Unity-MCP gameobject-set-parent

Set parent GameObject to list of GameObjects in opened Prefab or in a Scene. Use 'gameobject-find' tool to find the target GameObjects first.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/IvanMurzak/Unity-MCP

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/IvanMurzak/Unity-MCP "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/Unity-MCP-Plugin/.claude/skills/gameobject-set-parent" ~/.claude/skills/ivanmurzak-unity-mcp-gameobject-set-parent && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: Unity-MCP-Plugin/.claude/skills/gameobject-set-parent/SKILL.md

source content

GameObject / Set Parent

How to Call

unity-mcp-cli run-tool gameobject-set-parent --input '{
  "gameObjectRefs": "string_value",
  "parentGameObjectRef": "string_value",
  "worldPositionStays": false
}'

For complex input (multi-line strings, code), save the JSON to a file and use:

unity-mcp-cli run-tool gameobject-set-parent --input-file args.json

Or pipe via stdin (recommended):

unity-mcp-cli run-tool gameobject-set-parent --input-file - <<'EOF'
{"param": "value"}
EOF

Troubleshooting

unity-mcp-cli

is not found, either install it globally (

npm install -g unity-mcp-cli

) or use

npx unity-mcp-cli

instead. Read the /unity-initial-setup skill for detailed installation instructions.

Input

Name	Type	Required	Description
`gameObjectRefs`	`any`	Yes	List of references to the GameObjects to set new parent.
`parentGameObjectRef`	`any`	Yes	Reference to the parent GameObject.
`worldPositionStays`	`boolean`	No	A boolean flag indicating whether the GameObject's world position should remain unchanged when setting its parent.

Input JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "gameObjectRefs": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/com.IvanMurzak.Unity.MCP.Runtime.Data.GameObjectRefList"
    },
    "parentGameObjectRef": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/com.IvanMurzak.Unity.MCP.Runtime.Data.GameObjectRef"
    },
    "worldPositionStays": {
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "com.IvanMurzak.Unity.MCP.Runtime.Data.GameObjectRef": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "instanceID": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "instanceID of the UnityEngine.Object. If it is '0' and 'path', 'name', 'assetPath' and 'assetGuid' is not provided, empty or null, then it will be used as 'null'. Priority: 1 (Recommended)"
        },
        "path": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Path of a GameObject in the hierarchy Sample 'character/hand/finger/particle'. Priority: 2."
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Name of a GameObject in hierarchy. Priority: 3."
        },
        "assetType": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/System.Type",
          "description": "Type of the asset."
        },
        "assetPath": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Path to the asset within the project. Starts with 'Assets/'"
        },
        "assetGuid": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Unique identifier for the asset."
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "instanceID"
      ],
      "description": "Find GameObject in opened Prefab or in the active Scene."
    },
    "System.Type": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "com.IvanMurzak.Unity.MCP.Runtime.Data.GameObjectRefList": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/com.IvanMurzak.Unity.MCP.Runtime.Data.GameObjectRef",
        "description": "Find GameObject in opened Prefab or in the active Scene."
      },
      "description": "Array of GameObjects in opened Prefab or in the active Scene."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "gameObjectRefs",
    "parentGameObjectRef"
  ]
}

Output

Output JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "result": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "result"
  ]
}