discover_instances
Scan ports for running UE instances
How to use it
discover_instances is exposed by the UnrealMCPHub MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the discover_instances tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install UnrealMCPHub
uv tool install unrealhubOther tools in UnrealMCPHub (17)
Compile project via UBT
Get crash details
View current project configuration
One-stop overview of everything
Install RemoteMCP plugin
Start UE Editor, wait for MCP readiness
Restart a crashed editor
Configure plugin download URL or local path
Configure project path (once, persisted to ~/.unrealhub)
Call any UE MCP tool by name
Call a domain-specific tool
List domain tools (level, blueprint, umg, etc.)
List all tools from UE instance
Execute Python script in UE
Get active instance status
Test connection to UE
Switch active UE instance (multi-instance)