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Install Houdini MCP Server
Pick your client, copy the command, done.
Manual setup required. The maintainer's config contains paths only you know — edit the placeholders below before adding it to Claude Code.
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Prepare the server locally
Run this once before adding it to Claude Code.
git clone https://github.com/eliiik/houdini-mcp
cd houdini-mcpThen follow the repository README for any remaining dependency or build steps.
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Register it in Claude Code
claude mcp add houdini-mcp -- uv --directory /path/to/houdini-mcp run server.pyReplace any placeholder paths in the command with the real path on your machine.
Available Tools (5)
Once configured, Houdini MCP Server gives your AI agent access to:
houdini_connectEstablishes a connection to the Houdini RPYC server.houdini_node_createCreates a new node in the Houdini scene.houdini_parm_setSets the value of a specific node parameter.houdini_geo_exportExports geometry data from a node to a file.houdini_executeExecutes arbitrary Python code within the Houdini environment.Try It Out
After setup, try these prompts with your AI agent:
→Connect to my running Houdini instance.
→Create a new box node at the object level and set its uniform scale to 2.
→List all parameters for the selected node.
→Export the geometry from the current node to a .geo file.
→Run a python script to rename all nodes in the current network to lowercase.
Keep this setup from going cold
Save the docs, env vars, and workflow around Houdini MCP Server in Conare so Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor remember it next time.