What is unity-ai-bridge?
unity-ai-bridge is a MCP server by butterlatte-zhang that control the Unity Editor from AI coding tools via file-based IPC. It is listed under Media & design and has 23 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | butterlatte-zhang |
| Repository | butterlatte-zhang/unity-ai-bridge |
| Popularity | 23 GitHub stars |
| Category | Media & design |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #1,239 of 4,418 MCP servers; #76 in Media & design |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-03-25 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows |
Is unity-ai-bridge safe to install?
unity-ai-bridge scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install unity-ai-bridge?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/butterlatte-zhang/unity-ai-bridge
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add unity-ai-bridge -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http unity-ai-bridge <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs unity-ai-bridge for you:
Add the "unity-ai-bridge" MCP server from https://github.com/butterlatte-zhang/unity-ai-bridge to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.