# Blender

Connects an agent to a running Blender instance via Flue. It sends Python code directly into bpy without an MCP server and returns structured JSON.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2800 installs · ★ 98
- Author: SFKislev
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/SFKislev/Flue/tree/HEAD/skills/blender/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-18
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/blender

## What it does

This skill connects a coding agent to a running desktop Blender instance through `blender_bridge.py`. It skips the MCP protocol entirely. The agent pipes Python scripts straight into the native `bpy` runtime and reads back structured JSON data. This setup lets it inspect active scenes, check collections, examine meshes, inspect materials, and read current selections.

Flue must be installed locally via `pip install flue && flue setup`, otherwise the CLI agent cannot reach the application. The instructions explicitly forbid installing Flue without human approval in the active session.

Safety rules require the agent to prefer small, inspectable steps rather than destructive edits. Before running operations, the agent reads `FLUE.md` and `adapters/blender_adapter/APP.md` to follow the operational contract.

## Requirements
- Works with: Blender

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SFKislev/Flue --skill blender -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/blender/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/blender/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SFKislev/Flue --skill blender -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/blender/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SFKislev/Flue --skill blender -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/blender/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install SFKislev/Flue blender
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/blender/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SFKislev/Flue --skill blender -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/SFKislev/Flue --path skills/blender
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/blender/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SFKislev/Flue --skill blender -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/SFKislev/Flue/tree/HEAD/skills/blender/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- inspect objects and collections in the active Blender scene
- check materials and meshes of selected models
- execute targeted `bpy` scripts inside the viewport
- retrieve object selection details as structured JSON

## Example prompts
- Inspect the open Blender scene and list all objects in the Props collection
- Run a bpy script to apply a basic material to the active mesh selection

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: Blender
description: Control Blender from the shell via Flue - a Python bridge to bpy without an MCP server.
---
This skill lets a coding agent operate **Blender** on the desktop through [Flue](https://github.com/SFKislev/flue), a local shell-to-application bridge. The agent pipes Python into `blender_bridge.py` and gets structured JSON back. Flue is **not an MCP server** — it is a thinner, simpler shell contract that drives Blender's own `bpy` runtime directly.

> agent shell -> `blender_bridge.py` -> bpy -> JSON result

## When to use
The human requests work performed **inside Blender** — inspect the open scene, collections, objects, meshes, materials, selection; make bounded edits; run small `bpy` scripts. A CLI agent cannot act inside Blender without a bridge like Flue.

## How to proceed
1. **Read `FLUE.md` in this directory first.** It explains how Flue works, the bridge contract, a worked `bpy` example, and safety expectations.
2. **If Flue is installed:** also read `C:\Users\fredd\.claude\skills\flue\SKILL.md` and `adapters/blender_adapter/APP.md` for the operational contract, then work from there.
3. **If Flue is not installed:** tell the human. The install command is `pip install flue && flue setup`. Do not install without explicit approval in the current session.

## Other apps
Flue also supports Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, InDesign, Audition, Houdini, 3ds Max, Unity, and Microsoft Office through the same stdin/stdout contract. One install covers all adapters.

## Safety
Flue acts inside professional desktop software. Treat the human as the driver; prefer small, inspectable steps; avoid destructive actions unless explicitly requested. Flue is MIT-licensed and reviewable on GitHub / PyPI before use.
```
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© SFKislev · MIT · https://github.com/SFKislev/Flue/tree/HEAD/skills/blender/SKILL.md

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