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---
name: maya-pipeline
description: >-
Domain skill — Maya asset pipeline orchestration: set up project directory
structures, export scenes to USD, and coordinate multi-step DCC workflows.
Use when initialising a Maya project or exporting assets for a downstream
pipeline. Not for raw geometry editing — use maya-geometry for that. Not for
low-level USD file inspection — use usd-tools for that.
license: MIT
compatibility: Maya 2022+, Python 3.7+, requires usd-tools and maya-geometry skills
allowed-tools: Bash Read Write
metadata:
dcc-mcp.dcc: maya
dcc-mcp.version: "2.0.0"
dcc-mcp.layer: domain
dcc-mcp.search-hint: "Maya project setup, export scene USD, asset pipeline, Maya export workflow, DCC pipeline orchestration"
dcc-mcp.tags: "maya, pipeline, export, project setup, domain"
- category: pipeline
- author: dcc-mcp-core
+ dcc-mcp.tools: tools.yaml
depends:
- maya-geometry
- usd-tools
- tools:
- - name: setup_project
- description: Create a Maya project directory structure with standard folders
- input_schema:
- type: object
- required: [project_path]
- properties:
- project_path:
- type: string
- description: Absolute path where the Maya project will be created
- project_name:
- type: string
- description: Name of the Maya project
- read_only: false
- destructive: false
- idempotent: true
- source_file: scripts/setup_project.py
- next-tools:
- on-success: [maya_geometry__create_sphere, maya_pipeline__export_usd]
- on-failure: [dcc_diagnostics__audit_log]
-
- - name: export_usd
- description: Export the current Maya scene to a USD file
- input_schema:
- type: object
- required: [output_path]
- properties:
- output_path:
- type: string
- description: Destination USD file path (.usd, .usda, .usdz)
- selection_only:
- type: boolean
- description: Export only selected objects
- default: false
- animation:
- type: boolean
- description: Include animation data
- default: true
- read_only: false
- destructive: false
- idempotent: false
- source_file: scripts/export_usd.py
- next-tools:
- on-success: [usd_tools__inspect, usd_tools__validate]
- on-failure: [dcc_diagnostics__screenshot, dcc_diagnostics__audit_log]
---
# Maya Pipeline Skill (Advanced)
Demonstrates the **full advanced skill layout** for `dcc-mcp-core`:
```
maya-pipeline/
├── SKILL.md # Frontmatter + instructions
├── scripts/
│ ├── setup_project.py # Create Maya project structure
│ └── export_usd.py # Export scene to USD
└── metadata/
├── help.md # Detailed usage docs
├── install.md # Installation / environment setup
└── uninstall.md # Cleanup instructions
```
## Tools
### `maya_pipeline__setup_project`
Create a Maya project directory with the standard folder hierarchy:
`scenes/`, `assets/`, `sourceimages/`, `renderData/`, `movies/`.
### `maya_pipeline__export_usd`
Export the current Maya scene (or selection) to Universal Scene Description.
Integrates with `usd-tools` for post-export validation.
## Composability
This skill **depends on** two other skills:
| Dependency | Purpose |
|-----------|---------|
| `maya-geometry` | Reuses geometry creation tools |
| `usd-tools` | USD validation after export |
When loading via `load_skill("maya-pipeline")`, ensure the dependency skills
are loaded first:
```python
catalog.load_skill("maya-geometry")
catalog.load_skill("usd-tools")
catalog.load_skill("maya-pipeline")
```
## Metadata directory
The `metadata/` directory provides structured side-car documentation:
- **help.md** — User-facing reference
- **install.md** — Pre-install steps, environment variables, dependency checks
- **uninstall.md** — Cleanup steps when removing the skill