diff --git a/Editor/UnityBridge/McpUnitySettings.cs b/Editor/UnityBridge/McpUnitySettings.cs
index dfa62692..ac43b21f 100644
--- a/Editor/UnityBridge/McpUnitySettings.cs
+++ b/Editor/UnityBridge/McpUnitySettings.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ public class McpUnitySettings
 
         private const string EnvUnityPort = "UNITY_PORT";
         private const string EnvUnityRequestTimeout = "UNITY_REQUEST_TIMEOUT";
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This file path is also read by the MCP server. Changes here will require updates to it. See mcpUnity.ts
+        /// </remarks>
         private const string SettingsPath = "ProjectSettings/McpUnitySettings.json";
         
         private static McpUnitySettings _instance;
@@ -72,18 +75,6 @@ public void LoadSettings()
                     string json = File.ReadAllText(SettingsPath);
                     JsonUtility.FromJsonOverwrite(json, this);
                 }
-                
-                // Check for environment variable PORT
-                string envPort = System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(EnvUnityPort);
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(envPort) && int.TryParse(envPort, out int port))
-                {
-                    Port = port;
-                }
-                string envTimeout = System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(EnvUnityRequestTimeout);
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(envTimeout) && int.TryParse(envTimeout, out int timeout))
-                {
-                    RequestTimeoutSeconds = timeout;
-                }
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -95,6 +86,9 @@ public void LoadSettings()
         /// <summary>
         /// Save settings to disk
         /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// WARNING: This file is also read by the MCP server. Changes here will require updates to it. See mcpUnity.ts
+        /// </remarks>
         public void SaveSettings()
         {
             try
@@ -102,14 +96,6 @@ public void SaveSettings()
                 // Save settings to McpUnitySettings.json
                 string json = JsonUtility.ToJson(this, true);
                 File.WriteAllText(SettingsPath, json);
-
-                // Set environment variable PORT for the Node.js process
-                // EnvironmentVariableTarget.User and EnvironmentVariableTarget.Machine should be used on .NET implementations running on Windows systems only.
-                // For non-Windows systems, User and Machine are treated as Process.
-                // Using Process target for broader compatibility.
-                // see: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.environmentvariabletarget?view=net-8.0#remarks
-                Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(EnvUnityPort, Port.ToString(), EnvironmentVariableTarget.Process);
-                Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(EnvUnityRequestTimeout, RequestTimeoutSeconds.ToString(), EnvironmentVariableTarget.Process);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
diff --git a/Editor/Utils/McpConfigUtils.cs b/Editor/Utils/McpConfigUtils.cs
index 64c0dc65..510df7e3 100644
--- a/Editor/Utils/McpConfigUtils.cs
+++ b/Editor/Utils/McpConfigUtils.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public static string GenerateMcpConfigJson(bool useTabsIndentation)
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the absolute path to the Server directory containing package.json
+        /// Gets the absolute path to the Server directory containing package.json (root server dir).
         /// Works whether MCP Unity is installed via Package Manager or directly in the Assets folder
         /// </summary>
         public static string GetServerPath()
diff --git a/Server~/build/unity/mcpUnity.d.ts b/Server~/build/unity/mcpUnity.d.ts
index 98a30487..d46b3912 100644
--- a/Server~/build/unity/mcpUnity.d.ts
+++ b/Server~/build/unity/mcpUnity.d.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export declare class McpUnity {
     private port;
     private ws;
     private pendingRequests;
-    private readonly REQUEST_TIMEOUT;
+    private requestTimeout;
     private retryDelay;
     constructor(logger: Logger);
     /**
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ export declare class McpUnity {
      * @param clientName Optional name of the MCP client connecting to Unity
      */
     start(clientName?: string): Promise<void>;
+    /**
+     * Reads our configuration file and sets parameters of the server based on them.
+     */
+    private parseAndSetConfig;
     /**
      * Connect to the Unity WebSocket
      * @param clientName Optional name of the MCP client connecting to Unity
@@ -48,14 +52,9 @@ export declare class McpUnity {
      */
     get isConnected(): boolean;
     /**
-     * Retrieves the UNITY_PORT value from the Windows registry (HKCU\Environment)
-     * @returns The port value as a string if found, otherwise an empty string
-     */
-    private getUnityPortFromWindowsRegistry;
-    /**
-     * Retrieves the UNITY_PORT value from Unix-like system environment variables
-     * @returns The port value as a string if found, otherwise an empty string
+     * Read the McpUnitySettings.json file and return its contents as a JSON object.
+     * @returns a JSON object with the contents of the McpUnitySettings.json file.
      */
-    private getUnityPortFromUnixRegistry;
+    private readConfigFileAsJson;
 }
 export {};
diff --git a/Server~/build/unity/mcpUnity.js b/Server~/build/unity/mcpUnity.js
index 7013a8f8..81366f6c 100644
--- a/Server~/build/unity/mcpUnity.js
+++ b/Server~/build/unity/mcpUnity.js
@@ -1,28 +1,17 @@
 import WebSocket from 'ws';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 import { McpUnityError, ErrorType } from '../utils/errors.js';
-import { execSync } from 'child_process';
-import { default as winreg } from 'winreg';
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
 export class McpUnity {
     logger;
-    port;
+    port = null;
     ws = null;
     pendingRequests = new Map();
-    REQUEST_TIMEOUT;
+    requestTimeout = 10000;
     retryDelay = 1000;
     constructor(logger) {
         this.logger = logger;
-        // Initialize port from environment variable or use default
-        const envRegistry = process.platform === 'win32'
-            ? this.getUnityPortFromWindowsRegistry()
-            : this.getUnityPortFromUnixRegistry();
-        const envPort = process.env.UNITY_PORT || envRegistry;
-        this.port = envPort ? parseInt(envPort, 10) : 8090;
-        this.logger.info(`Using port: ${this.port} for Unity WebSocket connection`);
