BlenderMCP vs Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official)

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	Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) Official Cloudinary server to upload, transform, and manage media assets via natural language. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	Python	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	API key
GitHub stars	23k	30
Last commit	1 month ago	3 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`uvx blender-mcp`	`npx -y --package @cloudinary/asset-management-mcp -- mcp start`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick BlenderMCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key.

Pick Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you want a verified, documented setup.

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 Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official)

Install / run

npx -y --package @cloudinary/asset-management-mcp -- mcp start

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cloudinary-asset-management-mcp-official": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "--package",
        "@cloudinary/asset-management-mcp",
        "--",
        "mcp",
        "start"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME": "<your-cloud-name>",
        "CLOUDINARY_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>",
        "CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET": "<your-api-secret>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

BlenderMCP or Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) — which is better?

Pick BlenderMCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key. Pick Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you want a verified, documented setup.

Can I use both BlenderMCP and Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official)?

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 Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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