AutoCAD MCP Server for Claude Web (claude.ai)

Connect locally running AutoCAD 2014+ to Claude Web (claude.ai) via Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Cloudflare Tunnels.

Includes full source code for the 149-tool AutoCAD MCP Pro engine with dual COM API + ezdxf backend support.

🏗️ Architecture

   ┌───────────────────────┐
   │  Claude Web           │
   │  (claude.ai)          │
   └───────────┬───────────┘
               │ Remote MCP (Streamable HTTP / SSE) over HTTPS
               ▼
   ┌───────────────────────┐
   │ Cloudflare Tunnel     │ (https://<subdomain>.trycloudflare.com/mcp)
   └───────────┬───────────┘
               │ Secure Encrypted Tunnel
               ▼
   ┌───────────────────────┐
   │ autocad-mcp Server    │ (FastMCP 3.4.7 Server on 127.0.0.1:8000)
   └───────────┬───────────┘
               │ PyWin32 COM API
               ▼
   ┌───────────────────────┐
   │  AutoCAD 2014         │ (Live AutoCAD Instance)
   └───────────────────────┘

Related MCP server: AutoCAD MCP Server

🚀 Quick Start

1. Requirements

• Windows PC

• AutoCAD 2014 (or newer 64-bit AutoCAD)

• Python 3.11+ 64-bit

• cloudflared.exe (Cloudflare Tunnel client)

2. Installation

Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Start AutoCAD MCP Server

Double-click start_autocad_mcp.bat or run:

set AUTOCAD_MCP_BACKEND=com
python server.py --transport http --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8000

4. Start Cloudflare Tunnel

Double-click start_cloudflare.bat or run:

cloudflared tunnel --url http://127.0.0.1:8000

This will output a temporary HTTPS URL (e.g. https://<subdomain>.trycloudflare.com).

🔗 Connecting to Claude Web (claude.ai)

1. Open Claude Web.

2. Go to Settings → Connectors (or Remote MCP Connectors).

3. Click Add Remote MCP Connector.

4. Enter your endpoint URL:

   https://<your-subdomain>.trycloudflare.com/mcp

5. Click Connect. Claude Web will connect and expose all 149 AutoCAD MCP tools!

🛠️ Testing

Run the test script to verify connection and tool listing:

python test_mcp.py http://127.0.0.1:8000/mcp

Or test via Cloudflare public endpoint:

python test_mcp.py https://<your-subdomain>.trycloudflare.com/mcp

🔒 Security

• Loopback Bind: The MCP server binds only to 127.0.0.1:8000.

• Authentication: Optional Bearer token authentication via MCP_AUTH_TOKEN environment variable.

📄 License & Credits

Built with FastMCP and autocad-mcp-pro (by Umutcan Edizsalan).