Minecraft MCP Server

Minecraft MCP Server is an MCP server that connects Claude Desktop to a Minecraft Java Edition world via the Mineflayer API, enabling AI-driven control of a Minecraft bot for building, exploration, inventory management, and in-game communication through natural language.

Evaluated Mar 06, 2026 (0d ago) vlatest
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⚙ Agent Friendliness
66
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
66
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
55
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
60
Documentation
70
Error Messages
50
Auth Simplicity
78
Rate Limits
60

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
80
Auth Strength
65
Scope Granularity
58
Dep. Hygiene
70
Secret Handling
60

Minecraft game server MCP. Minecraft server credentials for RCON. Agent can execute server commands — restrict to safe operations. Griefing risk if command set is too broad.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
55
Version Stability
58
Breaking Changes
52
Error Recovery
55
AF Security Reliability

Best When

You want to experiment with AI-controlled agents in Minecraft using Claude Desktop, particularly for creative building tasks or exploring embodied AI interactions in a game environment.

Avoid When

You are building general-purpose agent infrastructure, need multiplayer server support beyond LAN, or require compatibility with Bedrock Edition.

Use Cases

  • • AI-assisted Minecraft structure building by describing or uploading images of what to build
  • • Autonomous resource gathering, crafting, and world exploration directed through conversational prompts
  • • Experimenting with embodied AI agents in a sandboxed Minecraft environment for research or education

Not For

  • • Minecraft Bedrock Edition (Java Edition only)
  • • Production or business automation workflows unrelated to Minecraft
  • • Users who need server-side plugins or modded Minecraft compatibility beyond vanilla Java Edition

Interface

REST API
No
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
Yes
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

Methods: local-config
OAuth: No Scopes: No

No network authentication. Configuration via claude_desktop_config.json with hostname and port parameters. Requires LAN-enabled Minecraft world with no external auth.

Pricing

Model: open_source
Free tier: Yes
Requires CC: No

Apache-2.0 licensed. Requires a licensed copy of Minecraft Java Edition (user-supplied).

Agent Metadata

Pagination
none
Idempotent
No
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • ⚠ Requires Minecraft Java Edition with a single-player world running in LAN mode; server must be manually started each session
  • ⚠ Tested on 1.21.8; compatibility with other versions up to 1.21.11 is noted but not guaranteed for all features
  • ⚠ Bot actions execute in real game time; AI commands may time out or produce unexpected results if the game world state changes unexpectedly
  • ⚠ No persistence between sessions; bot state resets each time the MCP server restarts

Alternatives

mineflayer-direct prismarine-mcp

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.

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