[BUG] Blender MCP Install Bug
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- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
Summary
The extension-install confirmation dialog for a .mcpb bundle renders its install control as a blank/unlabeled pill button with no visible "Install" text. Clicking it has no effect — the extension is never actually installed.
App version
Claude 1.21459.0 (f7518f), built 2026-07-14T05:32:17.000Z (macOS)
Steps to reproduce
- Download the Blender MCP extension bundle (
blender-1.0.0.mcpb, ~5.5MB). - Open the
.mcpbfile (e.g. viaopen blender-1.0.0.mcpbor double-click), which launches Claude Desktop's extension-install dialog. - Observe the install control in the top-right of the dialog: it renders as an empty grey pill with no label, instead of a labeled "Install" toggle/button.
- Click the blank control anyway.
Expected behavior
The control should display a legible "Install" label/toggle, and clicking it should install the extension.
Actual behavior
- The control shows no text at all (see attached screenshot).
- Clicking it produces no visible change and no install occurs.
- Confirmed no install actually happened:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/extensions-installations.jsonhas no entry for the extension, and no corresponding folder is created under~/Library/Application Support/Claude/Claude Extensions/.
Troubleshooting already tried (no effect on any of these)
- Clicking the blank control directly.
- Toggling macOS Accessibility → Display settings ("Increase Contrast", "Reduce Transparency"), in both directions.
- Fully quitting and relaunching Claude Desktop (Cmd+Q, not just closing the window), then reopening the
.mcpbfile for a fresh dialog attempt. - Checking for app updates (already on latest available version).
All attempts reproduce the identical blank-control state with no install recorded.
Attachments
- Screenshot of the blank install dialog (attached separately).
What Should Happen?
The control should display a legible "Install" label/toggle, and clicking it should install the extension.
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
- Download the Blender MCP extension bundle (
blender-1.0.0.mcpb, ~5.5MB). - Open the
.mcpbfile (e.g. viaopen blender-1.0.0.mcpbor double-click), which launches Claude Desktop's extension-install dialog. - Observe the install control in the top-right of the dialog: it renders as an empty grey pill with no label, instead of a labeled "Install" toggle/button.
- Click the blank control anyway.
Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
Claude 1.21459.0 (f7518f), built 2026-07-14T05:32:17.000Z (macOS)
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Other
Additional Information
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