create_ui_element

Create UI elements: Button, Text, Image, Panel, InputField, Slider, Toggle, Dropdown

Category: UI

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
element_type	string	yes		Type of UI element to create. One of: button, text, image, panel, input_field, slider, toggle, dropdown, scroll_view, raw_image
name	string	yes		Name of the UI element
parent	string			Parent object name (must be under a Canvas, or leave empty to create on root Canvas)
text	string			Text content for Button, Text, or InputField placeholder
position	object			Anchored position (x, y)
size	object			Size delta (width, height)
color	string			Color in hex format (e.g., #FF0000)
font_size	integer		14	Font size for text elements
sprite_path	string			Asset path to sprite for Image element
use_tmp	boolean		false	Use TextMeshPro instead of legacy Text (requires TMP package)

Example call

The arguments below are the required ones; add the optional ones you need.

{
  "name": "create_ui_element",
  "arguments": {
    "element_type": "button",
    "name": "…"
  }
}

In SuperSave mode

When Unity runs with NANORA_MCP_SUPERSAVE=1, call it through the execute meta tool: {"tool": "create_ui_element", "args": { … }}. See SuperSave mode.

Source

Generated from Assets/NanoraUnityMCP/Editor/Tools/UITools.cs (version 1.2.1). The client receives the same schema from tools/list.