# Blender Lab MCP
> Blender Lab local MCP connects an MCP client to a Blender session and Python API through an add-on and TCP bridge.
Canonical: https://www.mcpfolio.com/servers/blender-lab-official-mcp
Last updated: 2026-10-28
## Catalog record

- Publisher: Blender
- Categories: Uncategorized

## Website

https://www.blender.org/lab/mcp-server/

## Repository

https://projects.blender.org/lab/blender_mcp

## Transports

stdio

## Authentication

Requires a compatible local Blender version and installed/enabled Blender Lab add-on; the official source repository was inaccessible to this pass, so no tool names are asserted.

## Tools

- **execute_blender_code**: Execute Python code in the running Blender instance.
- **get_blendfile_summary_datablocks**: Summarize data-blocks in the current Blender file.
- **get_blendfile_summary_missing_files**: Report missing external files referenced by the Blender file.
- **get_blendfile_summary_of_linked_libraries**: Summarize linked libraries used by the Blender file.
- **get_blendfile_summary_path_info**: Summarize file and path information for the current Blender project.
- **get_blendfile_summary_usage_guess**: Estimate the likely purpose or usage of the current Blender file.
- **get_object_detail_summary**: Return detailed information about a Blender object.
- **get_objects_summary**: Summarize objects in the current Blender scene.
- **get_python_api_docs**: Retrieve Blender Python API documentation.
- **get_screenshot_of_area_as_image**: Capture a Blender area as an image.
- **get_screenshot_of_window_as_image**: Capture the Blender window as an image.
- **get_screenshot_of_window_as_json**: Capture window state as structured JSON.
- **jump_to_tab_by_name**: Switch Blender to a named workspace or tab.
- **jump_to_tab_by_space_type**: Switch to a workspace matching a Blender editor type.
- **jump_to_view3d_object_by_name**: Focus the 3D view on a named object.
- **jump_to_view3d_object_data_by_name**: Focus the 3D view on data belonging to a named object.
- **render_thumbnail_to_path**: Render a thumbnail and save it to a path.
- **render_viewport_to_path**: Render the Blender viewport to a path.
- **search_api_docs**: Search Blender Python API documentation.
- **search_manual_docs**: Search the Blender user manual.

## Sources

- [official_brand_reference](https://www.blender.org/about/logo/)
- [official_publisher_repository](https://projects.blender.org/lab/blender_mcp)
- [official_documentation](https://www.blender.org/lab/mcp-server/)

## Setup

Use the interactive setup panel on [the detail page](https://www.mcpfolio.com/servers/blender-lab-official-mcp) to view instructions for each supported client.