Best Houdini MCP Servers
Houdini is a 3D animation software developed by SideFX, known for its advanced procedural generation capabilities, visual effects tools, and simulation technologies used in film, TV, and game production.
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Monitors Houdini simulations and provides thermal status and emergency throttling capabilities.
AlicenseCqualityBmaintenanceProvides AI agents with real-time system monitoring and control for creative workstations, enabling thermal management and process prioritization to prevent crashes.Last updated101MITWhy this server?
Enables programmatic control of SideFX Houdini, providing tools for node operations, parameter editing, geometry inspection, scene management, and arbitrary Python or HScript execution.
Alicense-qualityCmaintenanceEnables natural language control of SideFX Houdini for tasks including node management, parameter editing, and geometry inspection. It leverages RPYC to execute Python scripts and manage scene data through an MCP-compatible interface.Last updatedMITWhy this server?
Allows Claude AI to directly interact with and control Houdini for 3D modeling, scene creation, object manipulation, material control, and rendering.
Alicense-qualityDmaintenanceConnects Claude AI to Houdini via the Model Context Protocol, enabling prompt-assisted 3D modeling, scene manipulation, and rendering within Houdini.Last updated10GPL 3.0Why this server?
Allows interaction with Houdini via RPyC transport, enabling AI agents to execute commands, manage scenes, and register skills for automated tasks within Houdini.
Alicense-qualityFmaintenanceMulti-protocol IPC adapter layer for integrating DCC software (Maya, Houdini, Blender, Unreal, Unity) with MCP, enabling tool registration and remote control across multiple transport protocols.Last updated1MITWhy this server?
Allows Claude AI to directly interact with and control Houdini, enabling prompt-assisted 3D modeling, scene creation, simulation setup, and rendering through node manipulation, geometry creation, material control, and more.
Alicense-qualityCmaintenanceConnects Claude AI to Houdini through the Model Context Protocol, enabling direct interaction and control for 3D modeling, scene creation, simulation, and rendering.Last updated19MITWhy this server?
Allows controlling SideFX Houdini for 3D content creation, including creating and connecting nodes, setting parameters, executing HScript and VEX code, managing simulations, and building procedural networks.
Alicense-qualityCmaintenanceEnables AI-assisted 3D content creation by allowing Claude Code to control SideFX Houdini directly, including creating nodes, setting parameters, executing HScript commands, and building complex procedural networks.Last updated12MITWhy this server?
Provides tools for interacting with SideFX Houdini, enabling AI agents to create and manipulate 3D scenes, simulations, renderings, and more through Houdini's Python API.
Alicense-qualityDmaintenanceComprehensive MCP server for SideFX Houdini, offering 168 tools across 19 categories to enable natural-language control of scene building, simulation, rendering, and more via AI assistants.Last updated71MITWhy this server?
Allows Codex, MCP clients, and CLI scripts to connect to and control a running Houdini scene, with support for reading the scene, taking snapshots, and performing reviewed, validated edits through an edit mode safety model.
Alicense-qualityBmaintenanceEnables AI assistants and CLI tools to read and control Houdini scenes with a safety model that separates read and write operations.Last updatedMITWhy this server?
Enables AI agents to create and manage WebView windows within Houdini, allowing embedding of web-based UIs and bidirectional communication with the 3D environment.
Alicense-quality-maintenanceEnables AI agents to manage and interact with WebViews in DCC applications through tools like screenshot, load URL, eval JS, and event streaming via the Model Context Protocol.Last updated41MIT