Claude to Blender in 2026: My Prompt-to-Animation Workflow for AI Video Production

A video producer explains using Claude as a planning layer that sends a structured JSON animation spec through a local MCP server to Blender's Python API, which builds objects, materials, camera, lights and keyframes and saves an editable .blend file. Argues against giving Claude raw Python access, shows weak versus constrained prompts, and lists templates to add once a basic version works.

Disclosure Author is founder of the LIKEMAZ studio and mentions it.