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kernelCAD MCP Server

kernelCAD is an agent-first CAD platform. Claude can generate and edit parametric 3D models, inspect geometry (dimensions, mass properties, cross-sections, interference checks), validate designs for 3D printing, and export production-ready STEP and STL files. Models stay fully editable: every dimension is a named parameter Claude can change on request. Includes assemblies with kinematic joints, rendering for visual review, and a web Studio where users can view and share the models Claude builds.

Publisher claimed. 66 tools reported by the publisher. Pod has not connected to this server, so nothing here is verified.

Categorised under developer-tools. Published by kernelcad.com.

Status

Pod has not dialled kernelCAD yet, so everything on this page is what its publisher reported rather than what we observed. Registries describe servers; they do not connect to them. Until a check runs, treat the tool list below as a claim.

Tools

Its publisher lists 66 tools. Pod has not verified these against the live server yet.

  • generate_kcad_from_prompt
  • lookup_authoring_skill
  • evaluate_script
  • lookup_cookbook
  • list_features
  • add_feature
  • remove_feature
  • add_pattern_feature
  • set_param_value
  • params_list
  • params_update
  • list_assemblies
  • inspect_assembly
  • validate_assembly
  • add_connector
  • add_mate
  • list_mates
  • solve_mates
  • add_assembly_part_source
  • add_part_connector_source
  • add_mate_source
  • add_mate_coupling_source
  • add_transmission_source
  • add_workspace_target_source
  • set_scene_return_source
  • inspect_robot
  • validate_urdf
  • check_swept_collision
  • check_reachable
  • check_mounting_hole_consistency
  • check_load_capacity
  • get_shape_info
  • list_topology
  • list_edges
  • list_faces
  • list_face_labels
  • get_face_lineage
  • get_edges_of
  • resolve_topo_ref
  • evaluate_query
  • add_nurbs_surface
  • add_nurbs_curve
  • add_surface_from_boundary
  • add_hermite_g2
  • add_path_spline
  • add_path_nurbs_segment
  • add_path_hermite_g2
  • add_variable_sweep
  • trace_from_image
  • project_curve
  • add_sketch_text
  • emboss_text
  • solve_sketch
  • add_constraint
  • list_constraints
  • flatten_pattern
  • get_bend_table
  • dfm_preflight
  • evaluate_sdf
  • export_model
  • review_cad
  • design_loop
  • review_paint_peek_latest
  • why_did_this_fail
  • list_api
  • list_diagnostic_codes

Connect

A hosted endpoint at https://mcp.kernelcad.com/mcp, over streamable-http. Nothing to install.

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

Firsthand observations

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