pip install "mcp[cli]>=1.3.0"

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "maya-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "--yes",
        "maya-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MAYA_HOST": "localhost",
        "MAYA_PORT": "9877"
      },
      "alwaysAllow": [
          "get_scene_info",
          "get_object_info",
          "create_primitive",
          "delete_object",
          "set_material",
          "transform_object",
          "smart_select",
          "get_scene_summary",
          "get_console_output",
          "execute_maya_code"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "maya-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "--yes",
        "--no-cache",
        "maya-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MAYA_HOST": "localhost",
        "MAYA_PORT": "9877"
      },
      "alwaysAllow": [
          "get_scene_info",
          "get_object_info",
          "create_primitive",
          "delete_object",
          "set_material",
          "transform_object",
          "smart_select",
          "get_scene_summary",
          "get_console_output",
          "execute_maya_code"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "maya-mcp": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "maya_mcp.server"],
      "env": {
        "PYTHONPATH": "YOUR_PROJECT_PATH/src",
        "MAYA_HOST": "localhost",
        "MAYA_PORT": "9877"
      },
      "alwaysAllow": [
          "get_scene_info",
          "create_primitive",
          "delete_object",
          "set_material",
          "transform_object",
          "smart_select",
          "get_scene_summary",
          "get_console_output",
          "execute_maya_code"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Get current Maya scene information

User: Create a red cube at position (0, 5, 0)

Claude: 
1. Created cube
2. Moved to specified position
3. Applied red material
✅ Done

User: Create a simple table and chair scene

Claude:
1. Created table top (scaled cube)
2. Created 4 table legs (cylinders)
3. Created chair
4. Set materials
✅ Scene created successfully

# Scene queries
"Show all objects in the current scene"
"Get detailed info for pCube1"
"Get console output to see recent Maya logs"

# Create objects
"Create a sphere named mySphere"
"Create 10 cubes in a row"

# Modify objects
"Move pCube1 to (5, 0, 0)"
"Set pSphere1 to blue"
"Rotate pCylinder1 45 degrees on Y axis"

# Smart selection
"Select all objects with 'character' in their name"
"Find all meshes with more than 5000 faces"

# Procedural modeling
"Execute code to create a 5x5 cube grid"

# Vertex/Face editing
"Create a plane and edit vertices to make a terrain"
"Extrude faces to create details"

# UV editing
"Apply automatic UV projection to selected objects"
"Create spherical UV mapping for the sphere"

# Animation
"Create keyframe animation for bouncing ball"
"Set up 3-point lighting system"

# Rigging
"Create a spine bone chain with 5 joints"
"Set up parent constraints"

# Dynamics
"Create particle system with gravity"
"Apply bend deformer to plane"

# Boolean operations
"Subtract cube2 from cube1"
"Union two overlapping spheres"

# Batch operations
"Set all spheres to random colors"

# Complex scenes
"Create a simple interior scene with floor, walls, and furniture"

start_maya_mcp_server(host='localhost', port=9878)

"env": {
  "MAYA_PORT": "9878"
}

# Set environment
export PYTHONPATH=/path/to/maya-mcp-server/src

# Run server
python -m maya_mcp.server