MCP Dashboards vs BlenderMCP

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

	MCP Dashboards Render interactive charts, dashboards and KPI widgets directly inside your AI conversation. Unverified stdio (local) No auth TypeScript	BlenderMCP Control Blender from Claude and other LLMs for prompt-assisted 3D modeling, scene creation, and asset generation. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	TypeScript	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	33	23k
Last commit	1 day ago	16 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`claude mcp add dashboard -- npx -y mcp-dashboards --stdio`	`uvx blender-mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick MCP Dashboards if you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick BlenderMCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add MCP Dashboards

Install / run

claude mcp add dashboard -- npx -y mcp-dashboards --stdio

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-dashboards": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-dashboards",
        "--stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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.

FAQ

MCP Dashboards or BlenderMCP — which is better?

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

Can I use both MCP Dashboards and BlenderMCP?

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 MCP Dashboards and BlenderMCP work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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