Agent skill

Blender MCP

by Tommy-yw in Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes

Control Blender directly from Hermes via socket connection to the blender-mcp addon.

MITAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Blender MCP

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes --skill blender-mcp -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes blender-mcp --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/optional-skills/creative/blender-mcp .claude/skills/blender-mcp && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
blender-mcp
GitHub stars
546
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
306 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
38
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Control Blender directly from Hermes via socket connection to the blender-mcp addon.

  • Works in 3 steps: Install the Blender addon → Start the socket server in Blender → Verify connection
  • User wants to create
  • SKILL.md covers Setup (one-time), Protocol, Available Commands and Python Helper, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Blender MCP is an agent skill from Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes. Control Blender directly from Hermes via socket connection to the blender-mcp addon. Create 3D objects, materials, animations, and run arbitrary Blender Python (bpy) code. Use when user wants to create or modify anything in Blender.

Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering MCP servers. It works with Blender and Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: Hermes-native AIOps agent for evidence-driven incident response, approval-gated remediation, and runbook learning. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • User wants to create
  • Modify anything in Blender

Example prompts

  • “/blender-mcp”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Install the Blender addon
  2. Start the socket server in Blender
  3. Verify connection

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7fd2b9a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • raw.githubusercontent.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Blender MCP loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 61 tokens; SKILL.md has 306 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~61
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes at commit 7fd2b9a, republished under its MIT licence (© Tommy-yw). 306 words, ~1,028 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/blender-mcp/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
blender-mcp
description
Control Blender directly from Hermes via socket connection to the blender-mcp addon. Create 3D objects, materials, animations, and run arbitrary Blender Python (bpy) code. Use when user wants to create or modify anything in Blender.
version
1.0.0
requires
Blender 4.3+ (desktop instance required, headless not supported)
author
alireza78a
tags
blender, 3d, animation, modeling, bpy, mcp

Blender MCP

Control a running Blender instance from Hermes via socket on TCP port 9876.

Setup (one-time)

1. Install the Blender addon
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ahujasid/blender-mcp/main/addon.py -o ~/Desktop/blender_mcp_addon.py

In Blender: Edit > Preferences > Add-ons > Install > select blender_mcp_addon.py Enable "Interface: Blender MCP"

2. Start the socket server in Blender

Press N in Blender viewport to open sidebar. Find "BlenderMCP" tab and click "Start Server".

3. Verify connection
nc -z -w2 localhost 9876 && echo "OPEN" || echo "CLOSED"

Protocol

Plain UTF-8 JSON over TCP -- no length prefix.

Send: {"type": "<command>", "params": {<kwargs>}} Receive: {"status": "success", "result": <value>} {"status": "error", "message": "<reason>"}

Available Commands

typeparamsdescription
execute_codecode (str)Run arbitrary bpy Python code
get_scene_info(none)List all objects in scene
get_object_infoobject_name (str)Details on a specific object
get_viewport_screenshot(none)Screenshot of current viewport

Python Helper

Use this inside execute_code tool calls:

import socket, json

def blender_exec(code: str, host="localhost", port=9876, timeout=15):
    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
    s.connect((host, port))
    s.settimeout(timeout)
    payload = json.dumps({"type": "execute_code", "params": {"code": code}})
    s.sendall(payload.encode("utf-8"))
    buf = b""
    while True:
        try:
            chunk = s.recv(4096)
            if not chunk:
                break
            buf += chunk
            try:
                json.loads(buf.decode("utf-8"))
                break
            except json.JSONDecodeError:
                continue
        except socket.timeout:
            break
    s.close()
    return json.loads(buf.decode("utf-8"))

Common bpy Patterns

Clear scene
bpy.ops.object.select_all(action='SELECT')
bpy.ops.object.delete()
Add mesh objects
bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_uv_sphere_add(radius=1, location=(0, 0, 0))
bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_cube_add(size=2, location=(3, 0, 0))
bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_cylinder_add(radius=0.5, depth=2, location=(-3, 0, 0))
Create and assign material
mat = bpy.data.materials.new(name="MyMat")
mat.use_nodes = True
bsdf = mat.node_tree.nodes.get("Principled BSDF")
bsdf.inputs["Base Color"].default_value = (R, G, B, 1.0)
bsdf.inputs["Roughness"].default_value = 0.3
bsdf.inputs["Metallic"].default_value = 0.0
obj.data.materials.append(mat)
Keyframe animation
obj.location = (0, 0, 0)
obj.keyframe_insert(data_path="location", frame=1)
obj.location = (0, 0, 3)
obj.keyframe_insert(data_path="location", frame=60)
Render to file
bpy.context.scene.render.filepath = "/tmp/render.png"
bpy.context.scene.render.engine = 'CYCLES'
bpy.ops.render.render(write_still=True)

Pitfalls

  • Must check socket is open before running (nc -z localhost 9876)
  • Addon server must be started inside Blender each session (N-panel > BlenderMCP > Connect)
  • Break complex scenes into multiple smaller execute_code calls to avoid timeouts
  • Render output path must be absolute (/tmp/...) not relative
  • shade_smooth() requires object to be selected and in object mode

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Files

Just SKILL.md in optional-skills/creative/blender-mcp of Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7fd2b9a

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Categories

Questions about Blender MCP

What does Blender MCP do?

Control Blender directly from Hermes via socket connection to the blender-mcp addon. Blender MCP is an agent skill from Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes. Control Blender directly from Hermes via socket connection to the blender-mcp addon.

When should I use Blender MCP?

Blender MCP fits situations like: user wants to create; modify anything in Blender.

How do I install Blender MCP in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes --skill blender-mcp -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (optional-skills/creative/blender-mcp in Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes) into .claude/skills/blender-mcp in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Blender MCP in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes --skill blender-mcp -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (optional-skills/creative/blender-mcp in Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes) into .agents/skills/blender-mcp in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Blender MCP in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes --skill blender-mcp -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/blender-mcp, .gemini/skills/blender-mcp, .github/skills/blender-mcp and .opencode/skills/blender-mcp in your project.

What does Blender MCP need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Blender MCP is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Blender MCP access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: raw.githubusercontent.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Blender MCP safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Blender MCP use?

Blender MCP is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Blender MCP use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Blender MCP?

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Who maintains Blender MCP?

Tommy-yw (a GitHub user) maintains it in Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes, which has 546 GitHub stars. The repository holds 38 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 18, 2026.

Source: Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.