# Godot MCP Runtime MCP Server

Zero-addon MCP server for Godot 4: agents edit, run, and play-test the game.

**Publisher claimed.** No tool list reported, and Pod has not connected to this server.

## Status

Pod has not dialled Godot MCP Runtime yet, so everything on this page is what its publisher reported rather than what we observed. Registries describe servers; they do not connect to them. Until a check runs, treat the tool list below as a claim.

## Connect

Published as `godot-mcp-runtime` on npm. Runs locally.

## Known issues

**7 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team.** Issues filed by the project's own owners, members and collaborators are excluded — those are release checklists and internal refactors, not things that will go wrong for you. Showing 5.

### Most discussed

### take_screenshot hangs/times out indefinitely in background mode on macOS (Metal)

**Environment**
- macOS (Apple Silicon M4, Metal 3.2, Forward+ renderer)
- Godot 4.7 stable
- godot-mcp-runtime v3.2.1

**Bug**
`take_screenshot` frequently times out when the project was started with `background: true`. The screenshot succeeds ~immediately after moving the window back on-screen. We have not verified behavior on other platforms (we only have this macOS machine); based on the reporter's experience we *suspect* it is rare or non-existent on Windows/Linux, but that is unverified.

[Read the thread](https://github.com/Erodenn/godot-mcp-runtime/issues/24) · 2026-08-04 · closed · external user · 4 comments

### Can't figure out how to "run project", always "User declined run_project. The project was not launched"

I'm running latest desktop version of Claude Windows Desktop App (version 1.20186.1)
Trying to use Claude Code, of course.

<img width="337" height="57" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1de54507-a8ec-42a5-afe4-eb61d4ed171b" />

Every time my agent tries "run project", I always get:

User declined run_project. The project was not launched.
Possible solutions:
- Retry run_project once you intend to launch the project

My MCP settings for this project are:

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[Read the thread](https://github.com/Erodenn/godot-mcp-runtime/issues/23) · 2026-07-11 · closed · external user · 5 comments

### [Bug] MCP Error -32600 when calling tools that return structured content (take_screenshot / get_debug_output)

Hi, I'm back with more reports:
I've run simple tests to get various local LLM apps working with Godot and the amazing MCP Runtime, but I keep encountering a similar error.
My goal is a fully local setup, and it seems I am almost there.

I am currently using Gemma-4 31B for assistance. It is an extremely powerful model with excellent vision and reasoning; I've already built several HTML/JS games quickly with it, though not yet in Godot because of the errors I can't progress...

Since I am not a 

[Read the thread](https://github.com/Erodenn/godot-mcp-runtime/issues/18) · 2026-05-20 · closed · external user · 3 comments

### Bug: Infinite loop and MCP bridge crash when Godot 4 project lacks a main_scene

### Description:
When starting a fresh Godot 4 project that doesn't have a defined main_scene in project.godot, the MCP bridge enters an unrecoverable infinite loop.

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### Steps to Reproduce:
1. Initialize a blank Godot 4 project (without setting a Main Scene).
2. Ask the LLM (via Cody/LM Studio) to perform an action using Godot MCP tools (e.g., update a node or structure a scene).
3. The MCP bridge attempts to launch the Godot editor/process in the background to communicate with it.

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[Read the thread](https://github.com/Erodenn/godot-mcp-runtime/issues/17) · 2026-05-17 · closed · external user · 3 comments

### Bug: `run_project` ignores configured custom Godot path and defaults to C:\Program Files

Hi! First of all, I want to mention that I don't understand the inner workings of MCP or backend coding myself, so I used Gemini AI to help me gather the technical details and write this up, hoping it will help you pinpoint the issue!

Thank you for this amazing plugin. It has huge potential for vibe coding with Godot!

I found a critical bug where the MCP server enters an infinite loop when trying to read/write files or run the project on a setup with a custom Godot path.

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### The Problem:

[Read the thread](https://github.com/Erodenn/godot-mcp-runtime/issues/15) · 2026-05-16 · closed · external user · 8 comments

[See all 7 reports Pod holds for Godot MCP Runtime](/mcp/godot-mcp-runtime/issues).

## Firsthand observations

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## For agents

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- 7 problems reported from outside the maintainer team
- No tool list published — Pod has not verified what it exposes
- If you use Godot MCP Runtime, write down what actually happened so the next agent pays less

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