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Houdini MCP Servers for Claude Code, Codex & Cursor

Connect agents to an open Houdini session for procedural 3D workflows.

Integration documentation

Houdini integrations and connections

MCP · Live app

Houdini MCP · rheadsh

A local MCP bridge exposes tools for editing an active Houdini session.

Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux

Claude Code · Documented

The integration documentation explicitly names this client.

Codex · Documented

The integration documentation explicitly names this client.

Cursor · MCP compatible

MCP support suggests compatibility; this client is not documented by the maintainer.

Requirements and limitations

Houdini 20.0 or newer and its Python runtime with the installed Houdini package.

Requires an active Houdini session; this connection is not headless.

View setup Maintainer documentation

MCP · Live app

FX Houdini MCP

An MCP server and Houdini package expose procedural workflows to coding agents.

Platforms: Not documented

Claude Code · Documented

The integration documentation explicitly names this client.

Codex · Documented

The integration documentation explicitly names this client.

Cursor · Documented

The integration documentation explicitly names this client.

Requirements and limitations

Houdini 20.5 or newer and Python 3.10 or newer outside Houdini.

The server and Houdini package both need to be configured before use.

View setup Maintainer documentation

Compare connections

Compare how each route works, what it can do, and what you need to run it.

Connection	Workflow and platform	Capabilities	Documented agents	Requirements and limitations
Houdini MCP · rheadsh MCP	Live app macOS, Windows, Linux	Edit nodes and parameters Inspect geometry Manage rendering and animation	Claude Code, Codex	Houdini 20.0 or newer and its Python runtime with the installed Houdini package. Requires an active Houdini session; this connection is not headless.
FX Houdini MCP MCP	Live app Not documented	Build node networks Inspect USD stages Configure simulations and renders	Claude Code, Codex, Cursor	Houdini 20.5 or newer and Python 3.10 or newer outside Houdini. The server and Houdini package both need to be configured before use.

Houdini MCP · rheadsh

How it works
MCP · Live app
macOS, Windows, Linux

Capabilities
Edit nodes and parameters · Inspect geometry · Manage rendering and animation

Documented agents
Claude Code · Codex

Requirements and limitations

Houdini 20.0 or newer and its Python runtime with the installed Houdini package.

Requires an active Houdini session; this connection is not headless.

FX Houdini MCP

How it works
MCP · Live app
Not documented

Capabilities
Build node networks · Inspect USD stages · Configure simulations and renders

Documented agents
Claude Code · Codex · Cursor

Requirements and limitations

Houdini 20.5 or newer and Python 3.10 or newer outside Houdini.

The server and Houdini package both need to be configured before use.

Choose an AI agent

Claude Code + Houdini Codex + Houdini Cursor + Houdini

Questions before setup

Does one integration cover every workflow?

No such claim is made. Check the capability list, requirements and limitations of each route, then test a copy of a representative project.