diff --git a/stopmagic/functions/is_candidate_object.py b/stopmagic/functions/is_candidate_object.py
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+from __future__ import annotations
+import bpy
+
+
+def is_candidate_object(context: bpy.types.Context | None) -> bool:
+    if context is None:
+        context = bpy.context
+    if context.view_layer.objects.active is None:
+        return False
+    else:
+        return context.view_layer.objects.active.type == "MESH"