| 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
- Find/select with
houdini-scene-edit (find_nodes → set_selection)
get_transform → set_transform to position an objectset_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.
