BlenderMCP vs Recraft MCP Server (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	Recraft MCP Server (Official) Official Recraft server for raster and vector image generation, vectorization, and editing. Verified stdio (local) API key Stale TypeScript
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	Python	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	API key
GitHub stars	23k	60
Last commit	1 month ago	11 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`uvx blender-mcp`	`npx -y @recraft-ai/mcp-recraft-server@latest`
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 Recraft MCP Server (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 Recraft MCP Server (Official)

Install / run

npx -y @recraft-ai/mcp-recraft-server@latest

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "recraft-mcp-server-official": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@recraft-ai/mcp-recraft-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RECRAFT_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>",
        "IMAGE_STORAGE_DIRECTORY": "/absolute/path/to/output/dir"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

BlenderMCP or Recraft MCP Server (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 Recraft MCP Server (Official) if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you want a verified, documented setup.

Can I use both BlenderMCP and Recraft MCP Server (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 Recraft MCP Server (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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