# raea setup

> Find Blender, or download its current LTS, and install its MCP add-on.

`raea setup blender` finds the Blender on this machine (from `git config raea.blender`, raea's own copy, /Applications or the `PATH`), or downloads the current LTS from blender.org into `~/.raea/tools/blender`. It then installs the add-on that
lets an agent drive Blender over MCP. [`raea blender run`](blender.md) uses the Blender it found.

```sh
raea setup blender --check
raea setup blender
```


## Usage

```sh
raea setup blender [--check] [--download]   (find Blender or download the LTS into ~/.raea/tools/blender, and install its MCP add-on)
```

Headless: it needs nothing running and opens no window. Takes up to 1 argument besides its flags.

## Flags

| Flag | Takes | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `--check` | – | Say which Blender would be used, without downloading or installing anything. |
| `--download` | – | Download the LTS even when a Blender is already on this machine. |