BlenderMCP vs DaVinci Resolve 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	DaVinci Resolve MCP Server Control DaVinci Resolve Studio from AI assistants via the official Scripting API, with source-safe media tooling. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	Python	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	23k	1.3k
Last commit	1 month ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`uvx blender-mcp`	`npx davinci-resolve-mcp setup`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

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

Pick DaVinci Resolve MCP Server if you prefer its approach (control davinci resolve studio from ai assistants via the official scripting api, with source-safe media tooling).

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 DaVinci Resolve MCP Server

Install / run

npx davinci-resolve-mcp setup

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "davinci-resolve-mcp-server": {
      "command": "/path/to/venv/bin/python",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/davinci-resolve-mcp/src/server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RESOLVE_SCRIPT_API": "/path/to/DaVinci Resolve/Developer/Scripting",
        "RESOLVE_SCRIPT_LIB": "/path/to/fusionscript.so-or-dll",
        "PYTHONPATH": "/path/to/DaVinci Resolve/Developer/Scripting/Modules"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

BlenderMCP or DaVinci Resolve 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 DaVinci Resolve MCP Server if you prefer its approach (control davinci resolve studio from ai assistants via the official scripting api, with source-safe media tooling).

Can I use both BlenderMCP and DaVinci Resolve 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 DaVinci Resolve 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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