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Crafty Controller MCP server

Let your AI start, stop, back up and command your Minecraft servers through Crafty Controller.

This is a helper that connects your AI assistant to Crafty Controller 4, the panel many people use to run Minecraft servers. Once it is set up, you can just type what you want in plain words, like starting a server or sending a message to players, and the AI does it for you. It is handy if you already run one or more Minecraft servers through Crafty and would rather not click around the panel for every small thing.

What is an MCP server? The 30-second version

On its own, your AI can only chat. An MCP server is a small helper program that gives your AI a new skill or a connection to an app. This one connects your AI to your Crafty Controller panel, so it can look things up there and do things for you. You ask in normal words, and the helper passes the request to Crafty and brings the answer back.

What this MCP server does

You type a request in your AI chat, like asking which servers are running or telling it to start one. The AI uses this helper, which talks to your Crafty Controller panel using your login details. Crafty then does the actual work, such as starting the server, sending a console command, or making a backup. The helper brings the result back, and the AI shows it to you in the chat. You never have to open the Crafty website yourself.

Flow diagram: you ask your AI “Start my SMP server and tell me when it is up”, the Crafty Controller MCP server connects it to Crafty Controller, and you get back answer in your chat.

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What you can do with it

List your Minecraft servers and see which ones are running
Start, stop, restart or force-kill a server
Send a command to a server console, like giving someone op
Trigger a backup and list or restore your existing backups
Read and edit server files such as server.properties
Set up scheduled tasks, like a daily backup at 3 AM
Create webhooks that post to Discord when something happens

Try asking your AI

“What servers are running right now?”
“Start my SMP server and tell me when it is up”
“Send say Server restarting in 5 minutes to the survival server”
“Back up all my servers and show me the list afterwards”
“Show me the server.properties file for my SMP server”

What it gives back to you

You get answers in your chat, usually as short lists or summaries. For example, asking which servers are running gives you the names and some live numbers like CPU, memory and how many players are online. When you ask for a file, the AI shows you its contents. When you ask it to do something, like start a server or make a backup, it tells you whether the action worked.

Before you start

What you need

A running Crafty Controller 4 panel you can reach from your computer
Your Crafty panel address, like https://localhost:8443
An API token from your Crafty profile page (Crafty gives you one when you click Generate Key)
Node.js installed on your computer, since the helper runs with npx

Good to know

This helper can change and delete real things on your servers, including files, backups, scheduled tasks and user accounts, so read what the AI is about to do before you say yes.

Install it with your AI

Add Crafty Controller MCP server to your AI, no technical skills needed

You don't install anything by hand. You copy one prompt, paste it into an AI that can work on your computer, and it checks, installs and connects the server for you, asking you when it needs something.

Sign in to get the install prompt

Members get a ready-made prompt that lets the Claude desktop app check Crafty Controller MCP server, install it and connect it for them, step by step. You don't need any technical skills: you copy, paste and answer a few questions. Your connected AI can also find and install any of the 4,066 MCP servers here for you.