touchdesigner-mcp: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

touchdesigner-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from 8beeeaaat/touchdesigner-mcp. It costs 2,246 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Repository instructions for building and testing a TouchDesigner MCP project. TouchDesigner is software for creating interactive real-time visuals, while MCP is a standard for connecting AI agents to tools.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them when developing, debugging, generating OpenAPI-based code, building distribution packages, or running unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
Why use it?
They give an agent the project commands and workflow needed to generate code, build the project, and run tests.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

This is 8beeeaaat/touchdesigner-mcp's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on touchdesigner-mcp itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything touchdesigner-mcp configures →

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touchdesigner-mcp CLAUDE.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 16d ago.

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None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

CLAUDE.md · 165 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 165 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Development Commands

Building and Development

  • npm run build - Full build process including code generation and TypeScript compilation (recommended for development)
  • npm run dev - Start MCP inspector for debugging (@modelcontextprotocol/inspector)
  • make build - Docker-based build that copies both dist/ and td/modules/ from container (for CI/CD)
  • npm run build:mcpb - Build MCP Bundle package for distribution
  • make clean - Remove all generated files (dist, td/modules, node_modules)

Code Generation Workflow

The project uses OpenAPI 3.1.0 schema-based code generation with a three-step process:

  • npm run gen:openapi - Bundle OpenAPI schema files into single YAML using @redocly/cli
  • npm run gen:handlers - Generate Python handlers using custom Node.js script with Mustache templates
  • npm run gen:mcp - Generate TypeScript client code and Zod schemas using Orval v8
  • npm run gen - Run all generation steps in sequence

Testing and Quality

  • npm test - Run all tests (e2e, integration, unit, and TouchDesigner-side Python)
  • npm run test:e2e - E2E tests: builds dist/ and drives the built dist/cli.js with the real MCP SDK v2 client over stdio and Streamable HTTP (both protocol eras; no TouchDesigner required)
  • npm run test:integration - Integration tests with TouchDesigner WebServer
  • npm run test:unit - Unit tests for MCP server components
  • npm run test:python - TouchDesigner-side Python tests against a stubbed td module (no TouchDesigner needed; requires Python 3.9+ with pytest, or uv)
  • npm run ci:test:integration - The integration suites that need no live TouchDesigner
  • npm run coverage - Generate test coverage report

HTTP Transport Mode

  • npm run http - Build and start the MCP server in HTTP mode (port 6280, TD on 9981)
  • npm run test:integration - Includes the HTTP transport suite (tests/integration/httpTransport.test.ts)

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touchdesigner-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository 8beeeaaat/touchdesigner-mcp (601 stars, last pushed 13d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 2,246 tokens to every session, about $0.0090 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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