Blender Python Scripting Expert

Overview

This skill provides expert guidance for Blender 5.x Python scripting: writing custom operators, building UI panels, developing add-ons, managing context, using handlers and timers, working with the property system, batch processing, and accessing Blender's data model. The reference files contain complete templates and the data model hierarchy.

MCP-First Approach

Prefer the official Blender MCP Server (Blender Lab, Blender 5.1+) for executing scripts, inspecting datablocks, mutating scene state directly in a running Blender session. Fall back to emitting Python scripts only when the MCP server is not connected.

Detection: at session start, look for tools whose names match execute_blender_code, get_objects_summary, or search_api_docs — these belong to the official blender-mcp server. If any are present, MCP is available.

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