com.kernelcad/kernelcad

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com.kernelcad/kernelcad · version 0.11.2 · streamable-http · Design

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Agent-first CAD: editable .kcad.ts source, deterministic review, OpenCASCADE kernel.

Endpoint: https://mcp.kernelcad.com/mcp

Install

npm kernelcad 0.11.2 — npx -y kernelcad

Connect

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http kernelcad https://mcp.kernelcad.com/mcp

Cursor (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kernelcad": {
      "url": "https://mcp.kernelcad.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic JSON config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kernelcad": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://mcp.kernelcad.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools (45)

add_connector
Use this when you need to add a mate connector to a part. Durably insert `<partBinding>.connector(name, { type, origin, axis?, normal? })` before the final top-level return. Use the part binding retu…
add_constraint
Use this when you need to add a sketch constraint to a list. Append one validated sketch constraint to a constraint list. Side-effect-free: pass { constraints, constraint } and receive the updated li…
add_curve
Use this when you need to author a 3D Curve3D into the user's .kcad.ts immediately before the last top-level return. One authoring path, selected by `kind`: - 'nurbs' — insert a `nurbsCurve(controlPo…
add_feature
Use this when you need to insert a new feature line into a script. Insert a new feature line into a kernelCAD script before the last top-level return statement. Returns the modified code as text plus…
add_mate
Use this when you need to author a mate-graph relationship into the source, selected by `relation` (default 'mate'): - 'mate' — a typed mate between two connectors ({ name, a, b, type, pose?, limitsD…
add_part
Use this when you need to add a part to an assembly. Durably insert `const <binding> = <assembly>.part(partName, shapeExpression, opts?)` before the final top-level return in a kernelCAD source strin…
add_path_segment
Use this when you need to append a curved segment to an existing PathBuilder chain on the named `chain_anchor` variable. The call is injected at the END of the chain, immediately before any `.close()…
add_pattern_feature
Use this when you need to repeat a feature in a pattern. Insert a Shape.patternLinear / .patternCircular / .patternGrid call into a kernelCAD script before the last top-level return. Pass structured …
add_surface
Use this when you need to author a NURBS Surface into the user's .kcad.ts. One authoring path, selected by `kind`: - 'nurbs' — insert a nurbsSurface(...) / surfaceFromCurves(...) call. Pass either { …
add_text
Use this when you need to author text into a kernelCAD script before the last top-level return. One authoring path, selected by `mode`: - 'sketch' — insert a sketch.text(...) call. The emitted sketch…
add_variable_sweep
Use this when you need to author a variable-section sweep along a spine. Insert a `variableSweep(spine, sections, opts?)` declaration into the user's .kcad.ts immediately before the last top-level re…
add_workspace_target
Use this when you need to declare a reachability target for a connector. Durably insert `<assembly>.workspace(connectorRef, { reachable, toleranceMm? })` before the final top-level return. Workspace …
capture_animation
Use this when you need to render a script's animation timeline to a video. Capture a kernelCAD script's animationView({...}) timeline to an MP4 (ffmpeg) or a PNG frame sequence, verifying the sampled…
design_loop
Use this when you need to run a CAD design loop over multiple attempts. Run an agent CAD design loop over one or more attempt scripts: review each attempt with review_cad, continue past functional at…
diff_scripts
Use this when you need to see exactly what changed between two script versions. Structured geometric delta between two versions of a kernelCAD script — a baseline ({ baseFile } or { baseCode }) and a…
evaluate_script
Use this when you need to run a script and check it compiles. Run a kernelCAD .kcad.ts script and report pass/fail + feature count + diagnostics. When the scene is assembly-built (assembly().part(...…
evaluate_sdf
Use this when you need to sample a signed-distance field at a point. Sample the signed distance from an in-script sdf.* field at a 3D point. Returns { distance, inside, aabb, kind }. Distance is in m…
export
Use this when you need to export geometry to a file. One exporter, selected by `target`: - target:'model' — export the script geometry to one file. Pass { file | code }, a required { output_path }, a…
fetch_part
Use this when you need to download a catalog part as a STEP file. Resolve an id (or single-match query) to a part record and write its STEP file to the local cache. Bundled ids resolve offline; non-b…
find_part
Use this when you need to find a part in the catalog. Discover bundled (and optionally remote) part-catalog records by fuzzy query and faceted filters. Tokens AND-combine; cross-facet filters AND-com…
flatten_pattern
Use this when you need the unfolded flat pattern of a bent sheet-metal part. Return the unfolded 2D flat-pattern of a bent sheet-metal Shape as a Region (outer polyline + holes + bend lines + sketch …
get_latest_render
Render a project's current model server-side and return it as an inline image so you can SEE what you built. Use this after open_in_studio (or any /p/<slug> link): call with that `slug` to inspect wh…
get_model_mesh
Return the raw per-feature triangle mesh (positions/indices/normals) of a project's current model, by slug. For the in-chat 3D viewer widget to render geometry; delivered over the MCP Apps bridge. Th…
