Cursor + Blender rendering through MCP

Updated 2026-10-05

In Cursor, add the MCP server https://render.janction.jp/mcp (the button below or Settings → Tools & MCP → Add). Cursor's agent then has 12 render tools: it writes a bpy script, calls render_preview, looks at the image, fixes the scene, and calls render_final for the MP4. Free beta: 10 GPU-minutes per key per day.

Setup (about one minute)

One click: Add to Cursor Add to VS Code. Cursor opens, shows the server, and you confirm. The first tool call opens the OAuth consent page, which creates a free key.

By hand, in ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "janction-render": { "url": "https://render.janction.jp/mcp" }
  }
}

Settings → Tools & MCP should list janction-render with 12 tools (scene_info, render_preview, render_estimate, render_final, render_status, render_download, render_cancel, render_share, render_unshare, asset_search, billing, render_info). If the auth step did not open, click the server and choose Login.

Then ask the agent

Using JANCTION Render, build a glossy red cube rotating on a grey floor and show me a 4-frame preview.
If it looks right, render 24 frames at 1280x720 as an MP4.

To render a .blend or 3D file that is on your computer, drop it at /upload to get a 12-hour link (no sign-up) and tell the AI "Render this file: <link>". To test the connection first: "Render a preview of https://render.janction.jp/samples/cube_scene.py".

Or, with an existing file: "Upload scene.blend from this project to JANCTION Render, preview frame 1, then render frames 1-48 at 1080p as an MP4." (Remote tools take an https URL or a bpy script; to send a local .blend from Cursor, let the agent run the CLI: pip install janction-render, then janction-render render scene.blend --frames 1-48 --wait.)

What Cursor does

  1. scene_info reads the scene without rendering: cameras, frame range, objects, missing files.
  2. render_preview renders 1-4 frames at 720p in a few GPU seconds and returns the image, so the agent can look, fix the script and try again.
  3. render_estimate says how long the final render takes ("about 3 minutes") and whether it fits today's free quota.
  4. render_final renders the frames on GPUs and joins them into an MP4; render_status reports the remaining time; render_download returns the files or links.
A 4-frame preview rendered by JANCTION Render (a rotating red cube)
The 4-frame preview Claude.ai got from that prompt: 4 GPU seconds. The 24-frame 720p MP4 that followed took 58 GPU seconds (2026-10-01, RTX PRO 6000).

How long it takes

jobGPU timenote
preview, 4 frames (720p split in 4 tiles, 16 samples, denoised)about 4 sround trip about 8 s; the image comes back inline
final, 24 frames at 1280x720, 64 samples → MP4about 60 smeasured 2026-09-30 / 10-01 (59 s and 58 s)
final, one 1920x1080 frame at 128 samplesabout 11 sthe estimator's baseline; heavy scenes take longer

These are individual observations of simple scenes (2026-09-30 to 10-01 UTC, NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition, 96 GB). The 4-GPU-second example used a rotating cube, four 640x360 tiles and 16 samples. GPU time includes Blender startup and scene loading; it is distinct from completion time including queue and transfers. See conditions, round trips and reproduction files. These are not speed guarantees.

render_estimate gives the number before rendering; once a scene has been rendered once, the estimate uses that scene's own measurement.

Troubleshooting

Remove

Delete the janction-render entry from mcp.json (or the server from Settings → Tools & MCP). To revoke the key the consent page created: POST https://render.janction.jp/v1/keys/revoke with the key, or disconnect the app under /v1/connections.

Free limits

Free beta (as of 2026-10-01): 10 GPU-minutes per key per day (20 per network), final renders up to 240 frames at 1080p. Quotas reset at 00:00 UTC (09:00 JST). New jobs exceeding the quota are rejected with HTTP 429 quota_exceeded and resets_at; they are not queued for the next day. Resubmit after the quota resets. No sign-up: connecting creates a key. Inputs and results are deleted 24 hours after last use and never used for training. Paid plans will be announced on this site and in llms.txt before they start.

FAQ

Does Cursor need Blender installed?

No. The remote MCP server runs Blender 5.0 on a JANCTION GPU; Cursor only writes the script and calls the tools.

Can Cursor send a .blend file from my project?

The remote tools take an https URL or a bpy script. For a local .blend, let the agent use the CLI (pip install janction-render) or the stdio MCP server, which uploads the file.

Does the one-click button work in Cursor on Windows?

Yes. It is a cursor:// deep link; Cursor opens and asks you to confirm the server. If nothing happens, paste the mcp.json entry instead.

What does it cost?

Nothing during the free beta: 10 GPU-minutes per key per day. The planned price is on the pricing page and in every estimate (list_price_yen).

Related

Overview · llms.txt

JANCTION Render v0.4.17 · JasmyLab Inc. · Updated 2026-10-05 · Tested with Blender 5.0, JANCTION Render 0.4.17 · 日本語