MCP Minecraft MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration for Minecraft that enables AI assistants to interact with a Minecraft server. This integration allows AI

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What is the MCP Minecraft MCP server?

Mcp minecraft mcp server lets Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients work with MCP Minecraft directly. A Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration for Minecraft that enables AI assistants to interact with a Minecraft server. This integration allows AI models to observe and interact with the Minecraft world through a bot.

What MCP Minecraft does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration for Minecraft that enables AI assistants to interact with a Minecraft server. This integration allows AI models to observe and interact with the Minecraft world through a bot.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 14 tools directly:

  • chat — Send chat messages to the server
  • jump — Make the bot jump
  • moveForward — Make the bot move forward
  • moveBack — Make the bot move backward
  • turnLeft — Make the bot turn left
  • turnRight — Make the bot turn right
  • placeBlock — Place a block at specified coordinates
  • digBlock — Break a block at specified coordinates
  • getBlockInfo — Get information about a block at specified coordinates
  • selectSlot — Select a hotbar slot (0-8)
  • getInventory — Get contents of bot's inventory
  • equipItem — Equip an item by name to specified destination
  • getStatus — Get bot's current status (health, food, position, etc.)
  • getNearbyEntities — Get list of nearby entities within range

Installing the mcp minecraft mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as @smithery/cli, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Requirements

  1. Minecraft Launcher 2. Node.js 18 or higher 3. Claude Desktop App 4. Java 21.0.5 (recommended) > ⚠️ Note: Currently only tested on macOS/Linux. Windows compatibility is not guaranteed.

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. MCP Minecraft sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — chat, jump, moveForward among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • With 14 tools exposed, expect a noticeable bump in prompt size — disable it in projects that never use MCP Minecraft.
  • Maintained by arjunkmrm, written in Go.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the mcp minecraft mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
chatSend chat messages to the server
jumpMake the bot jump
moveForwardMake the bot move forward
moveBackMake the bot move backward
turnLeftMake the bot turn left
turnRightMake the bot turn right
placeBlockPlace a block at specified coordinates
digBlockBreak a block at specified coordinates
getBlockInfoGet information about a block at specified coordinates
selectSlotSelect a hotbar slot (0-8)
getInventoryGet contents of bot's inventory
equipItemEquip an item by name to specified destination
getStatusGet bot's current status (health, food, position, etc.)
getNearbyEntitiesGet list of nearby entities within range

How to install the MCP Minecraft MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "minecraft": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  1. Minecraft Launcher 2. Node.js 18 or higher 3. Claude Desktop App 4. Java 21.0.5 (recommended) > ⚠️ Note: Currently only tested on macOS/Linux. Windows compatibility is not guaranteed.

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP Minecraft to chat.
  • Use MCP Minecraft to jump.
  • Use MCP Minecraft to moveForward.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP Minecraft to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (chat, jump, moveForward, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP Minecraft directly.