Onboarding guide: Get Started with Unity’s AI Tools

Unity puts powerful AI tools directly inside your editor. Or, drive Unity from your terminal using your 3rd-party AI subscription.

How can I connect an existing 3rd-party AI subscription?

Official Unity Plugin

Install the official Unity plugin for Claude Code, Codex, or Grok. Includes engineering skills authored and maintained by the Unity teams that built them.

Choose your plugin

MCP Server through CLI

Set up through the Unity CLI. Operate the Editor from your preferred IDE or application using a third-party agent. Requires Unity 6+.

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I already have a 3rd-party AI subscription

Use the official plugin or CLI

Use your 3rd party AI subscription to control Unity from your agent using the official Unity Plugin, or from your terminal using built-in MCP Mode in the Unity CLI.

Read CLI documentation

A screenshot of the "New project" screen in Unity Hub. On the left, a sidebar provides navigation for "Projects," "Installs," "Learn," and more. The main center area displays a grid of project templates, such as "Universal 2D," "Universal 3D," and "High Definition 3D," under the selected editor version "6000.3.10f1 LTS." On the right-hand panel, details are configured for the selected "Universal 3D" template, including fields for the "Unity organization," "Project name," "Location," and "Source control provider," with a prominent blue "Create project" button at the bottom.

I already use the Unity Editor

Use Unity's AI assistant directly in the Editor

Click the AI button in the Editor to start using the in-editor assistant. Or, install the package directly. Start the trial to get 1,000 credits for free.

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Add credits for in-editor assistant

A monthly subscription grants you 1,000 credits for the in-editor assistant. Need extra credits for editor tasks? Use the links below.

Add Unity Credits How credits work

What type of license do I need to use Unity's in-Editor assistant?

Free License (Personal Edition, Student)

Sign up for the free trial. Receive 1,000 credits to use the in-editor assistant, as well as generators for placeholder assets.

Pro, Enterprise, or Industry

You already have credits available to use the in-editor assistant. Download the package and make sure your seat is assigned by your org.

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