blender-mcp-senpai

blender-mcp-senpai

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Blender MCP Senpai is an AI-assisted plugin designed to facilitate 3D modeling in Blender by highlighting topology issues and offering real-time improvement suggestions using AI models like ChatGPT and Claude. It is easy to set up, requiring no external servers to operate.

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Blender MCP Senpai

Your AI-assisted mentor for Blender.

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✨ TL;DR

  • Instantly detects and highlights n-gons and topology issues
  • ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini offer real-time improvement suggestions
  • Zero-setup: just install the add-on — no external MCP server required

🚀 Features

FeatureStatus
Auto n-gon Highlight – instantly spot topology issuesImplemented
AI Comments – ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini suggest improvementsImplemented
Zero Configuration – works out-of-the-box, no external MCP clientImplemented
🚧Asset Store IntegrationPlanned

📺 Demo

Blender Senpai Demo


🛠️ Quick Start

Install Blender Senpai Demo

To Blender

  • Open Blender
  • Go to Edit > Preferences > Get Extensions > Repositories > + > Add Remote Repository
  • Add https://xhiroga.github.io/blender-mcp-senpai/extensions/index.json
  • Search Blender Senpai and install it
  • Add-ons > Blender Senpai > Enable it

To Claude, Cline, Roo Code

NOTE: After configuration, you need to restart the app. Especially on Windows, please terminate the process from Task Manager.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "blender-senpai": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "supergateway",
                "--sse",
                "http://localhost:13180/sse"
            ]
        }
    }
}

To Dive

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "blender-senpai": {
      "transport": "sse",
      "enabled": true,
      "command": null,
      "args": [],
      "env": {},
      "url": "http://localhost:13180/sse"
    }
  }
}

🔧 Development

See .

Release

# Update version in `pyproject.toml`
uv run --env-file .env build.py
# Install extension to Blender and check if it works.
git add docs/extensions/index.json pyproject.toml uv.lock
./scripts/release.sh