Blender Skills for AI Coding Agents
Expert skills for Blender 5.x Python scripting (targeting 5.0 and 5.1). Provides complete API references, node/modifier/constraint catalogs, recipes, and debugging guides across 8 domains.
Skills
| Skill | Description |
|---|
| blender-geometry-nodes | ~373 geometry nodes, procedural modeling, Bone Info node, String to Curves fields, volume grid nodes, SVD |
| blender-shader-nodes | ~95 shader nodes, PBR/procedural/glass/metal recipes, Raycast node, Normal Map OpenGL/DirectX (5.1) |
| blender-compositing-nodes | ~80 compositor nodes, denoise/color grading/keying, Sequencer Strip Info, Mask to SDF (5.1) |
| blender-python-scripting | Operators, panels, add-ons, handlers, timers, property system, Python 3.13 (5.1) |
| blender-animation-rigging | Keyframes, FCurves, Smooth Gaussian modifier (5.1), Apply to Basis, drivers, ~45 constraints, IK/FK, NLA |
| blender-modeling-modifiers | ~50 modifiers, bmesh API, boolean speedups (5.1), Corrective Flip Normals, hard surface/retopo workflows |
| blender-physics-simulation | Rigid body, cloth, fluid (Mantaflow), soft body, particles, force fields, baking |
| blender-scene-rendering | Cycles/EEVEE, AVIF output (5.1), HTJ2K EXR, OpenColorIO 2.5, color management, import/export, linking |
Install
Claude Code
Add the marketplace and install the plugin:
claude plugin marketplace add ra100/blender-claude-plugin
claude plugin install blender-skills@blender-claude-marketplace
Or from a local checkout:
claude plugin marketplace add /path/to/blender-claude-plugin
claude plugin install blender-skills@blender-claude-marketplace
Manual
Copy the plugin directory into the agent's plugin search path. The agent needs to read .claude-plugin/plugin.json to discover the plugin and skills/*/SKILL.md to activate individual skills.
Blender MCP Server (recommended)
The skills are designed to work alongside the official Blender MCP Server (Blender 5.1+). Once configured, Claude can drive Blender directly instead of emitting scripts to copy-paste. See docs/blender-mcp-setup.md for the full setup. Skills work without it — they fall back to generating runnable bpy scripts.
Usage
The skills activate automatically based on your prompt. Ask Claude to:
- Create a geometry node scatter system
- Write a PBR material with Python
- Set up a compositor denoise + color grading pipeline
- Build a custom Blender operator with undo support
- Rig a character with IK/FK switching
- Add a subdivision + bevel + mirror modifier stack
- Simulate cloth falling onto rigid bodies
- Configure Cycles GPU rendering with denoising
- Export a character as glTF with animations
Each skill includes a task decision tree, common recipes, debugging guides, and full Python API references with correct type strings.
Structure
skills/
├── blender-geometry-nodes/
│ ├── SKILL.md
│ └── references/
│ ├── node_reference.md
│ └── python_api.md
├── blender-shader-nodes/
│ ├── SKILL.md
│ └── references/
│ ├── node_reference.md
│ └── python_api.md
├── blender-compositing-nodes/
│ ├── SKILL.md
│ └── references/
│ ├── node_reference.md
│ └── python_api.md
├── blender-python-scripting/
│ ├── SKILL.md
│ └── references/
│ ├── python_api.md
│ └── data_model_reference.md
├── blender-animation-rigging/
│ ├── SKILL.md
│ └── references/
│ ├── constraint_reference.md
│ └── python_api.md
├── blender-modeling-modifiers/
│ ├── SKILL.md
│ └── references/
│ ├── modifier_reference.md
│ └── python_api.md
├── blender-physics-simulation/
│ ├── SKILL.md
│ └── references/
│ ├── physics_reference.md
│ └── python_api.md
└── blender-scene-rendering/
├── SKILL.md
└── references/
├── settings_reference.md
└── python_api.md
Changelog
v1.3.0 — Official Blender MCP Server
