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OmniUI MCP server
Self-hosted MCP server that gives AI coding assistants omni.ui knowledge for NVIDIA Omniverse: UI classes, modules and methods, widget docs, styling docs and code and window-layout examples. It runs locally with API key auth.
Last verified 10 tools3 sources
Install
Claude Code
About Claude Code# Project scope
claude mcp add omni-ui-mcp -t http http://localhost:9901/mcp
# User (global) scope
claude mcp add omni-ui-mcp --scope user -t http http://localhost:9901/mcpCursor
About Cursor{
"mcpServers": {
"omni-ui-mcp": {
"url": "http://localhost:9901/mcp"
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"omni-ui-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "http://localhost:9901/mcp"
}
}
}Tools
get_ui_instructions- Top-level guidance on building UI with omni.ui.
get_ui_class_instructions- Class-by-class authoring tips.
get_ui_style_docs- Styling system documentation.
list_ui_modules- Lists all omni.ui* module names.
list_ui_classes- Lists UI classes, optionally filtered by module.
get_ui_module_detail- Detailed info on a specific module.
get_ui_class_detail- Comprehensive class info including methods.
get_ui_method_detail- Method signatures and documentation.
search_ui_code_examples- Semantic search across UI code patterns.
search_ui_window_examples- Semantic search across window-layout examples.
As documented on October 17, 2026. A running server reports its current list through tools/list.
Notes and caveats
- Runs locally and serves Streamable HTTP at
http://localhost:9901/mcp. - Requires NVIDIA_API_KEY for hosted embeddings, reranking and LLM calls.
- Older configs pinning the retired reranker nvidia/llama-3.2-nv-rerankqa-1b-v2 fail with 410 after 2026-05-18.
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FAQ
What does the OmniUI MCP server do?
Self-hosted MCP server that gives AI coding assistants omni.ui knowledge for NVIDIA Omniverse: UI classes, modules and methods, widget docs, styling docs and code and window-layout examples. The vendor documents 10 tools, including get_ui_instructions, get_ui_class_instructions, get_ui_style_docs and list_ui_modules.
How do I add the OmniUI MCP server to Claude Code?
NVIDIA documents a Claude Code config; copy it from the Claude Code section of this page. Snippets for Cursor and VS Code are there too.
Does the OmniUI MCP server need authentication?
Yes, API key. Transport: Streamable HTTP. Status: Unlabelled, last checked October 17, 2026.
Sources
Last verified against 3 NVIDIA pages, then re-checked independently.
- raw.githubusercontent.comhttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/NVIDIA-Omniverse/kit-usd-agents/main/source/mcp/omni_ui_mcp/README.md
- raw.githubusercontent.comhttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/NVIDIA-Omniverse/kit-usd-agents/main/README.md
- raw.githubusercontent.comhttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/NVIDIA-Omniverse/kit-usd-agents/main/LICENSE
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