Assets / Find

Search the asset database using the search filter string. Allows you to search for Assets. The string argument can provide names, labels or types (classnames).

Filter syntax

• Name — filter assets by their filename (without extension). Words separated by whitespace are treated as separate name searches.
• Labels (l:) — assets can have labels attached. Use l: before each label.
• Types (t:) — find assets based on explicitly identified types. Available types include AnimationClip, AudioClip, AudioMixer, ComputeShader, Font, GUISkin, Material, Mesh, Model, PhysicMaterial, Prefab, Scene, Script, Shader, Sprite, Texture, VideoClip, VisualEffectAsset, VisualEffectSubgraph.
• AssetBundles (b:) — find assets which are part of an Asset bundle.
• Area (a:) — find assets in a specific area. Valid values: all, assets, packages.
• Globbing (glob:) — use globbing to match specific rules.

Searching is case-insensitive. Use searchInFolders to restrict the search scope. maxResults caps the returned list (default 10) — results beyond it are truncated.

How to Call

unity-mcp-cli run-tool assets-find --input '{
  "filter": "string_value",
  "searchInFolders": "string_value",
  "maxResults": 0
}'

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

unity-mcp-cli run-tool assets-find --input-file args.json

Or pipe via stdin (recommended):

unity-mcp-cli run-tool assets-find --input-file - <<'EOF'
{"param": "value"}
EOF

Troubleshooting

If 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

Input JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "filter": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "searchInFolders": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/System.String-1"
    },
    "maxResults": {
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "System.String-1": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    }
  }
}

Output

Output JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "result": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/System.Collections.Generic.List(AIGD.AssetObjectRef)"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "AIGD.AssetObjectRef": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "instanceID": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "instanceID of the UnityEngine.Object. If this is '0' and 'assetPath' and 'assetGuid' is not provided, empty or null, then it will be used as 'null'."
        },
        "assetType": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/System.Type",
          "description": "Type of the asset."
        },
        "assetPath": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Path to the asset within the project. Starts with 'Assets/'"
        },
        "assetGuid": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Unique identifier for the asset."
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "instanceID"
      ],
      "description": "Reference to UnityEngine.Object asset instance. It could be Material, ScriptableObject, Prefab, and any other Asset. Anything located in the Assets and Packages folders."
    },
    "System.Type": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "System.Collections.Generic.List(AIGD.AssetObjectRef)": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/AIGD.AssetObjectRef",
        "description": "Reference to UnityEngine.Object asset instance. It could be Material, ScriptableObject, Prefab, and any other Asset. Anything located in the Assets and Packages folders."
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "result"
  ]
}