-        // Initialize timeout from environment variable (in seconds; it is the same as Cline) or use default (10 seconds)
-        const envTimeout = process.env.UNITY_REQUEST_TIMEOUT;
-        this.REQUEST_TIMEOUT = envTimeout ? parseInt(envTimeout, 10) * 1000 : 10000;
-        this.logger.info(`Using request timeout: ${this.REQUEST_TIMEOUT / 1000} seconds`);
     }
     /**
      * Start the Unity connection
@@ -30,6 +19,8 @@ export class McpUnity {
      */
     async start(clientName) {
         try {
+            this.logger.info('Attempting to read startup parameters...');
+            await this.parseAndSetConfig();
             this.logger.info('Attempting to connect to Unity WebSocket...');
             await this.connect(clientName); // Pass client name to connect
             this.logger.info('Successfully connected to Unity WebSocket');
@@ -45,6 +36,19 @@ export class McpUnity {
         }
         return Promise.resolve();
     }
+    /**
+     * Reads our configuration file and sets parameters of the server based on them.
+     */
+    async parseAndSetConfig() {
+        const config = await this.readConfigFileAsJson();
+        const configPort = config.Port;
+        this.port = configPort ? parseInt(configPort, 10) : 8090;
+        this.logger.info(`Using port: ${this.port} for Unity WebSocket connection`);
+        // Initialize timeout from environment variable (in seconds; it is the same as Cline) or use default (10 seconds)
+        const configTimeout = config.RequestTimeoutSeconds;
+        this.requestTimeout = configTimeout ? parseInt(configTimeout, 10) * 1000 : 10000;
+        this.logger.info(`Using request timeout: ${this.requestTimeout / 1000} seconds`);
+    }
     /**
      * Connect to the Unity WebSocket
      * @param clientName Optional name of the MCP client connecting to Unity
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ export class McpUnity {
                     this.disconnect();
                     reject(new McpUnityError(ErrorType.CONNECTION, 'Connection timeout'));
                 }
-            }, this.REQUEST_TIMEOUT);
+            }, this.requestTimeout);
             this.ws.onopen = () => {
                 clearTimeout(connectionTimeout);
                 this.logger.debug('WebSocket connected');
@@ -193,12 +197,12 @@ export class McpUnity {
             // Create timeout for the request
             const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
                 if (this.pendingRequests.has(requestId)) {
-                    this.logger.error(`Request ${requestId} timed out after ${this.REQUEST_TIMEOUT}ms`);
+                    this.logger.error(`Request ${requestId} timed out after ${this.requestTimeout}ms`);
                     this.pendingRequests.delete(requestId);
                     reject(new McpUnityError(ErrorType.TIMEOUT, 'Request timed out'));
                 }
                 this.reconnect();
-            }, this.REQUEST_TIMEOUT);
+            }, this.requestTimeout);
             // Store pending request
             this.pendingRequests.set(requestId, {
                 resolve,
@@ -225,27 +229,20 @@ export class McpUnity {
         return this.ws !== null && this.ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN;
     }
     /**
-     * Retrieves the UNITY_PORT value from the Windows registry (HKCU\Environment)
-     * @returns The port value as a string if found, otherwise an empty string
-     */
-    getUnityPortFromWindowsRegistry() {
-        const regKey = new winreg({ hive: winreg.HKCU, key: '\\Environment' });
-        let result = '';
-        regKey.get('UNITY_PORT', (err, item) => {
-            if (err) {
-                this.logger.error(`Error getting registry value: ${err.message}`);
-            }
-            else {
-                result = item.value;
-            }
-        });
-        return result;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Retrieves the UNITY_PORT value from Unix-like system environment variables
-     * @returns The port value as a string if found, otherwise an empty string
+     * Read the McpUnitySettings.json file and return its contents as a JSON object.
+     * @returns a JSON object with the contents of the McpUnitySettings.json file.
      */
-    getUnityPortFromUnixRegistry() {
-        return execSync('printenv UNITY_PORT', { stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'ignore'] }).toString().trim();
+    async readConfigFileAsJson() {
+        const configPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), '../ProjectSettings/McpUnitySettings.json');
+        this.logger.debug(`Reading McpUnitySettings.json from ${configPath}`);
+        try {
+            const content = await fs.readFile(configPath, 'utf-8');
+            const json = JSON.parse(content);
+            return json;
+        }
+        catch (err) {
+            this.logger.debug(`McpUnitySettings.json not found or unreadable: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+            return {};
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Server~/build/utils/errors.js b/Server~/build/utils/errors.js
index 7382c65f..429a4d72 100644
--- a/Server~/build/utils/errors.js
+++ b/Server~/build/utils/errors.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export var ErrorType;
     ErrorType["VALIDATION"] = "validation_error";
     ErrorType["INTERNAL"] = "internal_error";
     ErrorType["TIMEOUT"] = "timeout_error";
-})(ErrorType || (ErrorType = {}));
+})(ErrorType = ErrorType || (ErrorType = {}));
 export class McpUnityError extends Error {
     type;
     details;
diff --git a/Server~/build/utils/logger.js b/Server~/build/utils/logger.js
index ec6b4c13..212c2829 100644
--- a/Server~/build/utils/logger.js
+++ b/Server~/build/utils/logger.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export var LogLevel;
     LogLevel[LogLevel["INFO"] = 1] = "INFO";
     LogLevel[LogLevel["WARN"] = 2] = "WARN";
     LogLevel[LogLevel["ERROR"] = 3] = "ERROR";
-})(LogLevel || (LogLevel = {}));
+})(LogLevel = LogLevel || (LogLevel = {}));
 // Check environment variable for logging
 const isLoggingEnabled = process.env.LOGGING === 'true';
 // Check environment variable for logging in a file
diff --git a/Server~/src/unity/mcpUnity.ts b/Server~/src/unity/mcpUnity.ts
index 83838c00..5b54e5f7 100644
--- a/Server~/src/unity/mcpUnity.ts
+++ b/Server~/src/unity/mcpUnity.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import WebSocket from 'ws';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 import { Logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
 import { McpUnityError, ErrorType } from '../utils/errors.js';
-import { execSync } from 'child_process';
-import { default as winreg } from 'winreg';
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
 
