dcc-mcp-maya: Instructions file for Codex

AGENTS.md — dcc-mcp-maya Agent Navigation Map

Progressive disclosure: this file is a map, not an encyclopedia. Follow the links for depth. Stay here for breadth.

Agent Control Path

AI agent runtimes default to the shared gateway through the dcc-mcp skill and dcc-mcp-cli REST commands:

dcc-mcp-cli search --query "<task>" --dcc-type maya
dcc-mcp-cli describe <tool-slug>
dcc-mcp-cli call <tool-slug> --json '{"key":"value"}'

Use dcc-mcp-cli list for live instances and dcc-mcp-cli dcc-types for release-catalog support. IDE users may continue to configure the gateway MCP endpoint; adapter-local Python start APIs are for host bootstrap and tests.

CLI availability and updates

If dcc-mcp-cli is missing, obtain user consent before using the official install commands in the README Agent workflow. Keep an official build current with:

dcc-mcp-cli update check
dcc-mcp-cli update apply

update apply stages the latest CLI for the next launch; it does not replace a running server.

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30-Second Summary

dcc-mcp-maya embeds a standards-compliant MCP Streamable HTTP server directly inside Autodesk Maya. It exposes 212 Maya operations as MCP tools that any AI agent (Claude, Cursor, Gemini, etc.) can call over HTTP — no external gateway, no subprocess bridge.

Current version: 0.9.43 Core dependency: dcc-mcp-core>=0.20.0,<0.21.0 Python: 3.7+ Maya: 2020+

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Quick Start (3 Lines)

import dcc_mcp_maya
handle = dcc_mcp_maya.start_server()
# MCP client connects through http://127.0.0.1:9765/mcp

Or load the Maya plugin (dcc_mcp_maya_plugin.py) and the server starts automatically.

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Information Layers — Pick Your Depth

Layer 1 — You Are a User / Operator

Goal: Install, configure, and connect an MCP host.

• README.md — Installation, quick start, environment variables, bundled skills list.
• docs/guide/getting-started.md — Step-by-step for first-time users.
• docs/guide/local-mcp-debug.md — Cursor / Claude MCP HTTP URL, debugpy attach, gateway vs direct port.
• examples/mcp/ — Copy-paste MCP JSON (cursor-maya-streamable-http.json).
• install.md + skills/dcc-mcp-maya-setup/ — Agent-facing setup entry: install mayapy pip dependencies, generate MCP config snippets, guide Maya plugin loading, and run a first smoke prompt.
• docs/guide/installation.md — Plugin mode, userSetup.py, multi-Maya setup.
• docs/guide/multi-instance.md — Run multiple Maya sessions behind one gateway.
• docs/guide/mcp-tools.md — Representative tool inventory (scene, geometry, material, animation, render).