get_selection

Get the current Studio selection

Description

Retrieves all instances currently selected in Roblox Studio’s Explorer. Returns the path, class name, and name for each selected instance.

Endpoint

get_selection

Parameters

This tool takes no parameters.

Response

selection · array

An array of objects representing each selected instance

selection[].path · string

The full path to the instance (e.g., “Workspace.Part”)

selection[].className · string

The class name of the instance (e.g., “Part”, “Model”, “Script”)

selection[].name · string

The name of the instance

count · number

The number of instances currently selected

Examples

Get current selection with multiple items

{}

Response:

{
  "selection": [
    {
      "path": "Workspace.Part1",
      "className": "Part",
      "name": "Part1"
    },
    {
      "path": "Workspace.Model.Part2",
      "className": "Part",
      "name": "Part2"
    }
  ],
  "count": 2
}

No selection

{}

Response:

{
  "selection": [],
  "count": 0
}

Single item selected

{}

Response:

{
  "selection": [
    {
      "path": "Workspace.SpawnLocation",
      "className": "SpawnLocation",
      "name": "SpawnLocation"
    }
  ],
  "count": 1
}