SideFX Houdini adapter for the DCC Model Context Protocol
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Skill Claude Code
Authoring skill — inspect and edit Houdini node-graph relationships: semantic network inspection (broken inputs, orphans, cycles, subgraphs, type mismatches), controllable auto-layout with user-position preservation, connect/disconnect inputs by explicit index. Use instead of arbitrary Python for wiring nodes. For…
Skill Claude Code
Authoring skill - create, connect, configure, cook, lay out, and delete Houdini nodes through typed HOM operations. Use when building SOP/OBJ/ROP networks or automating graph edits. Not for arbitrary Python snippets.
Skill Claude Code
Authoring skill — object-level Houdini mutations: rename, duplicate, reparent, set display/render/template/bypass flags, hard-lock/unlock, and read/set pivot and translate-rotate-scale transforms. Use these typed tools instead of arbitrary Python for editing existing nodes. Not for creating nodes (use houdini-nodes)…
Skill Claude Code
Authoring skill — inspect and edit Houdini node parameters, parameter templates, spare parameters, and channel expressions through typed atomic tools. Use instead of arbitrary Python for reading/setting parms, adding spare parms, and managing expressions. For node connections use houdini-node-graph.
Skill Claude Code
Pipeline skill — generic, adapter-owned project and shot/package automation: set/query the project root, tag and read portable asset metadata, validate a scene for missing files / bad output dirs / dirty state / cook errors, collect file dependencies into a manifest (no copying), and export a shot/package manifest…
Skill Claude Code
Pipeline skill — viewport capture/flipbook plus ROP render settings and render execution through typed, runtime-aware tools. Exports report writtenfiles, elapsed time, and separate error/warning diagnostics without hanging the host. Pair with houdini-camera-light to set up cameras and lights first.
Skill Claude Code
Scene-management skill — typed Houdini scene lifecycle (new/open/save with dirty-scene safeguards), selection (get/set/find), camera discovery, and bounding-box queries. Use these atomic tools instead of arbitrary Python for everyday scene navigation and file operations. Not for node authoring (use houdini-nodes) or…
Skill Claude Code
Scene skill — read-only inspection of the active Houdini hip file and node graphs. Use when you need the current selection, display-SOP geometry counts, frame range, hip path, object-level nodes, or node details. Not for creating geometry, sims, or exports — use authoring or interchange skills.
Skill Claude Code
Bootstrap skill — controlled Python execution inside Houdini's hython interpreter. Use when no typed Houdini skill covers the task or you need session diagnostics. Not for routine scene edits — prefer houdini-scene or future domain skills.
Skill Claude Code
Pipeline stage — bake ambient occlusion, lighting, texture maps (diffuse, normals, cavity, curvature etc.) from geometry to image files, list bake-compatible geometry with UV info, and transfer maps from high-res source to low-res target. Pair with houdini-render for render output and houdini-materials for shader…
Skill Claude Code
Solaris/USD query skill — read-only inspection of a LOP node's composed Stage. Use it to list prims, inspect one prim, or read bounded attribute values. Not for USD authoring, import, or export.
Skill Claude Code
Typed VEX creation and diagnosis workflow — create or update Wrangle nodes, validate VEX syntax, cook, and collect geometry diagnostics with failure localization. Never degrades to arbitrary script execution; all VEX code is set via typed node parameters only.
Skill Claude Code
Typed COP/Copernicus tools for image-processing networks: create a COP network, build a bounded filter chain, inspect connections, and validate cook errors before handing the result to a render or compositing workflow.
Skill Claude Code
Typed PDG/TOP graph tools for procedural task networks: create TOP containers and nodes, wire dependencies, apply bounded parameters, inspect work-item state, and cook a graph with an explicit readback contract.
Skill Claude Code
Typed DOP simulation tools for Pyro, FLIP, RBD, and Vellum. Create a solver network, apply bounded parameters, inspect solver state, and validate a setup before committing to a long cook.
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