Create a primitive (cube / cylinder / cone / sphere) in SketchUp.

All linear values are millimeters (mm). Minimum size per dimension: 0.1 mm for cube (thin stock like veneer is fine), 1.0 mm for sphere / cylinder / cone (tessellated types degenerate earlier). position is the bounding-box MIN corner (not the center); the same anchor is used by transform_component.position. Per-type dimensions: cube uses [x, y, z]; cylinder and cone use [0]=diameter, [2]=height ([1] is ignored); sphere uses [0]=diameter only. New geometry is wrapped in a SketchUp Group.

Returns: JSON {id, name, type, bbox_mm{min,max}|null}. Read bbox_mm to verify the result before the next step.

Delete a group or component by entity ID.

Returns: JSON {ok: true}.

Move, rotate and/or scale a group or component (mm / degrees).

• position: ABSOLUTE target for the entity's bounding-box MIN corner, in mm — the same anchor create_component uses. Applied LAST (after rotation/scale), so the final bbox-min lands exactly at [x, y, z] even in combined calls. It is NOT a relative offset: repeating the same position is idempotent.

• rotation: RELATIVE rotation in degrees around the bbox center, applied sequentially about world X, then Y, then Z.

• scale: RELATIVE scale factors about the bbox center.

These validations (3-element lists, non-zero scale) apply only to this typed tool — raw Ruby driven through eval_ruby bypasses them.

Returns: JSON {id, name, type, bbox_mm{min,max}|null}. Read bbox_mm to verify the result; it is null for empty geometry.

Get the entities currently selected in the SketchUp UI.

Returns: JSON {entities: [...]} — groups/components are {id, name, type, layer, depth, bbox_mm|null}; other selected entities (edges, faces, ...) are {id, type} only.

Assign a material (color) to a group or component.

material accepts a named color — red, green, blue, yellow, cyan, turquoise, magenta, purple, white, black, brown, wood, orange, gray, grey — or a 6-digit hex string like "#a05030" (#rrggbb). Anything else fails with error -32602. Named colors are case-insensitive. Painting affects only this instance (it is made unique first). That applies to groups/components; painting a raw face/edge id (obtainable via get_selection) colors the shared definition — all instances show it.

Returns: JSON {id, name, type, bbox_mm{min,max}|null}.

Export the current scene to a temp file on the SketchUp host.

Formats: skp (native), obj / dae / stl (geometry), png / jpg (viewport render, default 1920×1080). The file is written on the machine running SketchUp — on a split-host setup the path is not directly readable here.

Returns: JSON {path, format} plus a "warning" field when exporting skp from a never-saved model (SketchUp binds the live document to the export path — relay the warning to the user).

Create a mortise-and-tenon joint between two boards.

All dimensions in millimeters; offsets shift the joint from the board face's center. Defaults are sized for ~100 mm boards. The two boards must already touch/overlap along the joint axis.

Returns: JSON {mortise: {id, name, type, bbox_mm|null}, tenon: {...}, boolean_cuts: {attempted, failed}} — non-zero failed means some cuts did not apply (likely non-manifold geometry); verify via bbox_mm.

Create a dovetail joint between two boards.

All dimensions in millimeters; angle is in degrees, valid range (0, 60]. Offsets shift the joint from the board face's center. Defaults are sized for ~100 mm boards. The two boards must already touch/overlap along the joint axis.

Returns: JSON {tail: {id, name, type, bbox_mm|null}, pin: {...}, boolean_cuts: {attempted, failed}} — non-zero failed means some cuts did not apply (likely non-manifold geometry); verify via bbox_mm.

Create a finger joint (box joint) between two boards.

All dimensions in millimeters; offsets shift the joint from the board face's center. Defaults are sized for ~100 mm boards. The two boards must already touch/overlap along the joint axis.

Returns: JSON {board1: {id, name, type, bbox_mm|null}, board2: {...}, boolean_cuts: {attempted, failed}} — non-zero failed means some cuts did not apply (likely non-manifold geometry); verify via bbox_mm.

Evaluate arbitrary Ruby code in SketchUp.

