Cesium MCP Dev - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Cesium MCP Dev

Claude Code

claude mcp add gaopengbin-cesium-mcp-packages-cesium-mc -- npx -y cesium-mcp-dev

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gaopengbin-cesium-mcp-packages-cesium-mc": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cesium-mcp-dev"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package cesium-mcp-dev - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.gaopengbin is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Cesium MCP Dev can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

cesium-mcp-dev@1.145.3 · 2026-09-17

cesium-mcp-bridge@1.145.3 · 2026-09-17

Thanks @gaopengbin! - Forward WebMCP execution signals through Bridge executors. Cancel pending camera and screenshot work, prevent cancelled layer and terrain loads from attaching late, and release late disposable…

cesium-mcp-webmcp@0.3.0 · 2026-09-17

Thanks @gaopengbin! - Forward WebMCP execution signals through Bridge executors. Cancel pending camera and screenshot work, prevent cancelled layer and terrain loads from attaching late, and release late disposable…

04 · Who maintains Cesium MCP Dev

cesium-mcp-dev is maintained by gaopengbin. We track 2 MCP servers from gaopengbin - 2 actively maintained, 138 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Mar 2026.

cesium-mcp-runtime Control CesiumJS 3D globes via MCP: camera, layers, entities, animation, and interaction. ★ 138

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/gaopengbin/cesium-mcp
category: browser automation - ranked #34 of 255 actively-maintained browser automation servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-17)
registry: io.github.gaopengbin/cesium-mcp-dev (active, first published 2026-03-14)
packages: npm:cesium-mcp-dev

06 · Cesium MCP Dev FAQ

What is Cesium MCP Dev?

cesium-mcp-dev helps AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) write better CesiumJS code by providing API documentation lookup, code snippet generation, and Entity configuration building -- all through the MCP protocol. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Cesium MCP Dev still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-18 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Cesium MCP Dev?

Run `npx -y cesium-mcp-dev`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Cesium MCP Dev run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Cesium MCP Dev

Alternatives to Cesium MCP Dev

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