tdmcpThe TouchDesigner MCP server

Stop wiring nodes by hand. Describe a visual to Claude, Cursor or Codex and it builds a real, playable network inside TouchDesigner — audio-reactive, generative, particle and 3D systems with live controls — checking and previewing its own work.

I'm an artist — start here

Developer reference

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Describe it, don't wire it

"Create a feedback tunnel from noise with blur and displace, then add bloom and output it to a window" — and the nodes appear, wired up, in your project.

Real operators, not guesses

An embedded reference of 629 operators, 68 Python classes, workflow patterns and GLSL techniques means the AI uses real TouchDesigner operators instead of inventing them.

Sees and fixes its own work

A bridge inside TouchDesigner creates, connects, inspects and previews nodes in a create → verify → preview loop, and auto-arranges every network into a readable layout.

Built for live performance

Audio-reactive, generative and particle systems arrive playable — with control panels, presets, cues, tempo sync, MIDI/OSC/DMX I/O and a phone remote.

Works offline-friendly

A local LLM copilot (tdmcp chat) handles simple tasks without a paid API, and the server stays usable even when TouchDesigner is closed.

102 tools, three layers

From one-line artist generators down to atomic node CRUD and Python escape hatches — see the full, always-current Tools reference.

Two ways in

🎛️ I make visuals. You don't need to code. Start with What is tdmcp?, do the one-click install, then make your first visual. Prefer Portuguese? Comece por aqui »

🛠️ I'm a developer. Jump to the architecture overview, the auto-generated tools reference, or wire it into your client and read the bridge & REST API.