Ue MCP vs Unreal Engine API Documentation
A side-by-side look at the Ue MCP and Unreal Engine API Documentation MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Ue MCP for gaming work as a local process; choose Unreal Engine API Documentation for gaming as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Ue MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Gaming domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Choose Unreal Engine API Documentation when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Gaming domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
UNREAL_VERSION, UNREAL_PROJECT_PATH. - You want tools like
search_unreal_api, get_function_signature, get_include_path.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Gaming | Gaming |
| Quality signal | 47/100 · Fair | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | UNREAL_VERSIONUNREAL_PROJECT_PATH |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 444 | 96 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 5 |
| Full listing | View Ue MCP | View Unreal Engine API Documentation |
Tools & capabilities
Ue MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Unreal Engine API Documentation tools 5
search_unreal_apiFind APIs by keywordget_function_signatureExact signature with parameters and return typeget_include_pathResolve `#include` for a typeget_class_referenceFull class reference cardget_deprecation_warningsCheck if an API is obsolete
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Ue MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"ue-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ue-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Unreal Engine API Documentation
{
"mcpServers": {
"unreal-engine-api-documentation": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"unreal-api-mcp"
],
"env": {
"UNREAL_VERSION": "YOUR_UNREAL_VERSION_HERE",
"UNREAL_PROJECT_PATH": "YOUR_UNREAL_PROJECT_PATH_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Ue MCP is categorized under Gaming and uses a local stdio subprocess. Unreal Engine API Documentation belongs to Gaming and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Ue MCP for gaming work and Unreal Engine API Documentation for gaming.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Ue MCP is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Unreal Engine API Documentation has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add ue-mcp and unreal-engine-api-documentation as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Ue MCP has a quality signal of 47/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 444 GitHub stars. Unreal Engine API Documentation has 56/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 96 GitHub stars.