renderdoc-mcp is an MCP server and CLI that wraps the RenderDoc replay API into 59 structured tools, letting AI assistants (Claude, Codex, etc.) open .rdc captures, inspect GPU frames, debug shaders/pixels, compare captures, and export evidence — all without manual UI.

Demo

Features

Area	What you can do
Session & Capture	Open captures, live-capture frames, inspect metadata
Frame Navigation	List events/draws, jump to any event
Pipeline & Shaders	Inspect pipeline state, bindings, shader source, constant buffers
Resources & Passes	Analyze frame structure, pass dependencies, resource usage
Pixel & Shader Debug	Pixel history, pick pixel, debug pixel/vertex/thread
Export	Render targets, textures, buffers, meshes, snapshots
Diff & Assertions	Compare captures, assert pixels/state/images for CI

Download

Get the latest package from GitHub Releases. The zip contains:

File	Description
`bin/renderdoc-mcp.exe`	MCP server (stdio)
`bin/renderdoc-cli.exe`	CLI for shell & CI
`bin/renderdoc.dll` / `renderdoc.json`	Bundled RenderDoc runtime
`skills/renderdoc-mcp/`	Codex workflow skill
`install-codex.ps1`	One-click Codex Desktop installer

Client Configuration

Codex Desktop

The installer auto-configures ~/.codex/config.toml. Or add manually:

[mcp_servers.renderdoc-mcp]
command = 'renderdoc-mcp.exe'
args = []

Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "renderdoc-mcp": {
      "command": "renderdoc-mcp.exe",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

Build From Source

cmake -B build -DRENDERDOC_DIR=<path-to-renderdoc-source>
cmake --build build --config Release

Variable	Required	Description
`RENDERDOC_DIR`	Yes	RenderDoc source root
`RENDERDOC_BUILD_DIR`	No	RenderDoc build output (if non-standard location)

Architecture

License

MIT. RenderDoc itself is under its own license.

Renderdoc MCP

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