Generates animations locally with Manim, suited to math and technical visualizations.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add manim --env MANIM_EXECUTABLE='<MANIM_EXECUTABLE>' -- python /absolute/path/to/manim-mcp-server/src/manim_server.py~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.manim]
command = "python"
args = ["/absolute/path/to/manim-mcp-server/src/manim_server.py"]
env = { MANIM_EXECUTABLE = "<MANIM_EXECUTABLE>" }
# codex mcp add manim --env MANIM_EXECUTABLE='<MANIM_EXECUTABLE>' -- python /absolute/path/to/manim-mcp-server/src/manim_server.py~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"manim": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/manim-mcp-server/src/manim_server.py"
],
"env": {
"MANIM_EXECUTABLE": "<MANIM_EXECUTABLE>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"manim": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "python",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/manim-mcp-server/src/manim_server.py"
],
"env": {
"MANIM_EXECUTABLE": "<MANIM_EXECUTABLE>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"manim": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/manim-mcp-server/src/manim_server.py"
],
"env": {
"MANIM_EXECUTABLE": "<MANIM_EXECUTABLE>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"manim": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/manim-mcp-server/src/manim_server.py"
],
"env": {
"MANIM_EXECUTABLE": "<MANIM_EXECUTABLE>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"manim": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/manim-mcp-server/src/manim_server.py"
],
"env": {
"MANIM_EXECUTABLE": "<MANIM_EXECUTABLE>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
MANIM_EXECUTABLE
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.