dcc-cli-gateway

name	dcc-cli-gateway
description	Control live DCC hosts (Maya, Blender, Houdini, Photoshop, 3ds Max, and custom studio tools) through the dcc-mcp-cli command line. For ClawHub, OpenClaw, Cursor, Claude, and shell-capable agent hosts: verify gateway health, inventory registered DCC instances, search tools, inspect schemas, and invoke tools without speaking MCP directly. If dcc-mcp-cli is missing, ask for consent, download it from GitHub Releases, and fall back to Python stdlib REST only if download fails.
license	MIT-0
compatibility	Cross-platform Windows/macOS/Linux. Prefers dcc-mcp-cli on PATH; can download release asset from GitHub; Python 3.7+ stdlib REST fallback. DCC-MCP gateway reachable at DCC_MCP_BASE_URL (default http://127.0.0.1:9765)
allowed-tools	Bash Read
metadata	{"dcc-mcp":{"dcc":"python","layer":"infrastructure","version":"0.17.47","search-hint":"cli gateway dcc-mcp-cli connect dcc instances search describe call clawhub","tags":"cli, gateway, infrastructure, clawhub, openclaw, instances"},"openclaw":{"requires":{"env":"[Truncated]"},"primaryEnv":"DCC_MCP_BASE_URL","emoji":"🖥️","homepage":"https://github.com/loonghao/dcc-mcp-core/blob/main/skills/dcc-cli-gateway/SKILL.md"}}

DCC CLI Gateway — Agent Control Plane

Use this skill when an agent host can run shell commands and should connect to DCC-MCP through dcc-mcp-cli instead of MCP JSON-RPC. The CLI wraps the gateway REST API and returns JSON by default. The bundled Python fallback sends Accept: application/json because the gateway REST API itself now defaults to compact TOON for agent-facing routes.

Connection order:

1. Use dcc-mcp-cli when it is already on PATH.
2. If missing, ask user permission, then download dcc-mcp-cli from GitHub Releases.
3. If the download fails, use the bundled Python stdlib REST fallback.

Install via OpenClaw/ClawHub, or point your agent at this SKILL.md after cloning dcc-mcp-core/skills/dcc-cli-gateway/.

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Critical Rules

Situation	You MUST
Starting any DCC task	Run python scripts/dcc_gateway.py health and python scripts/dcc_gateway.py list first
dcc-mcp-cli missing	Ask permission before --ensure-cli; fallback Python REST is allowed if download fails
Inventory returns total == 0	Stop; do not run search, describe, or call
Gateway unreachable	Stop; explain; ask user permission before troubleshooting
User has not agreed to setup	Do not install packages, edit env files, launch GUI apps, or write configs
User approved setup	Follow references/ZERO_INSTANCES_CLI.md
After DCC crash/restart	Re-run list and search; old slugs may be invalid

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Configuration

dcc-mcp-cli and the Python helper read the gateway URL from DCC_MCP_BASE_URL.

 DCC_MCP_BASE_URL=
dcc-mcp-cli health
python scripts/dcc_gateway.py health