KeyShot MCP
An open-source Model Context Protocol server that allows AI agents to control KeyShot Studio via headless scripting. It enables users to inspect saved scenes, adjust materials and cameras, review previews, and render images without interacting with the live GUI, ensuring original files remain unmodified.
Package and access
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What you can do with it
- Inspect saved KeyShot scenes
- Adjust materials and cameras
- Review render previews
- Export final images
Source and maintenance
- Maintenance checked
Packages and installation
Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.
keyshot-mcp 0.13.5
{
"version": "0.13.5",
"transport": "stdio",
"identifier": "keyshot-mcp",
"registryType": "npm",
"environmentVariables": [
{
"name": "KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE",
"isRequired": true,
"description": "Absolute path to KeyShot headless, or a command available on PATH."
},
{
"name": "KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR",
"description": "Root directory for rendered images and saved scenes."
},
{
"name": "KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS",
"description": "Set to true only when output paths outside KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR are required."
},
{
"name": "KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS",
"description": "Timeout in milliseconds for one KeyShot headless process."
},
{
"name": "KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS",
"description": "Optional additional KeyShot launch arguments."
},
{
"name": "KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS",
"description": "Optional path to a user-managed material preset JSON file."
},
{
"name": "KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS",
"description": "Optional path to a user-managed camera preset JSON file."
}
]
}Tools
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Connect from your client
Each snippet configures the same source-provided package; replace placeholders before use.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"keyshot-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"keyshot-mcp@0.13.5"
],
"env": {
"KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE>",
"KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR>",
"KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS>",
"KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS>",
"KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS>",
"KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS>",
"KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS>"
}
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"keyshot-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"keyshot-mcp@0.13.5"
],
"env": {
"KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE>",
"KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR>",
"KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS>",
"KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS>",
"KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS>",
"KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS>",
"KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"keyshot-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"keyshot-mcp@0.13.5"
],
"env": {
"KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE>",
"KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR>",
"KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS>",
"KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS>",
"KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS>",
"KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS>",
"KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS>"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"keyshot-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"keyshot-mcp@0.13.5"
],
"env": {
"KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_HEADLESS_EXE>",
"KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR>",
"KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_OUTPUTS>",
"KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_TIMEOUT_MS>",
"KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_LICENSE_ARGS>",
"KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_MATERIAL_PRESETS>",
"KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS": "<YOUR_KEYSHOT_CAMERA_PRESETS>"
}
}
}
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