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KeyShot MCP

io.github.truman-t3/keyshot-mcp · v1.0.0

Control local KeyShot scenes, cameras, environments, and renders through headless scripting.

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add keyshot-mcp -e KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE=<KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE> -e KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR=<KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR> -e KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS=<KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS> -e KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS=<KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS> -e KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS=<KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS> -e KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS=<KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS> -e KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS=<KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS> -- npx -y [email protected]
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "keyshot-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE": "<KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE>",
        "KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR": "<KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR>",
        "KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS": "<KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS>",
        "KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS": "<KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS": "<KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS>",
        "KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS": "<KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS>",
        "KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS": "<KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "keyshot-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE": "<KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE>",
        "KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR": "<KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR>",
        "KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS": "<KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS>",
        "KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS": "<KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS": "<KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS>",
        "KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS": "<KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS>",
        "KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS": "<KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "keyshot-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE": "<KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE>",
        "KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR": "<KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR>",
        "KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS": "<KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS>",
        "KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS": "<KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS": "<KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS>",
        "KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS": "<KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS>",
        "KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS": "<KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

NameDescription
KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE
Required
Absolute path to KeyShot headless, or a command available on PATH.
KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR
Optional
Root directory for rendered images and saved scenes.
KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS
Optional
Set to true only when output paths outside KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR are required.
KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS
Optional
Timeout in milliseconds for one KeyShot headless process.
KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS
Optional
Optional additional KeyShot launch arguments.
KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS
Optional
Optional path to a user-managed material preset JSON file.
KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS
Optional
Optional path to a user-managed camera preset JSON file.

Details

Package[email protected] (NPM, stdio)
First published4 Nov 2026
Last updated4 Nov 2026
Registry nameio.github.truman-t3/keyshot-mcp

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