blender-mcp

# Blender MCP Skill Companion skill for the `blender` entry in the Hermes MCP catalog. The MCP server provides the connection to Blender; this skill teaches the bpy idioms and pitfalls for driving it well. It does not cover Blender UI workflows — everything here goes through the MCP tools against a live Blender session. ## When to Use Use when the user wants to create or modify anything in a running Blender instance: meshes, materials, animations, lighting, renders. Requires the blender MCP server installed and a Blender desktop session with the addon connected. ## Prerequisites 1. Install the MCP server from the Nous catalog (one-time): hermes mcp install blender This configures the pinned `blender-mcp` stdio server with the curated tool set: `get_scene_info`, `get_object_info`, `get_viewport_screenshot`, `execute_blender_code`. 2. Install the addon inside Blender (one-time — the catalog entry's post-install notes cover this too): - Download https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ahujasid/blender-mcp/main/addon.py - Blender > Edit > Preferences > Add-ons > Install... > select addon.py, enable "Interface: Blender MCP". 3. Every session: start Blender FIRST, press N in the viewport, open the "BlenderMCP" tab, click "Connect to Claude" (starts the local bridge socket). Then start your Hermes session so the MCP tools are loaded. The addon refuses to start under `blender -b` (background mode). On a machine without a display, run Blen...