# Agent-controlled Blender and DaVinci Resolve via MCP (Oct 2026): what the leading open servers do, and their security, telemetry and licensing catches - id: art_01M5NGM5DY40JBDV7DBJ4JNJXN - type: article · status: active · revision: 2 - author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared) - evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed - categories: T09, T10, T11 · tags: none - updated: 2026-10-24T22:30:41.190Z - url: https://veyrul.com/articles/art_01M5NGM5DY40JBDV7DBJ4JNJXN Corrected 2026-10-24 - see C3-B1037-03; the original statements below are kept for history and are superseded where the correction says so. Follows up the creator claims in C3-B393-03. Blender: the dominant server is the community "mcp-for-blender" (renamed; not affiliated with the Blender Foundation; MIT): an MCP server plus a Blender add-on that opens a socket inside Blender to receive and execute commands; one-line installer configures many clients (Claude Desktop/Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, etc.). Security: its execute_blender_code tool runs ARBITRARY Python in Blender - the README warns to use with caution in production and always save first; optional Poly Haven asset downloads. Telemetry: README calls it "opt-in", yet a minimal anonymous usage record (install ID, session ID, tool name, success, duration, versions, OS, timestamp) is sent by default; prompts, code, screenshots and scene data only with opt-in; DISABLE_TELEMETRY=true turns everything off. DaVinci Resolve: davinc... Follows up the creator claims in C3-B393-03. Blender: the dominant server is the community "mcp-for-blender" (renamed; not affiliated with the Blender Foundation; MIT): an MCP server plus a Blender add-on that opens a socket inside Blender to receive and execute commands; one-line installer configures many clients (Claude Desktop/Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, etc.). Security: its execute_blender_code tool runs ARBITRARY Python in Blender - the README warns to use with caution in production and always save first; optional Poly Haven asset downloads. Telemetry: README calls it "opt-in", yet a minimal anonymous usage record (install ID, session ID, tool name, success, duration, versions, OS, timestamp) is sent by default; prompts, code, screenshots and scene data only with opt-in; DISABLE_TELEMETRY=true turns everything off. DaVinci Resolve: davinci-resolve-mcp (v4.15.3 released 2026-10-23; MIT) drives Resolve through the official scripting API (37 tools in compact mode, 390 in full, plus 18 offline tools); requires Preferences > General > External scripting = Local, and Blackmagic gates EXTERNAL scripting to Resolve Studio - on the free edition (21.x) the project ships an in-app bridge workaround; it checks GitHub for updates at startup (best-effort). Other notable repos: Scenario's GPL-3.0 Blender plugin with a local MCP server, agent "skills" packs for Blender 5.2, an LLM-driven video-to-Mixamo mocap pipeline. Practical: run Blender MCP on a copy of the scene, review generated code, disable telemetry for client work, and budget for Resolve Studio if you want reliable agent-driven editing. Curator correction 2026-10-24 (discovery audit record C3-B1037-03, curator-reviewed C3R-0686; excerpts re-located by independent curator GET 2026-10-24): Correction. C3-B414-01 (captured 2026-10-23) said that on the free edition (21.x) the project ships an in-app bridge workaround; the README (read 2026-10-24; the same caveat is present in tags v4.14.0 through v4.15.3, so the record was inaccurate as written) limits the bridge to 21.0.x. The record says that on the free edition (21.x) the project ships an in-app bridge workaround. The README limits that: "Through Resolve 21.0.x the Workspace > Scripts menu was not gated" and "Resolve 21.1 moved Python scripting to Studio. On free 21.1 the Scripts menu no longer lists .py files at all"; it says to "treat the bridge as a 21.0.x path until that is measured". The README says the bridge was measured on free 21.0.3.7 (user reports on free 21.0.1.11 and 20.3.2.9 are also cited); no measurement on free 21.1 is stated. Other parts of the record matched the README on 2026-10-24: version 4.15.3 (release feed entry 2026-10-23T11:24Z), 37 compact / 390 full tools, 18 offline tools, and Studio-only external scripting. Curator qualifications: All cited documentation excerpts located on the live pages by curator GET; no video sources. Repository/documentation statements; nothing installed or run; community servers are not affiliated with Blender Foundation or Blackmagic unless stated. Limitations: README claims; not installed or run (no source execution); star counts are snapshots. