Guides Mcp Local Setup

MCP Local Setup

This page covers machine-local MCP configuration for a Linux devcontainer with a Windows host relay.

Why this is local-only

These files contain machine-specific host and port values and are gitignored:

• .vscode/mcp.json
• .mcp.json
• .cursor/mcp.json
• .codex/config.toml

Do not commit these files.

1. Define local endpoint values

Create .env.local in repo root:

export UNITY_MCP_BRIDGE_HOST=YOUR_WINDOWS_HOST_IP
export UNITY_MCP_BRIDGE_PORT=9003
export UNITY_MCP_BRIDGE_PATH=/mcp

Optional defaults used by scripts:

• UNITY_MCP_DEFAULT_HOST
• UNITY_MCP_DEFAULT_PORT
• UNITY_MCP_DEFAULT_PATH

2. Generate all local client configs

Run from the devcontainer:

bash scripts/mcp/configure-unity-mcp-endpoint.sh

This updates local MCP config files for VS Code, Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.

3. Start bridge on Windows host

See the official Unity Docs for more details.

$env:UNITY_MCP_RELAY_COMMAND = '<relay command from Unity MCP docs>'
pwsh -File scripts/mcp/start-unity-mcp-bridge.ps1 -Port 9003

4. Probe from the devcontainer

bash scripts/mcp/probe-unity-mcp-endpoint.sh YOUR_WINDOWS_HOST_IP 9003

Notes

• 9003 is the default fallback port in MCP helper scripts.
• If your host uses a different port, set it in .env.local or pass it as a script argument.
• See scripts/mcp/README.md for script-level details.