Embody MCP server

Name: Embody
Author: dylanroscover

The most comprehensive MCP toolkit for TouchDesigner

What Embody does

Summarised from the project README; check the repository for the latest details.

Tools exposed (7)

create_op – Create any operator type in any network
set_parameter – Set values, expressions, or bind modes on any parameter
connect_ops – Wire operators together
execute_python – Run arbitrary Python in TD's main thread
export_network – Export networks to diffable `.tdxn` YAML
create_extension – Scaffold a full extension (COMP + DAT + wiring)
get_op_errors – Inspect errors on any operator and its children

Requirements

Remote server URL (no local install)

Repository: dylanroscover/Embody
Website: https://embody.tools
Stars: ★199
Language: Python
Last updated: 2026-10-15
creative-codingexternalizationmcpmcp-clientmcp-servermedia-artmodel-context-protocolpythontouchdesignerversion-control

How to install Embody MCP in Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code

Install

Taken from the project README (README mcpServers JSON). Check the README for required API keys before use.

Claude Code

Terminal (claude CLI)

claude mcp add --transport http envoy http://127.0.0.1:9870/mcp

Claude Desktop

Remote server: add it under Customize → Connectors → Add custom connector with the URL http://127.0.0.1:9870/mcp.

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "envoy": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://127.0.0.1:9870/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "envoy": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://127.0.0.1:9870/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to config generator – combine it with other servers, or get the Windsurf format.

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