Check the health status of the Maya connection

Establish a connection to Maya's commandPort

Close the connection to Maya

Get information about the current Maya scene

Create a new empty Maya scene. Checks for unsaved changes first and refuses by default if the scene was modified. Use force=True to discard unsaved changes. When a client supports form elicitation, the server may ask for confirmation instead of requiring an immediate retry.

Save the current scene. Saves to the current file path. Fails if the scene is untitled.

Save the scene to a new file path. Validates the path and saves as Maya ASCII or Binary based on extension.

Open a Maya scene file. Validates the file path and checks for unsaved changes before proceeding. Use force=True to discard unsaved changes. When a client supports form elicitation, the server may ask for confirmation instead of requiring an immediate retry. Supported formats: .ma (Maya ASCII), .mb (Maya Binary).

Undo the last operation in Maya. Critical for LLM error recovery.

Redo the last undone operation in Maya.

Import a file into the current Maya scene. Supports multiple formats (.ma, .mb, .obj, .fbx, .abc, .usd, .usda, .usdc, .usdz). Returns only top-level parent transforms to protect token budget.

Export scene content to a file. Export selected nodes or entire scene. Supports multiple formats (.ma, .mb, .obj, .fbx, .abc, .usd, .usda, .usdc).

List nodes in the Maya scene, optionally filtered by type. Returns max 500 nodes by default to limit response size.

Create a new node in Maya with optional name, parent, and initial attributes.

Delete one or more nodes from the Maya scene.

Rename one or more nodes in the Maya scene.

Reparent one or more nodes in the Maya hierarchy.

Duplicate one or more nodes.

Get comprehensive information about a Maya node in a single call. Use info_category to choose: summary (default), transform, hierarchy, attributes, shape, or all. Reduces tool-call chaining.

Get one or more attribute values from a Maya node. Supports batch queries to reduce tool call chaining.

Set one or more attribute values on a Maya node. Supports batch operations to reduce tool call chaining.

List connections on a Maya node with direction and type filters. Returns max 500 connections by default to limit response size.

Get detailed connection information for specific attributes on a node.

Connect two attributes in Maya. Use force=True to disconnect existing connections first.

Disconnect attributes in Maya. Can disconnect a specific connection, all outgoing from a source, or all incoming to a destination.

List construction/deformation history on a node. Traverses upstream (input) or downstream (output) dependency graph.

Get the current selection in Maya

Set the Maya selection

Clear the Maya selection (deselect all)

Select mesh components (vertices, edges, or faces) using Maya notation (e.g., 'pCube1.vtx[0:10]', 'pSphere1.e[5]', 'pPlane1.f[0:99]').

Get currently selected mesh components grouped by type (vertices, edges, faces).

Convert the current selection to a different component type (vertex, edge, or face).

Get mesh statistics: vertex/face/edge counts, bounding box, UV status

Query vertex positions from a mesh with offset/limit pagination. Returns vertex positions as [x, y, z] arrays.

Analyze mesh topology for issues: non-manifold edges, lamina faces, holes, and border edges.

Capture a single viewport frame as inline image content using Maya playblast. Read-only: does not modify scene data.

Get NURBS curve information: degree, spans, form, CV count, knots, length, bounding box.

Query CV positions from a NURBS curve with offset/limit pagination. Returns CV positions as [x, y, z] arrays in world space.

Create a polygon primitive (cube, sphere, cylinder, cone, torus, plane) with configurable dimensions, subdivisions, and axis.

Extrude polygon faces with local translation, offset, and division options.

Perform a boolean operation (union, difference, intersection) on two meshes.

Combine multiple meshes into a single mesh.

Separate a combined mesh into individual meshes.

Merge vertices on a mesh within a distance threshold.

Bevel edges or vertices with offset, segments, and fraction options.

Bridge between edge loops to create connecting faces.

Insert an edge loop at the specified edge using polySplitRing.

Delete polygon faces from a mesh.

Move mesh components (vertices, edges, faces) by relative translation or to an absolute position.

Freeze (reset) transforms on nodes, applying current values as identity.

Delete construction history from nodes or the entire scene.

Center the pivot point on nodes.

Set the pivot point of a node to an explicit position.

Create a material (lambert, blinn, phong, standardSurface) with an associated shading group and optional color.

Assign a material to meshes or face components. Resolves the shading group from the material automatically.

Set a color attribute on a material (e.g., color, baseColor, transparency).

Bind a mesh to a skeleton with influence options. Creates a skinCluster with configurable bind method and max influences.

Detach a skin cluster from a mesh, removing skin deformation.

List influences (joints) on a skin cluster with index mapping.

Get per-vertex skin weights with offset/limit pagination. Default limit is 100 vertices (skin weight data is dense). Use offset to paginate through large meshes.

Set per-vertex skin weights with optional normalization. Accepts up to 1000 vertex entries per call.

Copy skin weights from one mesh to another using surface and influence association methods.

List available Python scripts from configured MAYA_MCP_SCRIPT_DIRS directories. Read-only, does not require Maya connection.

Execute a Python script file in Maya from an allowed MAYA_MCP_SCRIPT_DIRS directory. The script is read server-side and sent to Maya. Optional args dict is injected as args in the script namespace.

Execute raw Python or MEL code in Maya. REQUIRES MAYA_MCP_ENABLE_RAW_EXECUTION=true environment variable. Disabled by default for security.

Set the current time (go to a specific frame).

Get playback range, animation range, and current time.

Set the playback and animation range.

Set keyframe on attribute(s) at current or specified time.

Query keyframes for attribute(s) on a node within optional time range.

Delete keyframes in a time range for attribute(s).