MCP Minecraft Remote MCP Server

Minecraft Remote Control using MCP (Model Context Protocol)

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What is the MCP Minecraft Remote MCP server?

Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. MCP Minecraft Remote MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. Minecraft Remote Control using MCP (Model Context Protocol).

The short version

  • Connect to and control a Minecraft player via an AI assistant
  • Navigate, mine, build, and interact with the Minecraft world
  • Chat with other players on the server
  • Check inventory, player position, and server information
  • Advanced movement control including jumping, sneaking, and sprinting
  • Entity interaction including attacking and following

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 4 tools. What each one is for:

  • Movement — The Movement tool exposed by this server
  • Crafting — The Crafting tool exposed by this server
  • Trading — The Trading tool exposed by this server
  • Communication — The Communication tool exposed by this server

Getting it running

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at @smithery/cli on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

What it needs from you

  • Node.js 18+ - An AI assistant that supports MCP (like Claude) - A Minecraft Java Edition server (version 1.8 or later) Note: This tool has been tested and verified to work specifically with vanilla Minecraft 1.21. While it may function with other versions or modded servers, compatibility is not guaranteed.

How it compares

Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. MCP Minecraft Remote's toolset — Movement, Crafting, Trading and 1 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by nacal; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against MCP Minecraft Remote's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
MovementThe Movement tool exposed by this server.
CraftingThe Crafting tool exposed by this server.
TradingThe Trading tool exposed by this server.
CommunicationThe Communication tool exposed by this server.

How to install the MCP Minecraft Remote MCP server

If you've installed it globally:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "minecraft-remote": {
      "command": "mcp-minecraft-remote"
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • Node.js 18+ - An AI assistant that supports MCP (like Claude) - A Minecraft Java Edition server (version 1.8 or later) Note: This tool has been tested and verified to work specifically with vanilla Minecraft 1.21. While it may function with other versions or modded servers, compatibility is not guaranteed.

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP Minecraft Remote to Movement.
  • Use MCP Minecraft Remote to Crafting.
  • Use MCP Minecraft Remote to Trading.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP Minecraft Remote to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 4 tools (Movement, Crafting, Trading, 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 Remote directly.