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Houdini MCP server

by JTCHE·io.github.JTCHE/houdini-mcp·v0.8.1·8 stars
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Connect agents to SideFX Houdini: edit the scene, cook, render, see the viewport, read the docs.

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How Houdini MCP compares

Against every graded Productivity MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score
85/100
higher than 65% of 1,299 Productivity servers
GitHub stars
8
more than 75% of 854 Productivity servers
Downloads a week
197
more than 71% of 427 Productivity servers with a package

Release history: 3 versions in the registry since 2026-10-04, latest 2026-10-23, typically one every 11 days.

Install Houdini MCP in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add houdini-mcp -- uvx houdini-mcp-server
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What the publisher says

From the Houdini MCP repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

Houdini MCP

<!-- mcp-name: io.github.JTCHE/houdini-mcp -->

Connect SideFX Houdini to Claude, Codex, Gemini, Cursor, opencode or pi.

This MCP provides Full Markdown Documentation and Viewport Screenshots support to your agents of choice, enabling strong feedback loops and autonomous workflows.

Install

Windows

powershell -c "irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JTCHE/houdini-mcp/main/bootstrap.bat -OutFile bootstrap.bat; .\bootstrap.bat"

macOS / Linux

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JTCHE/houdini-mcp/main/bootstrap.sh | bash

uv

uv tool install houdini-mcp-server && houdinimcp-install

The installer adds the plugin to Houdini and the server to your AI clients of choice. Restart both.\ pi also needs pi install npm:pi-mcp-adapter.

Claude plugin

This repository is also a Claude plugin, for Claude Code and for Cowork on your computer. It needs uv. The plugin starts a headless Houdini without setup. To connect the Houdini that you have open, ask Claude to run the houdini-setup skill.

What the plugin runs

  • uv run --frozen builds an environment from uv.lock in the plugin folder, then starts the MCP server from this repository.
  • The server talks to Houdini on localhost only. It starts hython, or houdini on request, from your Houdini install, and ffmpeg to encode a flipbook movie.
  • docs reads the documentation out of your Houdini install with houdinimd-docs. It sends nothing over the network.
  • houdini-setup writes the HoudiniMCP package into your Houdini preferences folder, after you approve it.
  • No tool sends data to a remote service. execute runs any Python that Claude writes in your Houdini session.

Tools

No Houdini open? The server starts a headless hython.

batch builds a whole network in one call, and it is all or nothing: a failed step undoes the steps before it. A build that works comes back with the cooked point and primitive counts, and the nodes with errors.

Warning: execute runs any Python in Houdini. Save your work.

Troubleshooting

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Houdini MCP: common questions

Is Houdini MCP server safe?
Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (85/100). Read the Houdini MCP safety report
How do I install Houdini MCP?
It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Houdini MCP need an API key?
Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is Houdini MCP maintained?
The last commit was 30 days ago (2026-10-05). The latest release is v0.8.1.
What can I use instead of Houdini MCP?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Agent-Native Content MCP server, Context7 MCP server and Svelte MCP server.
How does Houdini MCP compare with other Productivity MCP servers?
safety score 85/100 (higher than 65% of 1,299 Productivity servers); github stars 8 (more than 75% of 854 Productivity servers); downloads a week 197 (more than 71% of 427 Productivity servers with a package). Full comparison.

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