 interface PendingRequest {
   resolve: (value: any) => void;
@@ -30,28 +30,14 @@ interface UnityResponse {
 
 export class McpUnity {
   private logger: Logger;
-  private port: number;
+  private port: number | null = null;
   private ws: WebSocket | null = null;
   private pendingRequests: Map<string, PendingRequest> = new Map<string, PendingRequest>();
-  private readonly REQUEST_TIMEOUT: number;
+  private requestTimeout = 10000;
   private retryDelay = 1000;
   
   constructor(logger: Logger) {
     this.logger = logger;
-    
-    // Initialize port from environment variable or use default
-    const envRegistry = process.platform === 'win32' 
-        ? this.getUnityPortFromWindowsRegistry()
-        : this.getUnityPortFromUnixRegistry();
-    
-    const envPort = process.env.UNITY_PORT || envRegistry;
-    this.port = envPort ? parseInt(envPort, 10) : 8090;
-    this.logger.info(`Using port: ${this.port} for Unity WebSocket connection`);
-    
-    // Initialize timeout from environment variable (in seconds; it is the same as Cline) or use default (10 seconds)
-    const envTimeout = process.env.UNITY_REQUEST_TIMEOUT;
-    this.REQUEST_TIMEOUT = envTimeout ? parseInt(envTimeout, 10) * 1000 : 10000;
-    this.logger.info(`Using request timeout: ${this.REQUEST_TIMEOUT / 1000} seconds`);
   }
   