get_project
Use this when you need to reopen a saved project or browse what the user has saved — it fetches a kernelCAD Studio project, or lists the signed-in user's saved projects. Pass `slug` (from a /p/<slug>…
get_project_revision
Fetch the exact immutable .kcad source and parameters captured at a prior `open_in_studio` version. Use this to read-after-write verify a release: pass the returned `slug` and `version`, then hash or…
inspect
Use this when you need to read facts about a model. One reader, selected by `of`: - 'assembly' — physical assembly inventory (parts, bboxes, connectors, mates, disconnected solids). - 'robot' — URDF/…
lookup_api
Use this when you need to list the kernelCAD script-runtime surface: global functions (box, path, selectEdges, helix, etc), Shape methods (fillet, sweep, lower, etc), Sketch methods (extrude, revolve…
lookup_authoring_skill
Return the kernelcad-authoring SKILL.md body — conventions for writing .kcad.ts scripts (imports, parameters, evaluation contract, common pitfalls). Use this tool BEFORE generating CAD code if your M…
lookup_cookbook
Use this when you need a canonical pattern snippet for a CAD task. Search the kernelCAD cookbook for canonical pattern snippets. Returns top-k snippets matching the natural-language query, ranked by …
lookup_diagnostics
Use this when you need the kernelCAD 26-code diagnostic catalogue with hint templates. Tiny one-shot call; useful for an agent that wants to pre-populate retry strategies. Hints are also inline on ev…
mesh_summary
Mesh a kernelCAD .kcad.ts source server-side and return a COMPACT geometry summary — overall bounds plus, per feature, its id, kind, triangle count, and bounding box. Use this to INSPECT a model's ge…
open_in_studio
Use this when the user wants to SEE or share the model — it persists the current kernelCAD model and returns a one-click link that opens it in the kernelCAD Studio web app, where the user can view an…
project_curve
Use this when you need to wrap a 2D curve onto a 3D face. Insert a `<shape>.projectCurve({ curve, face, scaleMode?, asEdge? })` chained call into a kernelCAD script. Wraps a 2D closed curve onto a 3D…
query
Use this when you need to resolve or inspect topology against a script's lowered geometry. Selected by `mode` (default 'evaluate'): - 'evaluate' — inspect a Query (@kc[...] ref, @kcq[...] DSL, or { a…
remove_feature
Use this when you need to remove a feature line from a script. Remove a single line from a kernelCAD script identified by a substring match. Returns the modified code plus diagnostics from re-evaluat…
render_preview
Use this when you need to LOOK at a kernelCAD model — render its script to deterministic PNG views for visual self-check (the visual half of the evaluate → render → inspect → fix loop), with NO studi…
review_cad
Use this when you need to review a mechanism for fitness and repair mode. Run the deterministic CAD review loop: evaluate the script, validate the assembly/mate graph, check mate connectors touch mod…
review_paint_peek_latest
Return the newest brush-painted review packet from a Studio session. After sharing a /p/<slug> link, the user can open it in the browser and paint marks over the 3D viewport to give visual feedback. …
set_param
Use this when you need to edit a param() default value in a kernelCAD script. Returns the modified code as text plus diagnostics from re-evaluating the result. Caller persists the new code via standa…
set_scene_return
Use this when you need to set how the script returns its assembly. Replace the final top-level return statement with `return <assembly>.model();` or `return <assembly>.solvedModel(poses, options?);`.…
solve_mates
Use this when you need to solve the mate graph and get part poses. Run the v0.6 mate-graph solver on the active assembly. Returns { status, poses, iterations? } where each pose is a serialized Transf…
solve_sketch
Use this when you need to solve a 2D sketch constraint set. Solve a 2D sketch constraint set. Side-effect-free: pass { entities, constraints } and receive solved entities plus the original constraint…
trace_from_image
Use this when you need to trace features from a reference photo into waypoints. Trace pixel-space features from a reference photo into normalized [0..1] waypoints the agent can map to mm via a known …
verify
Use this when you need to check a design against a rule set. One verifier, selected by `check`: - 'assembly' — mate-aware assembly validator on the active session (run evaluate_script first). - 'urdf…
why_did_this_fail
Use this when you need to trace why a feature failed. Walk the upstream chain of a failing feature. Returns the diagnostics of the requested feature plus the diagnostics of every upstream feature in …

History

45 tools added: review_paint_peek_latest, open_in_studio, get_project, get_project_revision, get_latest_render, get_model_mesh, lookup_authoring_skill, mesh_summary, evaluate_script, diff_scripts, inspect, verify, why_did_this_fail, set_param, add_feature, add_surface, add_curve, add_path_segment, trace_from_image, add_variable_sweep, add_text, project_curve, add_pattern_feature, remove_feature, query, lookup_api, lookup_diagnostics, export, lookup_cookbook, find_part, fetch_part, solve_sketch, add_constraint, add_part, add_connector, add_mate, add_workspace_target, set_scene_return, solve_mates, review_cad, design_loop, flatten_pattern, evaluate_sdf, capture_animation, render_preview
2026-09-14T17:01Z
Became working (was unverified)
2026-09-14T17:01Z
First seen in the registry (0.11.2)
2026-09-14T09:46Z

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