search_polyhaven_assets
Find 3D assets on Polyhaven for Blender projects. Filter by asset type and categories to locate HDRI environments, textures, or models.
Instructions
Search for assets on Polyhaven with optional filtering.
Parameters:
asset_type: Type of assets to search for (hdris, textures, models, all)
categories: Optional comma-separated list of categories to filter by
Returns a list of matching assets with basic information.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| asset_type | No | all | |
| categories | No |
Implementation Reference
- src/blender_mcp/server.py:321-369 (handler)The handler function for the 'search_polyhaven_assets' MCP tool. It connects to Blender, sends a 'search_polyhaven_assets' command with parameters, processes the response by sorting assets by popularity, and formats a readable output listing the assets with their details.
@mcp.tool() def search_polyhaven_assets( ctx: Context, asset_type: str = "all", categories: str = None ) -> str: """ Search for assets on Polyhaven with optional filtering. Parameters: - asset_type: Type of assets to search for (hdris, textures, models, all) - categories: Optional comma-separated list of categories to filter by Returns a list of matching assets with basic information. """ try: blender = get_blender_connection() result = blender.send_command("search_polyhaven_assets", { "asset_type": asset_type, "categories": categories }) if "error" in result: return f"Error: {result['error']}" # Format the assets in a more readable way assets = result["assets"] total_count = result["total_count"] returned_count = result["returned_count"] formatted_output = f"Found {total_count} assets" if categories: formatted_output += f" in categories: {categories}" formatted_output += f"\nShowing {returned_count} assets:\n\n" # Sort assets by download count (popularity) sorted_assets = sorted(assets.items(), key=lambda x: x[1].get("download_count", 0), reverse=True) for asset_id, asset_data in sorted_assets: formatted_output += f"- {asset_data.get('name', asset_id)} (ID: {asset_id})\n" formatted_output += f" Type: {['HDRI', 'Texture', 'Model'][asset_data.get('type', 0)]}\n" formatted_output += f" Categories: {', '.join(asset_data.get('categories', []))}\n" formatted_output += f" Downloads: {asset_data.get('download_count', 'Unknown')}\n\n" return formatted_output except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Error searching Polyhaven assets: {str(e)}") return f"Error searching Polyhaven assets: {str(e)}"