Package Manager / Add
Install a package from the Unity Package Manager registry, Git URL, or local path. This operation modifies the project's manifest.json and triggers package resolution. Note: Package installation may trigger a domain reload. The result will be sent after the reload completes. Use 'package-search' tool to search for packages and 'package-list' to list installed packages.
packageId formats
- Plain package ID:
com.unity.textmeshpro(installs latest compatible version). - Pinned version:
com.unity.textmeshpro@3.0.6. - Git URL:
https://github.com/user/repo.git. - Git URL with branch/tag:
https://github.com/user/repo.git#v1.0.0. - Local path:
file:../MyPackage.
Processing model
Returns Processing immediately with the supplied requestId. Once Client.Add completes, a follow-up result is delivered: success → SchedulePostDomainReloadNotification (delivers after the reload finishes), failure → an immediate error notification with the underlying Unity error message.
How to Call
bashunity-mcp-cli run-tool package-add --input '{ "packageId": "string_value" }'
For complex input (multi-line strings, code), save the JSON to a file and use:
bashunity-mcp-cli run-tool package-add --input-file args.jsonOr pipe via stdin (recommended):
bashunity-mcp-cli run-tool package-add --input-file - <<'EOF' {"param": "value"} EOF
Troubleshooting
If unity-mcp-cli is not found, either install it globally (npm install -g unity-mcp-cli) or use npx unity-mcp-cli instead.
Read the /unity-initial-setup skill for detailed installation instructions.
Input
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
packageId | string | Yes | The package ID to install. Formats: Package ID 'com.unity.textmeshpro' (installs latest compatible version), Package ID with version 'com.unity.textmeshpro@3.0.6', Git URL 'https://github.com/user/repo.git', Git URL with branch/tag 'https://github.com/user/repo.git#v1.0.0', Local path 'file:../MyPackage'. |
Input JSON Schema
json{ "type": "object", "properties": { "packageId": { "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "packageId" ] }
Output
This tool does not return structured output.


