QGIS MCP vs BlenderMCP

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

	QGIS MCP Let Claude control QGIS Desktop — create projects, load layers, run processing algorithms, and execute PyQGIS code. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Stale Python	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	Python	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	994	23k
Last commit	8 months ago	16 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`git clone git@github.com:jjsantos01/qgis_mcp.git`	`uvx blender-mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick QGIS MCP if you prefer its approach (let claude control qgis desktop — create projects, load layers, run processing algorithms, and execute pyqgis code).

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

Add QGIS MCP

Install / run

git clone git@github.com:jjsantos01/qgis_mcp.git

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qgis-mcp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/REPO/FOLDER/qgis_mcp/src/qgis_mcp",
        "run",
        "qgis_mcp_server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

QGIS MCP or BlenderMCP — which is better?

Pick QGIS MCP if you prefer its approach (let claude control qgis desktop — create projects, load layers, run processing algorithms, and execute pyqgis code). Pick BlenderMCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both QGIS MCP 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 QGIS MCP 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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