hda

hda

MCP tool wrappers for Houdini Digital Asset (HDA) operations.

Each tool delegates to the corresponding handler running inside Houdini via the HTTP bridge.

Functions:

Name	Description
create_hda	Create a new HDA from an existing subnet node.
get_hda_info	Get detailed information about an HDA definition.
get_hda_section_content	Read the content of a specific section in an HDA definition.
get_hda_sections	List all sections in an HDA definition.
install_hda	Install an HDA file into the current session.
list_installed_hdas	List all installed HDA files and their definitions.
reload_hda	Reload an HDA file from disk.
set_hda_section_content	Write content to a specific section in an HDA definition.
uninstall_hda	Uninstall an HDA file from the current session.
update_hda	Save the current node contents back to its HDA definition.

Functions

create_hda async

create_hda(
    ctx: Context,
    node_path: str,
    hda_file: str,
    type_name: str,
    label: str,
    version: str = "1.0",
) -> dict

Create a new HDA from an existing subnet node.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
ctx	Context	MCP context.	required
node_path	str	Subnet node path.	required
hda_file	str	Destination HDA file path.	required
type_name	str	Operator type name.	required
label	str	Human-readable label.	required
version	str	Version string.	'1.0'

get_hda_info async

get_hda_info(
    ctx: Context,
    node_path: Optional[str] = None,
    hda_file: Optional[str] = None,
    type_name: Optional[str] = None,
) -> dict

Get detailed information about an HDA definition.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
ctx	Context	MCP context.	required
node_path	Optional[str]	Node path.	None
hda_file	Optional[str]	HDA file path.	None
type_name	Optional[str]	HDA type name.	None

get_hda_section_content async

get_hda_section_content(
    ctx: Context, node_path: str, section_name: str
) -> dict

Read the content of a specific section in an HDA definition.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
ctx	Context	MCP context.	required
node_path	str	Node path.	required
section_name	str	Section name.	required

get_hda_sections async

get_hda_sections(ctx: Context, node_path: str) -> dict

List all sections in an HDA definition.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
ctx	Context	MCP context.	required
node_path	str	Node path.	required

install_hda async

install_hda(ctx: Context, file_path: str, force: bool = False) -> dict

Install an HDA file into the current session.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
ctx	Context	MCP context.	required
file_path	str	HDA file path.	required
force	bool	Force reinstall even if already loaded.	False

list_installed_hdas async

list_installed_hdas(ctx: Context, filter: Optional[str] = None) -> dict

List all installed HDA files and their definitions.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
ctx	Context	MCP context.	required
filter	Optional[str]	Substring filter for type names or file paths.	None

reload_hda async

reload_hda(ctx: Context, file_path: str) -> dict

Reload an HDA file from disk.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
ctx	Context	MCP context.	required
file_path	str	HDA file path.	required

set_hda_section_content async

set_hda_section_content(
    ctx: Context, node_path: str, section_name: str, content: str
) -> dict

Write content to a specific section in an HDA definition.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
ctx	Context	MCP context.	required
node_path	str	Node path.	required
section_name	str	Section name.	required
content	str	Section content.	required

uninstall_hda async

uninstall_hda(ctx: Context, file_path: str) -> dict

Uninstall an HDA file from the current session.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
ctx	Context	MCP context.	required
file_path	str	HDA file path.	required

update_hda async

update_hda(ctx: Context, node_path: str) -> dict

Save the current node contents back to its HDA definition.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
ctx	Context	MCP context.	required
node_path	str	Node path.	required