Enabled by default; the user can close the gate in the SketchUp extension's Settings. When closed, the SketchUp side returns JSON-RPC code -32010 with a user-facing message explaining how to re-enable it. This wrapper surfaces that message as a plain string so the LLM can repeat it to the user verbatim — without the [code] prefix that format_error would otherwise add.

Returns the .to_s of the LAST evaluated expression; stdout (puts) is NOT captured. End scripts with an explicit expression — e.g. a final result.to_json — to get structured data back. Errors return "[code] message" with the Ruby exception class and message.

Perform a boolean operation (union / difference / intersection) on two solids.

difference = target minus tool. Operating on an instance of a shared definition consumes only that instance — the result is a new group, sibling instances are untouched. Unreliable on non-manifold geometry.

Returns: JSON {id, name, type, bbox_mm{min,max}|null}. Read bbox_mm to verify the result; it is null for empty geometry (e.g. a difference that consumed the whole body).

Chamfer (bevel) edges of a group/component by distance mm.

By default ALL edges are chamfered. Unreliable on non-manifold geometry.

Returns: JSON {id, name, type, bbox_mm|null, edges_chamfered, stats{attempted, skipped_no_match, subtract_failed, succeeded}} — check stats.subtract_failed == 0 (failed cuts) and stats.skipped_no_match == 0 (edges consumed by earlier cuts).

Round (fillet) edges of a group/component by radius mm with segments arc segments.

By default ALL edges are filleted. Unreliable on non-manifold geometry.

Returns: JSON {id, name, type, bbox_mm|null, edges_filleted, stats{attempted, skipped_no_match, subtract_failed, succeeded}} — check stats.subtract_failed == 0 (failed cuts) and stats.skipped_no_match == 0 (edges consumed by earlier cuts).

Capture the current SketchUp viewport; returns the PNG image plus a JSON text block {width, height, preset_used, style_used}.

Useful for letting Claude visually verify the scene between steps.

Parameters

• max_size: largest side of the returned PNG (64..4096). Aspect ratio is taken from the current viewport; the smaller side is scaled proportionally.

• view_preset: switch the camera to a standard view before snapping. current leaves the camera alone.

• zoom_extents: call view.zoom_extents before snapping.

• style: temporarily flip a small set of rendering_options keys. default leaves them alone.

• restore_view: when true (default), camera and rendering_options are snapshotted before mutation and restored after the snapshot, so the user's viewport is unchanged.

If the connection drops mid-response the call is retried automatically; the viewport may briefly flicker in that rare case.

Get current SketchUp model info: file path, title, units, bounding box, entity count, layer list.

Returns: JSON {path, title, units: "mm", bounding_box_mm|null, entity_count, layers[]}.

List groups and component instances in the model (paginated).

Each component is {id, name, type, layer, depth, bbox_mm} (detailed) or {id, name, type, layer, depth} (concise); bounds are world-coordinate mm. Set recursive=true to descend into nested components (bounded by max_depth, default 3).

Returns: JSON {components[], total, offset, truncated} — if truncated, request the next page with offset += limit.

Detailed info for a single group or component instance by entity ID.

Returns: JSON {id, name, type, layer, depth, bbox_mm|null}.

Find components matching name substring, layer, and/or type.

Name matching is case-insensitive substring; layer must match exactly. Searches recursively (bounded by max_depth). With no filters it returns all components up to max_depth (paginated) — same traversal as list_components.

Returns: JSON {components[], total, offset, truncated} — if truncated, request the next page with offset += limit.

List all model layers (tags).

Returns: JSON {layers: [{name, visible, color, id}]}.

Create a new layer (tag) with the given name.

Returns: JSON {id, name, visible}.

Undo the last atomic operation in SketchUp. One MCP tool-call = one undo step.

Returns: JSON {ok: true}.

Return the server version and Python↔Ruby compatibility verdict.

Useful as a runtime sanity probe — always returns a payload, even when the connection or other tools surface errors. The result is a JSON string with fields: python_version, ruby_version, min_compatible_ruby, max_compatible_ruby, ruby_min_compatible_python, ruby_max_compatible_python, compatible (bool), error (string | null).