Read the shared execution guidance once per task for autonomous decisions, evidence cadence, and long-task continuity.
Use the narrowest MCP layer that improves the task.
Choose the layer
- Prefer Blender's official Lab MCP for Blender 5.1+ live scene inspection, screenshots, documentation lookup, rendering, navigation, and Python execution.
- Use Blender Agent Studio's MCP for deterministic batch inspection, standardized geometry evidence, and bounded authored-scene renders.
blender_render_scenepreserves cameras, lights, volumes and color management and returns the first image inline;inspectOnlydiscovers scene settings before rendering. The bundled Poly Haven search/download tools also acquire verified CC0 textures and HDRIs without another add-on or API key; see the rendering workflow for material setup and standalone CLI use. - Consider
ahujasid/blender-mcponly when the request needs its additional remote-host, Poly Haven, Sketchfab, or external 3D-generation integrations and accepts the extra installation, network, credential, and telemetry surface. - Do not run multiple add-on socket servers on the same host/port.
Read references/mcp-options.md before installing or replacing a Blender add-on.
Mixamo browser integration
blender_prepare_mixamo_search returns a browser search URL and workflow, not
catalog results. Use host browser tools for live search, preview and download,
then blender_import_mixamo_animation for a new standalone animated .blend.
Adobe sign-in stays in the browser. See the animation workflow's
Mixamo guide for the
download settings, local import and retargeting limits.
Pixabay sound-effects browser integration
blender_prepare_pixabay_sound_search returns a sound-effects search URL and
browser workflow, not live catalog results. Use host browser tools to inspect
results, preview candidates, and download the selected sound. Record its title,
creator, duration, and source page beside the local audio file. Check the
current Pixabay Content License
for the intended use; do not redistribute the sound as a standalone asset.
Pixabay's documented API covers images and
videos, so this tool does not use an audio API or scrape the catalog. It does
not import audio into a Blender scene.
Optional scene analysis runtime
Use blender_compare_reference for a camera-matched reference/silhouette/overlay
board. It works directly through Blender without Rust and returns the image
inline. A reviewed white-on-black mask optionally enables projection metrics;
photos alone produce visual comparison, not guessed similarity scores. Author
the reference camera with bpy or the live MCP before comparing geometry.
blender_describe_scene, blender_quality_report and blender_compare_scenes
use the bundled Rust SceneIR analyzer. Run bun run setup:runtime in the installed plugin root with
a stable Rust toolchain, or set BAS_RUNTIME_EXECUTABLE to a compatible built
binary. Rebuild after updates. The existing tools remain independent of Rust.
Start with a compact scene description, then query an exact objectId and its
descendants. Bounds use evaluated world geometry. Semantic roles come only from
authored bas_role properties. Supply quality constraints from the brief;
ground checks require named objects and groundZ. AABB relations are candidates,
not exact mesh intersections. Keep the returned limitations and required visual
questions attached to the findings. No numerical aesthetic score is produced.
After a source-level repair, compare the preserved and regenerated assets with
blender_compare_scenes. Keep its factual changes separate from explicitly
declared invariant failures, and pair it with identical visual evidence. Use
invariantObjects when preservation gates should exclude the edited component.
Preserve reproducibility
- Keep the durable model in a Python source file even when using live MCP execution.
- Save a new
.blendbefore risky arbitrary-code operations. - Use official MCP screenshots for interactive iteration.
- Use
$blender-agent-studio:blender-asset-validationfor final clean-process inspection and fixed evidence cameras. - Record which MCP tools were used in benchmark runs.
Benchmark MCP value
Compare:
- plugin skills with MCP tools unavailable;
- the same skills with the candidate MCP enabled.
Keep task, model, effort, time budget, and evaluator identical. Count execution failures, recovery turns, time, and final asset quality. Retain an MCP dependency only when it improves outcomes or materially reduces reliable completion cost.