# VFX Parsers

> Use this tool when you need to parse and generate professional VFX file formats, such as Nuke, MaterialX, and USD, to streamline visual effects production pipelines. It takes VFX files as input, converts them to JSON AST format, and generates output files in the original formats with round-trip stability. Ideal for use cases involving compositing scripts, shading network definitions, and scene description files.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/gh-mabaam-vfx-parsers  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gh-mabaam-vfx-parsers

## Description

An MCP server for bidirectional parsing and generation of professional VFX file formats used in visual effects production pipelines. Supports Nuke (.nk) compositing scripts with node graphs and TCL expressions, MaterialX (.mtlx) XML-based shading network definitions, and USD ASCII (.usda) Universal Scene Description files. Provides three parse tools that convert files to JSON AST format and three generation tools that convert JSON back to the original formats with round-trip stability.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.87
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** devops-ci
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/gh-mabaam-vfx-parsers)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/mabaam/mcp-vfx-parsers>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "gh-mabaam-vfx-parsers"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gh-mabaam-vfx-parsers` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gh-mabaam-vfx-parsers/pull`

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