include:

New conversation creation
Saved session list
Load previous sessions
Rename sessions
Favorite sessions
Delete sessions
Automatic session titles
Persistent last-session restore

This is useful for artists working across multiple projects, assets, or client tasks.

Tool Call Log

The main panel shows recent tool calls, execution status, timing, and source information. This gives users more confidence in what the AI is doing inside the scene and helps debug failed operations.

Designed For

BlenderMCP Pro is ideal for:

3D artists who want faster scene setup and cleanup
Game asset creators preparing models for Unity, Unreal, Roblox, or glTF pipelines
Technical artists building AI-assisted Blender workflows
Indie developers who want quick asset validation and export helpers
Pipeline developers experimenting with MCP-based creative tools
Artists using Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, or other MCP-compatible clients
Creators who want AI assistance without leaving Blender

What’s Included

BlenderMCP Pro v1.5.0 add-on package
Native Blender UI panels
Local MCP server
Built-in AI chat panel
Session/history system
Prompt templates
Render critique tools
Meshy AI integration
Scene, mesh, material, UV, shader, lighting, export, rigging, asset, geometry nodes, and pipeline tool modules
Commercial license file

Requirements

Blender 5.0 or newer
Internet connection for cloud AI providers
API key for the AI provider you choose
Meshy API key required only for Meshy generation features
Ollama required only for local LLM workflows
cloudflared or ngrok required only for tunnel-based web client connection

Important Notes

BlenderMCP Pro does not include paid third-party API access. Users must provide their own API keys for Anthropic, Google Gemini, Groq, OpenAI, Meshy, or other supported services.

AI results depend on the selected model. Stronger models generally perform better with tool use and scene reasoning.

Local Ollama support is included, but smaller local models may be less reliable for complex tool execution.

Recommended Use Cases

Use BlenderMCP Pro to speed up repetitive Blender work, automate setup tasks, inspect scenes, prepare assets for real-time engines, generate quick lighting setups, critique renders, batch-process assets, and connect Blender to modern AI workflows through MCP.

It is especially useful when you want Blender to become part of a broader AI-assisted production pipeline rather than an isolated DCC tool.

Short Summary

BlenderMCP Pro turns Blender into an AI-controllable creative environment. It combines a native chat panel, MCP server, production tool registry, render critique, Meshy integration, prompt templates, and session history into one workflow-focused add-on for artists and technical creators.