get_polyhaven_status
Check if PolyHaven integration is enabled in Blender to determine availability of PolyHaven features for asset downloading and material control.
Instructions
Check if PolyHaven integration is enabled in Blender. Returns a message indicating whether PolyHaven features are available.
Input Schema
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Implementation Reference
- src/blender_mcp/server.py:526-542 (handler)The handler function for the 'get_polyhaven_status' MCP tool. It proxies the request to the Blender connection, processes the result to check if PolyHaven is enabled, appends a descriptive message if enabled, and returns a status string.
@mcp.tool() def get_polyhaven_status(ctx: Context) -> str: """ Check if PolyHaven integration is enabled in Blender. Returns a message indicating whether PolyHaven features are available. """ try: blender = get_blender_connection() result = blender.send_command("get_polyhaven_status") enabled = result.get("enabled", False) message = result.get("message", "") if enabled: message += "PolyHaven is good at Textures, and has a wider variety of textures than Sketchfab." return message except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Error checking PolyHaven status: {str(e)}") return f"Error checking PolyHaven status: {str(e)}" - src/blender_mcp/server.py:214-220 (helper)Helper usage in get_blender_connection() function: sends 'get_polyhaven_status' command as a ping to validate the persistent Blender connection and caches the PolyHaven enabled status globally.
if _blender_connection is not None: try: # First check if PolyHaven is enabled by sending a ping command result = _blender_connection.send_command("get_polyhaven_status") # Store the PolyHaven status globally _polyhaven_enabled = result.get("enabled", False) return _blender_connection - src/blender_mcp/server.py:886-892 (helper)Reference to get_polyhaven_status() in the asset_creation_strategy prompt, instructing to use it first to check PolyHaven availability before downloading assets.
1. PolyHaven Use get_polyhaven_status() to verify its status If PolyHaven is enabled: - For objects/models: Use download_polyhaven_asset() with asset_type="models" - For materials/textures: Use download_polyhaven_asset() with asset_type="textures" - For environment lighting: Use download_polyhaven_asset() with asset_type="hdris" 2. Sketchfab