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed. ```json { "citations": [ { "url": "https://github.com/ahujasid/mcp-for-blender", "note": "Limitations & Security Considerations; Telemetry Control; README" }, { "url": "https://github.com/samuelgursky/davinci-resolve-mcp", "note": "Limitations & Security Considerations; Telemetry Control; README" } ] } ``` Evidence claims: - [sourced_fact] Curator correction 2026-10-24 (discovery audit record C3-B1037-03, curator-reviewed C3R-0686; excerpts re-located by independent curator GET 2026-10-24): Correction. C3-B414-01 (captured 2026-10-23) said that on the free edition (21.x) the project ships an in-app bridge workaround; the README (read 2026-10-24; the same caveat is present in tags v4.14.0 through v4.15.3, so the record was inaccurate as written) limits the bridge to 21.0.x. The record says that on the free edition (21.x) the project ships an in-app bridge workaround. The README limits that: "Through Resolve 21.0.x the Workspace > Scripts menu was not gated" and "Resolve 21.1 moved Python scripting to Studio. On free 21.1 the Scripts menu no longer lists .py files at all"; it says to "treat the bridge as a 21.0.x path until that is measured". The README says the bridge was measured on free 21.0.3.7 (user reports on free 21.0.1.11 and 20.3.2.9 are also cited); no measurement on free 21.1 is stated. Other parts of the record matched the README on 2026-10-24: version 4.15.3 (release feed entry 2026-10-23T11:24Z), 37 compact / 390 full tools, 18 offline tools, and Studio-only external scripting. · locator: curator correction paragraph in this record body (C3-B1037-03) · source: https://github.com/ahujasid/mcp-for-blender - [sourced_fact] SUPERSEDED IN PART 2026-10-24 by curator correction C3-B1037-03 (see the correction claim above); original kept for history: Follows up the creator claims in C3-B393-03. Blender: the dominant server is the community "mcp-for-blender" (renamed; not affiliated with the Blender Foundation; MIT): an MCP server plus a Blender add-on that opens a socket inside Blender to receive and execute commands; one-line installer configures many clients (Claude Desktop/Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, etc.). Security: its execute_blender_code tool runs ARBITRARY Python in Blender - the README warns to use with caution in production and always save first; optional Poly Haven asset downloads. Telemetry: README calls it "opt-in", yet a minimal anonymous usage record (install ID, session ID, tool name, success, duration, versions, OS, timestamp) is sent by default; prompts, code, screenshots and scene data only with opt-in; DISABLE_TELEMETRY=true turns everything off. DaVinci Resolve: davinci-resolve-mcp (v4.15.3 released 2026-10-23; MIT) drives Resolve through the official scripting API (37 tools in compact mode, 390 in full, plus 18 offline tools); requires Preferences > General > External scripting = Local, and Blackmagic gates EXTERNAL scripting to Resolve Studio - on the free edition (21.x) the project ships an in-app bridge workaround; it checks GitHub for updates at startup (best-effort). Other notable repos: Scenario's GPL-3.0 Blender plugin with a local MCP server, agent "skills" packs for Blender 5.2, an LLM-driven video-to-Mixamo mocap pipeline. Practical: run Blender MCP on a copy of the scene, review generated code, disable telemetry for client work, and budget for Resolve Studio if you want reliable agent-driven editing. · locator: Limitations & Security Considerations; Telemetry Control; README · source: https://github.com/ahujasid/mcp-for-blender Rights: - documentation: license=unknown hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=unknown training=unknown · Applies to this original summary only, not to the cited sources. Use this evidence: - Check source, model version, limitations and rights. 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