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Nova3D

Nova3D is an MCP server that adds developer tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Structured, part-aware 3D generation for AI agents. It has 733 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with uvx nova3d-mcp.

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Install Nova3D

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nova3d": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "nova3d-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOVA3D_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env NOVA3D_TOKEN=your-value --transport stdio nova3d -- uvx nova3d-mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nova3d": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "nova3d-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOVA3D_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "nova3d_token",
      "description": "NOVA3D_TOKEN",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "nova3d": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "nova3d-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOVA3D_TOKEN": "${input:nova3d_token}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
NOVA3D_TOKENsecretNoAdvanced/manual fallback API key from https://app.nova3d.xyz/api-key. Preferred onboarding is browser sign-in via nova3d_login.
NOVA3D_APP_URLNoApp URL used for conversation links, for example https://app.nova3d.xyz or http://127.0.0.1:5555

About Nova3D

Structured, part-aware 3D generation for AI agents. Named-part GLB, preview URL, Blender script. Design workspace for programmable 3D. Nova builds assets and worlds as editable, versioned programs: parametric, articulated and simulation-ready, compiled to CAD tools, 3D applications and robotics simulators.

  • 3d-generation
  • cad
  • claude
  • gemini
  • glb
  • llms
  • openai
  • code-native
  • interactive-worlds
  • nurbs-surfaces

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How do I install the Nova3D MCP server?

Add the command uvx nova3d-mcp to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Nova3D free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (NOVA3D_TOKEN) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is Nova3D actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 23, 2026. The latest release is blender-plugin-v1.3.1, published Aug 12, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.