ChiR24 Unreal Engine MCP Server

About

ChiR24 Unreal Engine MCP connects AI assistants to Unreal editor operations through a native plugin, with direct HTTP and an optional TypeScript bridge.

Key Features

• Expose Unreal editor operations through the MCP Automation Bridge plugin.
• Choose direct native HTTP or the separate Node.js bridge according to the client environment.

Use Cases

Inspect or automate Unreal editor workflows with an AI coding assistant.

Limitations

This is a community implementation, separate from Epic Games’ Unreal MCP integration.

Sources

• Project documentation: https://github.com/ChiR24/Unreal_mcp/wiki
• Maintainer repository: https://github.com/ChiR24/Unreal_mcp

MCP Setup

Prerequisites

• Unreal Engine 5.0–5.8 according to the README; preview support is version-specific.
• Native MCP Automation Bridge plugin; a code target is required to compile from source.

Companion app or plugin

Name: MCP Automation Bridge Install URL: https://github.com/ChiR24/Unreal_mcp/tree/main/plugins/McpAutomationBridge

• Install and enable the plugin in the Unreal project.
• Enable the native MCP HTTP transport and confirm the server status in the editor.

Native transport does not require the optional Node.js TypeScript bridge.

Client setup

Claude Code

Transport: http

claude mcp add unreal-engine --transport http http://localhost:3000/mcp

Default native plugin endpoint; adjust it if you change the plugin port.

Cursor

Transport: http

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unreal-engine": {
      "url": "http://localhost:3000/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Setup docs: https://github.com/ChiR24/Unreal_mcp/wiki