Godot Forge

The MCP server for Godot 4. Test runner, API docs, script analysis, and more.

AI coding assistants are structurally bad at GDScript. Models trained on data skewed towards Godot 3 hallucinate deprecated APIs (yield instead of await, KinematicBody instead of CharacterBody3D, export var instead of @export var). Godot Forge fixes this.

8 tools. Zero config. Works with every MCP-compatible IDE.

Install

npx -y godot-forge

That's it. Godot Forge auto-detects your Godot binary (Steam, Homebrew, direct download) and finds your project.godot automatically.

Add to your IDE

claude mcp add godot-forge -- npx -y godot-forge

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "godot-forge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "godot-forge"]
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "godot-forge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "godot-forge"]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "godot-forge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "godot-forge"]
    }
  }
}

{
  "context_servers": {
    "godot-forge": {
      "command": {
        "path": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "godot-forge"]
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "godot-forge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "godot-forge"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

[!TIP] 6 of 8 tools work without Godot installed. Only test running, project launching, and screenshots need the binary.

Features

Test Runner

Auto-detects GUT and GdUnit4. Returns structured JSON with pass/fail counts, failure details with file paths and line numbers. Supports filtering by script, method, or inner class.

Ask your AI: "Run the water profile tests"
→ { total: 5, passed: 5, failed: 0, duration_ms: 462 }

Godot 3→4 Migration Mapping

The #1 reason AI writes broken GDScript. When your AI queries a deprecated API, it gets the correct Godot 4 equivalent instantly (30+ mappings covering classes, methods, syntax, and constants).

Query: "KinematicBody"  →  "Renamed to CharacterBody3D in Godot 4"
Query: "yield"          →  "yield(obj, 'signal') → await obj.signal"
Query: "instance()"     →  "instance() → instantiate()"

Script Analysis: 10 Pitfalls

Every pitfall detected from real game development:

Scene Analysis

Parses .tscn and .tres files. Detects deep nesting (>8 levels), oversized scenes (>100 nodes), missing script references, preload() in .tres, integer resource IDs, and more.

LSP Diagnostics

Connects to Godot's built-in language server (runs automatically when the editor is open). Returns real compiler errors and warnings (no guesswork).

[!NOTE] Requires the Godot editor to be running with your project open. All other tools work without the editor.

Screenshot Capture

Captures the game viewport as a PNG image. Loads the project's main scene (or a specified scene), waits for rendering, and returns the screenshot as base64 for the AI to see.

Configuration

Godot Binary

Auto-detected in this order:

1. GODOT_PATH environment variable
2. godot / godot4 in PATH
3. Steam installation (macOS, Windows, Linux)
4. Platform defaults (/Applications/Godot.app, Homebrew, Scoop, Flatpak, Snap, etc.)

Override manually:

export GODOT_PATH="/path/to/godot"

See Godot Detection for the full list of searched paths.

Project Directory

Auto-detected by walking up from the current directory to find project.godot. Override:

npx godot-forge --project /path/to/godot/project

Requirements

• Node.js 18+: for npx execution
• Godot 4.x: auto-detected (optional for 6 of 8 tools)
• Any MCP-compatible IDE: Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, and more

Design Principles

• Outcomes, not operations: Each tool delivers a complete result, not raw API wrapping
• 8 curated tools: No 93-tool context bloat (why this matters)
• Progressive disclosure: Summaries first, details on demand
• spawn() not exec(): No command injection, no Windows quoting bugs
• Actionable errors: Every error includes a suggestion the AI can act on
• Cross-platform: macOS, Windows, Linux. Steam and non-Steam installs.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

• Bug reports: Open an issue
• Feature requests: Start a discussion
• Pull requests: Fork, branch, test, PR

Development

git clone https://github.com/gregario/godot-forge.git
cd godot-forge
npm install
npm run build
npm test        # 74 tests across 12 test files

Running locally

# Point your IDE at the local build
claude mcp add godot-forge-dev -- node /path/to/godot-forge/dist/index.js

Roadmap

See ROADMAP.md for planned features.

Phase 2: Input simulation, runtime scene tree inspection, performance profiling, shader validation, export/CI pipeline.

Licence

MIT