   /**
@@ -60,6 +46,9 @@ export class McpUnity {
    */
   public async start(clientName?: string): Promise<void> {
     try {
+      this.logger.info('Attempting to read startup parameters...');
+      await this.parseAndSetConfig();
+
       this.logger.info('Attempting to connect to Unity WebSocket...');
       await this.connect(clientName); // Pass client name to connect
       this.logger.info('Successfully connected to Unity WebSocket');
@@ -77,6 +66,22 @@ export class McpUnity {
     
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Reads our configuration file and sets parameters of the server based on them.
+   */
+  private async parseAndSetConfig() {
+    const config = await this.readConfigFileAsJson();
+
+    const configPort = config.Port;
+    this.port = configPort ? parseInt(configPort, 10) : 8090;
+    this.logger.info(`Using port: ${this.port} for Unity WebSocket connection`);
+    
+    // Initialize timeout from environment variable (in seconds; it is the same as Cline) or use default (10 seconds)
+    const configTimeout = config.RequestTimeoutSeconds;
+    this.requestTimeout = configTimeout ? parseInt(configTimeout, 10) * 1000 : 10000;
+    this.logger.info(`Using request timeout: ${this.requestTimeout / 1000} seconds`);
+  }
   
   /**
    * Connect to the Unity WebSocket
@@ -112,7 +117,7 @@ export class McpUnity {
           this.disconnect();
           reject(new McpUnityError(ErrorType.CONNECTION, 'Connection timeout'));
         }
-      }, this.REQUEST_TIMEOUT);
+      }, this.requestTimeout);
         
       this.ws.onopen = () => {
         clearTimeout(connectionTimeout);
@@ -249,12 +254,12 @@ export class McpUnity {
       // Create timeout for the request
       const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
         if (this.pendingRequests.has(requestId)) {
-          this.logger.error(`Request ${requestId} timed out after ${this.REQUEST_TIMEOUT}ms`);
+          this.logger.error(`Request ${requestId} timed out after ${this.requestTimeout}ms`);
           this.pendingRequests.delete(requestId);
           reject(new McpUnityError(ErrorType.TIMEOUT, 'Request timed out'));
         }
         this.reconnect();
-      }, this.REQUEST_TIMEOUT);
+      }, this.requestTimeout);
       
       // Store pending request
       this.pendingRequests.set(requestId, {
@@ -282,29 +287,21 @@ export class McpUnity {
     // Basic WebSocket connection check
     return this.ws !== null && this.ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN;
   }
-  
-  /**
-   * Retrieves the UNITY_PORT value from the Windows registry (HKCU\Environment)
-   * @returns The port value as a string if found, otherwise an empty string
-   */
-  private getUnityPortFromWindowsRegistry(): string {
-    const regKey = new winreg({hive: winreg.HKCU, key: '\\Environment'});
-    let result = '';
-    regKey.get('UNITY_PORT', (err: Error | null, item: any) => {
-      if (err) {
-        this.logger.error(`Error getting registry value: ${err.message}`);
-      } else {
-        result = item.value;
-      }
-    });
-    return result;
-  }
 
   /**
-   * Retrieves the UNITY_PORT value from Unix-like system environment variables
-   * @returns The port value as a string if found, otherwise an empty string
+   * Read the McpUnitySettings.json file and return its contents as a JSON object.
+   * @returns a JSON object with the contents of the McpUnitySettings.json file.
    */
-  private getUnityPortFromUnixRegistry(): string {
-    return execSync('printenv UNITY_PORT', { stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'ignore'] }).toString().trim();
+  private async readConfigFileAsJson(): Promise<any> {
+    const configPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), '../ProjectSettings/McpUnitySettings.json');
+    this.logger.debug(`Reading McpUnitySettings.json from ${configPath}`);
+    try {
+      const content = await fs.readFile(configPath, 'utf-8');
+      const json = JSON.parse(content);
+      return json;
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.logger.debug(`McpUnitySettings.json not found or unreadable: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+      return {};
+    }
   }
 }