houdini-object-ops

name	houdini-object-ops
description	Authoring skill — object-level Houdini mutations: rename, duplicate, reparent, set display/render/template/bypass flags, hard-lock/unlock, and read/set translate-rotate-scale transforms. Use these typed tools instead of arbitrary Python for editing existing nodes. Not for creating nodes (use houdini-nodes) or scene lifecycle/selection (use houdini-scene-edit).
license	MIT
compatibility	dcc-mcp-houdini 0.1+, Houdini 20.5+, dcc-mcp-core 0.17+
allowed-tools	Bash Read Write Edit
metadata	{"dcc-mcp":{"dcc":"houdini","layer":"domain","stage":"authoring","version":"1.0.0","tags":["houdini","object","transform","rename","parent","flags","authoring"],"search-hint":"rename node, duplicate node, reparent, move node, set flags, lock node, get transform, set transform, translate rotate scale","tools":"tools.yaml"}}

houdini-object-ops

Typed object-level edit tools for agents. All tools are affinity: main because they call hou. Prefer these over houdini-scripting.execute_python when editing nodes that already exist.

Tool groups

• object-edit: rename_node, duplicate_node, parent_node, set_node_flags, set_node_lock.
• object-transform: get_transform, set_transform (operate on OBJ-level t/r/s parm tuples).

Suggested flow

1. Find/select with houdini-scene-edit (find_nodes → set_selection)
2. get_transform → set_transform to position an object
3. set_node_flags / set_node_lock to control display and freeze state

For creating new nodes use houdini-nodes. On failure, load houdini-scripting and call get_session_info, or use gateway diagnostics when available.