Menu
Control SideFX Houdini from the shell via Flue - a Python bridge to hou without an MCP server.
Install with Codex or Claude Copy this prompt, paste it into Codex, Claude, or another assistant, and let it review the skill page and install it for you.
Based on SOC occupation classification
Letting agents control many desktop software, with one pip install, and no MCPs.
Let agents control software, like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere, Autodesk 3DS Max, Blender, Unity, Houdini, and Microsoft Office.
Control Adobe Audition from the shell via Flue - ExtendScript bridges without an MCP server.
Control Adobe desktop apps - Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, InDesign, Audition - from the shell via Flue, without an MCP server.
Control Autodesk desktop apps - 3ds Max and friends - from the shell via Flue, without an MCP server.
Control Blender from the shell via Flue - a Python bridge to bpy without an MCP server.
| name | Houdini |
| description | Control SideFX Houdini from the shell via Flue - a Python bridge to hou without an MCP server. |
This skill lets a coding agent operate SideFX Houdini on the desktop through Flue, a local shell-to-application bridge. The agent pipes Python into houdini_bridge.py and gets structured JSON back.
agent shell ->
houdini_bridge.py-> hou -> JSON result
The human requests work performed inside Houdini — inspect the open scene, nodes, parameters, geometry, selection; make bounded edits; run small hou scripts. A CLI agent cannot act inside Houdini without a bridge like Flue.
FLUE.md in this directory first. It explains how Flue works, the bridge contract, a worked hou example, and safety expectations.C:\Users\fredd\.claude\skills\flue\SKILL.md and adapters/houdini_adapter/APP.md for the operational contract, then work from there.pip install flue && flue setup. Do not install without explicit approval in the current session.Flue also supports Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, InDesign, Audition, Blender, 3ds Max, Unity, and Microsoft Office through the same stdin/stdout contract. One install covers all adapters.
Flue acts inside professional desktop software. Treat the human as the driver; prefer small, inspectable steps; avoid destructive actions unless explicitly requested. Flue is MIT-licensed and reviewable on GitHub / PyPI before use.