Drive a local Blender headlessly: inspect, convert, render and script 3D files.
To add three.ws Blender to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 10 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y @three-ws/blender-mcp@0.5.0Environment variables
BLENDER_PATHSet in your MCP configBLENDER_MCP_TIMEOUT_MSSet in your MCP configBLENDER_MCP_WORKDIRSet in your MCP configBLENDER_MCP_ALLOW_PYTHONSet in your MCP configBLENDER_MCP_INLINE_IMAGE_BYTESSet in your MCP configBLENDER_MCP_INLINE_IMAGE_PXSet in your MCP configBLENDER_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENCYSet in your MCP configTHREE_WS_BASESet in your MCP configTHREE_WS_FORGE_TIMEOUT_MSSet in your MCP configTHREE_WS_FORGE_PROVIDER_KEYSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add three-ws-blender --env BLENDER_PATH=<YOUR_BLENDER_PATH> --env BLENDER_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS=<YOUR_BLENDER_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS> --env BLENDER_MCP_WORKDIR=<YOUR_BLENDER_MCP_WORKDIR> --env BLENDER_MCP_ALLOW_PYTHON=<YOUR_BLENDER_MCP_ALLOW_PYTHON> --env BLENDER_MCP_INLINE_IMAGE_BYTES=<YOUR_BLENDER_MCP_INLINE_IMAGE_BYTES> --env BLENDER_MCP_INLINE_IMAGE_PX=<YOUR_BLENDER_MCP_INLINE_IMAGE_PX> --env BLENDER_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENCY=<YOUR_BLENDER_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENCY> --env THREE_WS_BASE=<YOUR_THREE_WS_BASE> --env THREE_WS_FORGE_TIMEOUT_MS=<YOUR_THREE_WS_FORGE_TIMEOUT_MS> --env THREE_WS_FORGE_PROVIDER_KEY=<YOUR_THREE_WS_FORGE_PROVIDER_KEY> -- npx -y @three-ws/blender-mcp@0.5.0
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
three.ws Blender exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
BLENDER_PATH BLENDER_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS BLENDER_MCP_WORKDIR BLENDER_MCP_ALLOW_PYTHON BLENDER_MCP_INLINE_IMAGE_BYTES BLENDER_MCP_INLINE_IMAGE_PX BLENDER_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENCY THREE_WS_BASE THREE_WS_FORGE_TIMEOUT_MS THREE_WS_FORGE_PROVIDER_KEY
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install three.ws Blender?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add three.ws Blender to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with three.ws Blender?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to three.ws Blender as well.
Does three.ws Blender need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: BLENDER_PATH, BLENDER_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS, BLENDER_MCP_WORKDIR, BLENDER_MCP_ALLOW_PYTHON, BLENDER_MCP_INLINE_IMAGE_BYTES, BLENDER_MCP_INLINE_IMAGE_PX, BLENDER_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENCY, THREE_WS_BASE, THREE_WS_FORGE_TIMEOUT_MS, THREE_WS_FORGE_PROVIDER_KEY. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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