Hardware for MCP

This repository shows examples of how you can use a language model to perform tool calls for:

• building a CAD part

• running heat transfer simulations

This repository uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Install Dependencies

First, clone the current GitHub repository with the following command.

Now, install all the Python dependencies using the uv package manager:

Install ngrok or any similar tunelling services. ngrok can be installed from https://ngrok.com/downloads

Next, if you use ngrok, run:

This will expose port 8000 (which we will be using soon for the MCP server) to a specific URL.

You should see a publicly visible URL after running the ngrok command. Keep note of this, you will need to add this in the .env file's environment variables.

Configure Environment Variables

Create a .env file and add the following environment variables

Quickstart

In one terminal, run the MCP server with the following:

In a second terminal, run the client with the following: