get_houdini_help
Get help for node types
How to use it
Project documentation lists get_houdini_help for the Houdini MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.
Install Houdini MCP
pip install -r requirements.txtOther tools in Houdini MCP (39)
Assign material to geometry
Batch capture multiple panes
Capture any Houdini pane as PNG
Wire nodes together
Create a new material
Create network box around nodes
Create a new node
Create new ROP with settings
Delete a node by path
Break a connection
Execute Python with hou available
Execute HScript commands
Find all nodes with cook errors
Find nodes by name pattern or type
Get geometry statistics and metadata
Get material parameters and shaders
Get node details, parameters, connections, errors
Get parameter metadata (types, ranges, menus)
Get ROP configuration
Get current scene info (file, version, nodes)
Auto-layout child nodes
List child nodes with connection details
List available node types by category
List all ROPs in /out
List capturable panes
Load a .hip file
Create empty scene
Navigate to node and capture network
Render Front/Left/Top/Perspective views
Render viewport with camera control
Reorder node inputs
Save current scene
Serialize scene structure for diffs
Set node color
Set display/render/bypass flags
Set node position in network
Set a parameter value
Modify ROP settings
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