workflows

workflows

MCP prompt templates for common Houdini workflows.

These prompts guide AI assistants through multi-step Houdini tasks.

Functions:

Name	Description
debug_scene	Systematic approach to debugging a Houdini scene.
hda_development	Guide for creating a Houdini Digital Asset.
pdg_pipeline	Guide for building a PDG/TOPs pipeline.
procedural_modeling_workflow	Guide for building a procedural modeling network in SOPs.
simulation_setup	Guide for setting up a dynamics simulation.
usd_scene_assembly	Guide for building a USD scene in Houdini's LOPs/Solaris.

Functions

debug_scene

debug_scene(problem_description: str = 'general issues') -> str

Systematic approach to debugging a Houdini scene.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
problem_description	str	What problem the user is experiencing	'general issues'

hda_development

hda_development(asset_description: str, context: str = 'Sop') -> str

Guide for creating a Houdini Digital Asset.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
asset_description	str	What the HDA should do	required
context	str	Node context for the HDA (Sop, Lop, Object, etc.)	'Sop'

pdg_pipeline

pdg_pipeline(task_description: str) -> str

Guide for building a PDG/TOPs pipeline.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
task_description	str	What the pipeline should accomplish	required

procedural_modeling_workflow

procedural_modeling_workflow(
    description: str, output_context: str = "/obj"
) -> str

Guide for building a procedural modeling network in SOPs.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
description	str	What geometry to create (e.g. "a rocky terrain with scattered trees")	required
output_context	str	Where to create the geo container	'/obj'

simulation_setup

simulation_setup(sim_type: str, description: str = '') -> str

Guide for setting up a dynamics simulation.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
sim_type	str	Type of simulation (pyro, flip, rbd, vellum, pop)	required
description	str	Additional context about the simulation	''

usd_scene_assembly

usd_scene_assembly(scene_description: str) -> str

Guide for building a USD scene in Houdini's LOPs/Solaris.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
scene_description	str	Description of the USD scene to build	required