What problem does it solve? Building TouchDesigner networks by hand requires memorizing hundreds of operator parameter names that change between TD versions, and debugging black screens or silent shader errors is slow. This Skill connects an AI agent to a running TouchDesigner instance through the twozero MCP server, exposing 36 native tools to create operators, set validated parameters, wire connections, execute Python, capture screenshots, and profile performance without guessing parameter names. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Network construction and inspection: Create TOPs, CHOPs, SOPs, DATs, MATs, and COMPs with auto-positioning, inspect networks recursively, find errors, and read performance profiles via dedicated MCP tools. - Audio-reactive and GLSL workflows: Proven recipes for spectrum analysis pipelines, beat detection, GLSL TOP/MAT shaders with correct uniform passing, and feedback effects, with documented pitfalls like the Lag CHOP timeslice failure. - Recording and export: Render and record output via MovieFileOut TOP with ProRes or MJPA codecs, including pre-recording checklists for FPS, black-frame, and audio sync verification. - Use Case: Ask the agent to build an audio-reactive GLSL visual: it discovers parameter names with td_get_par_info, builds the AudioFileIn to AudioSpectrum to CHOP-to-TOP to GLSL chain, verifies output with screenshots, and records a ProRes movie. ## Quick Start Run the bundled setup script, drag the downloaded twozero.tox into TouchDesigner, enable the MCP auto-start toggle, then ask the agent to build a noise-based animated background at 1280x720.
