Quick start

From nothing to a first working session. Do part A once per computer and part B once per project.

This page is the short path. Full installation has the long version, with every optional step.

Part A: once per computer

1. Download the kit from the GitHub repo (green Code button, then Download ZIP) and unzip it somewhere you will remember.
2. Let UEFN talk to Claude. In the UEFN installation folder (on Windows usually C:\Program Files\Epic Games\Fortnite), create a file named .mcp.json with this content, then start UEFN.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unreal-mcp": { "type": "http", "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8000/mcp" }
  }
}

1. Turn the server on in UEFN: Edit, Editor Preferences, Model Context Protocol, then switch on Auto Start Server.
2. Install the agents and skills. Copy everything inside the kit's user-level-agents/ folder into ~/.claude/agents/ (on Windows %USERPROFILE%\.claude\agents\). Copy each folder inside user-level-skills/ into ~/.claude/skills/. Copy user-level-memory/CLAUDE.md to ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md, or paste it at the end of yours if you already have one.
3. Keep a copy for automatic updates. Copy the whole project-template/ folder into ~/.claude/kit-template/. From then on every new session updates the kit files of the project you are in.
4. Register the UEFN server once by running this in a terminal:

claude mcp add --transport http unreal-mcp --scope user http://127.0.0.1:8000/mcp

Part B: once per project

1. In UEFN, open Project Settings and enable Python Editor Scripting and UEFN MCP Toolsets for this project.
2. Copy the contents of the kit's project-template/ folder into the project's Content/ folder.
3. Open a terminal **inside that Content/ folder** and start claude.
4. Tell it: Read Claude/SETUP-INSTRUCTIONS.md and set up this project. It checks the connection, asks what the project is, and sets up the rest.
5. On the first session, ask for project-bootstrap. With existing code it maps the project and writes a first spec and bug list. With an empty project it asks you questions instead of inventing anything.

And then

Work as usual. Ask the coder agent for a feature, let the checks run, and ask the planner to update STATUS.md before you close. The next chapter, Your team, says who does what.