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DimensionUnity API Documentation MCP ServerAccurate Unity API documentation for AI agents, with no hallucinated signaturesGitHub MCP ServerGitHub's official MCP server for managing repos, issues, PRs, and workflows via natural language
FMRS59 / 100 · C76 / 100 · B
Reliability9 / 2013 / 20
Security and permissions11 / 2014 / 20
Maintenance12 / 2018 / 20
Documentation14 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience13 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • Teams developing Unity projects with Claude Code, Cursor, or Windsurf
  • Developers who want to avoid AI-invented Unity API signatures
  • Projects on Unity 6, Unity 2023, or Unity 2022 LTS
  • AI-assisted workflows that want to reduce source-file reads, saving context and tokens
  • Teams that want an AI assistant to directly operate on GitHub repos and collaboration workflows
  • Users already in the GitHub Copilot ecosystem who want a zero-deployment remote option
Not for
  • Users who need third-party assets like DOTween, VContainer, or Newtonsoft.Json (not indexed)
  • Developers using Unreal Engine or non-Unity engines
  • Environments with Python below 3.10
  • Anyone needing official Unity support (this is an independent third-party project)
  • Scenarios where you don't want the assistant to have write access to repos (enable only read-only toolsets)
  • Environments with strict network isolation for private repos that can't reach the official remote endpoint
Required permissions
  • Read access to local MCP configuration files
  • Network access on first run to download the database (~20-30 MB)
  • Read/write access to ~/.unity-api-mcp/ to cache databases
  • Optional UNITY_PROJECT_PATH reads ProjectSettings/ProjectVersion.txt inside the project
  • Optional UNITY_INSTALL_PATH is used only for local database building (ingest) to locate the Unity install
  • A personal access token (PAT) or OAuth App token; effective scope depends on the token's own permissions
  • Enabling toolsets like actions/issues/pull_requests grants write access — request tokens on a least-privilege basis
Risks and side effects
  • First run or database updates require internet access; without it you must build the database locally
  • The downloaded database is ~20-30 MB and occupies local disk space
  • An incorrect UNITY_VERSION can cause API docs for the wrong version to be served
  • Databases are rebuilt weekly by CI, so version coverage may lag the newest Unity release
  • Third-party packages are not indexed and return no results
  • Write toolsets (creating/merging PRs, triggering workflows) can cause accidental changes if the token is overscoped — try a read-only toolset first
  • In hosted mode, credentials travel via the Authorization header — make sure the client-to-api.githubcopilot.com connection is trusted
Supported clientsClaude Code, Cursor, WindsurfClaude Desktop, Claude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, JetBrains IDEs, Zed, Amp
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