// Create a new Material asset with default parameters at a given 'Assets/'-rooted path ending in '.mat'. Creates intermediate folders if missing. Use 'assets-shader-list-all' to find a valid `shaderName`.
Copy assets at given paths and store them at new paths. Refreshes the AssetDatabase at the end. Use 'assets-find' to locate the source assets first.
Create a new folder under a parent folder inside 'Assets/'. The parent path must start with 'Assets/' and every intermediate folder in it must already exist. Refreshes the AssetDatabase at the end and returns the GUID(s) of the created folder(s).
Delete the assets at the given project paths. Refreshes the AssetDatabase at the end. Use 'assets-find' to locate the assets first.
Search the built-in assets of the Unity Editor (located at Resources/unity_builtin_extra). Filters by name and/or type; built-in assets have no GUID so GUID-based lookups are not supported.
Search the Unity asset database using a search filter string. The filter accepts names, labels (`l:`), types (`t:`), AssetBundles (`b:`), areas (`a:`), and globs (`glob:`). See the body for the full filter syntax.
Get asset data from the asset file in the Unity project — every serializable field and property. Supports token-saving path-scoped reads via `paths` or `viewQuery`. Use 'assets-find' to find the asset first.
| name | assets-material-create |
| description | Create a new Material asset with default parameters at a given 'Assets/'-rooted path ending in '.mat'. Creates intermediate folders if missing. Use 'assets-shader-list-all' to find a valid `shaderName`. |
Create new material asset with default parameters. Creates folders recursively if they do not exist. Provide proper 'shaderName' - use 'assets-shader-list-all' tool to find available shaders.
assetPath — must start with Assets/ and end with .mat.shaderName — name resolvable via UnityEngine.Shader.Find.Throws if the path is empty, malformed, or the shader cannot be resolved. Creates a default Material from the resolved shader, saves it, refreshes the AssetDatabase, and returns an AssetObjectRef pointing at the new asset.
unity-mcp-cli run-tool assets-material-create --input '{
"assetPath": "string_value",
"shaderName": "string_value"
}'
For complex input (multi-line strings, code), save the JSON to a file and use:
unity-mcp-cli run-tool assets-material-create --input-file args.jsonOr pipe via stdin (recommended):
unity-mcp-cli run-tool assets-material-create --input-file - <<'EOF' {"param": "value"} EOF
If unity-mcp-cli is not found, either install it globally (npm install -g unity-mcp-cli) or use npx unity-mcp-cli instead.
Read the /unity-initial-setup skill for detailed installation instructions.
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
assetPath | string | Yes | Asset path. Starts with 'Assets/'. Ends with '.mat'. |
shaderName | string | Yes | Name of the shader that need to be used to create the material. |
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"assetPath": {
"type": "string"
},
"shaderName": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"assetPath",
"shaderName"
]
}
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"result": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/AIGD.AssetObjectRef",
"description": "Reference to UnityEngine.Object asset instance. It could be Material, ScriptableObject, Prefab, and any other Asset. Anything located in the Assets and Packages folders."
}
},
"$defs": {
"System.Type": {
"type": "string"
},
"AIGD.AssetObjectRef": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"instanceID": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "instanceID of the UnityEngine.Object. If this is '0' and 'assetPath' and 'assetGuid' is not provided, empty or null, then it will be used as 'null'."
},
"assetType": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/System.Type",
"description": "Type of the asset."
},
"assetPath": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Path to the asset within the project. Starts with 'Assets/'"
},
"assetGuid": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Unique identifier for the asset."
}
},
"required": [
"instanceID"
],
"description": "Reference to UnityEngine.Object asset instance. It could be Material, ScriptableObject, Prefab, and any other Asset. Anything located in the Assets and Packages folders."
}
},
"required": [
"result"
]
}