Getting Started

Run your first commands in Terminal

Opening the Terminal

Navigate to Window > Tools > Terminal > Terminal Tab 1. You'll see a terminal prompt ready for input.

Your First Command

Type the following command and press Enter:

If you see "Hello from Unreal Engine!" printed back, your terminal is working correctly.

Connect to Unreal Editor

Use unreal-mcp to enable AI assistants like Cursor, Windsurf, and Claude Desktop to control Unreal Engine through natural language via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Capabilities

Terminal supports a wide range of workflows:

• Run any shell command directly inside UE

• Fully supports interactive TUI apps (vim, nano, git, htop)

• Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) compatible

• Uses Unreal's embedded Python runtime (no external install needed)

• Sessions persist until closed — long-running processes keep running

Install Coding Agents

Terminal by Octree