editor-selection-set

Editor / Selection / Set

Set the current Selection in the Unity Editor to the provided objects. Use 'editor-selection-get' tool to get the current selection first.

Inputs

• select — array of ObjectRef. Every entry MUST resolve via FindObject(); otherwise the tool throws before touching Selection.objects.

Behavior

Assigns the resolved array to Selection.objects, then calls UnityEditorInternal.InternalEditorUtility.RepaintAllViews() so Hierarchy/Inspector reflect the change. Returns the post-change SelectionData snapshot.

How to Call

unity-mcp-cli run-tool editor-selection-set --input '{
  "select": "string_value"
}'

For complex input (multi-line strings, code), save the JSON to a file and use:

unity-mcp-cli run-tool editor-selection-set --input-file args.json

Or pipe via stdin (recommended):

unity-mcp-cli run-tool editor-selection-set --input-file - <<'EOF'
{"param": "value"}
EOF

Troubleshooting

If unity-mcp-cli is not found, either install it globally (npm install -g unity-mcp-cli) or use npx unity-mcp-cli instead. Read the /unity-initial-setup skill for detailed installation instructions.

Input

Name	Type	Required	Description
select	any	Yes

Input JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "select": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/AIGD.ObjectRef-1"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "AIGD.ObjectRef": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "instanceID": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "instanceID of the UnityEngine.Object. If this is '0', then it will be used as 'null'."
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "instanceID"
      ],
      "description": "Reference to UnityEngine.Object instance. It could be GameObject, Component, Asset, etc. Anything extended from UnityEngine.Object."
    },
    "AIGD.ObjectRef-1": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/AIGD.ObjectRef",
        "description": "Reference to UnityEngine.Object instance. It could be GameObject, Component, Asset, etc. Anything extended from UnityEngine.Object."
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "select"
  ]
}