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DimensionFXHoudini MCP ServerThe most comprehensive MCP server for SideFX HoudiniContext7Upstash's official server providing up-to-date third-party library docs for AI coding assistants
FMRS65 / 100 · C80 / 100 · B
Reliability11 / 2014 / 20
Security and permissions11 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance15 / 2017 / 20
Documentation15 / 2015 / 20
Setup experience13 / 2018 / 20
Best for
  • VFX artists and TDs who want to accelerate Houdini workflows with AI assistants
  • Users needing procedural modeling and simulation setup
  • Users familiar with Houdini but wanting to automate repetitive tasks
  • Developers using fast-moving frameworks/libraries worried about the AI suggesting stale code
  • Scenarios wanting zero-config documentation lookup
Not for
  • Users without Houdini 20.5+
  • Scenarios requiring real-time interactive operation with low latency
  • Environments with strict security policies that cannot accept arbitrary Python execution
  • Looking up internal/private codebase documentation (Context7 targets publicly published open-source libraries)
  • Cases needing very high coverage of obscure, niche libraries (coverage depends on what Context7's platform has indexed)
Required permissions
  • Access Houdini's Python API to execute arbitrary hou.* calls
  • Run code on Houdini's main thread, potentially blocking the UI
  • Communicate with local Houdini over HTTP port (default 8100)
  • May read/write files depending on tools used (e.g., rendering, caching)
  • Usable without an API key (subject to a free-tier rate limit); CONTEXT7_API_KEY is an optional credential for higher quota
  • Read-only documentation lookup — no code execution or local filesystem access involved
Risks and side effects
  • Arbitrary Python execution: improper AI instructions could damage scenes or systems
  • Network port exposure: default binds to loopback, but widening could allow unauthorized access
  • Performance overhead: each call has ~50 ms main-thread latency; many calls can slow Houdini
  • Version compatibility: outdated plugins may cause malfunctions
  • The free tier has limited quota — high-frequency use may hit rate limits
  • Documentation content comes from Context7's platform index, so its accuracy and freshness depend on that platform's crawl cadence
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Claude CodeClaude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Cline, Amp
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