BlenderMCP vs Claude Mermaid MCP Server

A side-by-side comparison of two Design & Media servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	BlenderMCP Control Blender from Claude and other LLMs for prompt-assisted 3D modeling, scene creation, and asset generation. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python	Claude Mermaid MCP Server Render Mermaid diagrams in Claude Code with live-reload browser preview and SVG/PNG/PDF export. Unverified stdio (local) No auth TypeScript
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	Python	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	23k	170
Last commit	1 month ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`uvx blender-mcp`	`npm install -g claude-mermaid`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick BlenderMCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick Claude Mermaid MCP Server if you prefer its approach (render mermaid diagrams in claude code with live-reload browser preview and svg/png/pdf export).

Add BlenderMCP

Install / run

uvx blender-mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "blendermcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "blender-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

Add Claude Mermaid MCP Server

Install / run

npm install -g claude-mermaid

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-mermaid-mcp-server": {
      "command": "claude-mermaid",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

FAQ

BlenderMCP or Claude Mermaid MCP Server — which is better?

Pick BlenderMCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Claude Mermaid MCP Server if you prefer its approach (render mermaid diagrams in claude code with live-reload browser preview and svg/png/pdf export).

Can I use both BlenderMCP and Claude Mermaid MCP Server?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do BlenderMCP and Claude Mermaid MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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