Minecraft MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. Last commit 9 Nov 2026.
Control a local Minecraft client. Requires the Minecraft MCP mod and JsMacros Reloaded.
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Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add minecraft-mcp -e 'MINECRAFT_MCP_TOKEN=<MINECRAFT_MCP_TOKEN>' -- npx -y @makkch/minecraft-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"minecraft-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@makkch/minecraft-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MINECRAFT_MCP_TOKEN": "<MINECRAFT_MCP_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.minecraft-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@makkch/minecraft-mcp"]
env = { MINECRAFT_MCP_TOKEN = "<MINECRAFT_MCP_TOKEN>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"minecraft-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@makkch/minecraft-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MINECRAFT_MCP_TOKEN": "<MINECRAFT_MCP_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"minecraft-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@makkch/minecraft-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MINECRAFT_MCP_TOKEN": "<MINECRAFT_MCP_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<MINECRAFT_MCP_TOKEN> (Token shown in the Minecraft MCP mod settings (F8)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
MINECRAFT_MCP_PORT (Port shown in the Minecraft MCP mod settings).
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