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OpenSCAD MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets AI assistants like Claude create, edit, render, and export 3D models using OpenSCAD.

Related MCP server: freecad-mcp

What It Does

Connect this server to Claude Desktop and you can ask Claude to:

• Design parametric 3D models in OpenSCAD

• Preview renders as PNG images

• Export to STL, 3MF, AMF, DXF, SVG, and more

• Animate models using OpenSCAD's $t variable

• Check syntax before rendering

• Browse an OpenSCAD language cheatsheet

Available Tools

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+

• OpenSCAD installed (download)

• Claude Desktop (download)

Install

git clone https://github.com/sergiudanstan/openscad-mcp.git
cd openscad-mcp
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate    # Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -e .

Configure Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openscad": {
      "command": "/full/path/to/openscad-mcp/.venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["-m", "openscad_mcp"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use ".venv\\Scripts\\python.exe" instead.

Restart Claude Desktop — the OpenSCAD tools will appear in the hammer icon.

Examples

The examples/ directory includes sample .scad files:

• box.scad — Simple parametric box

• gear.scad — Involute spur gear

• vase.scad — Curved vase with twist

Project Structure

openscad-mcp/
├── src/openscad_mcp/
│   ├── server.py           # FastMCP server setup
│   ├── client.py           # OpenSCAD CLI wrapper
│   └── tools/
│       ├── design_tools.py   # create / read / edit
│       ├── render_tools.py   # preview / export / animate
│       └── library_tools.py  # list files / cheatsheet / syntax check
├── examples/               # Sample .scad files
├── tests/                  # Test suite
└── pyproject.toml

Security

• No shell injection — uses subprocess_exec (argument list, not shell string)

• Path traversal protection — all file operations are sandboxed to the workspace directory

• No credentials or API keys — runs entirely locally

Workspace

All files are created in ~/openscad-mcp-workspace/ by default.

Running Tests

pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest tests/

Full Installation Guide

See openscad-mcp-install-guide.pdf for detailed step-by-step instructions for macOS and Windows.