Describe what you need and kernelCAD designs the part, checks it holds together, and hands you a file your shop can manufacture.
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Recommended: Directory API v1 over HTTP for detail and anonymous invoke when eligible (not MCP JSON-RPC on the publisher URL; no user MCPBundles credentials on v1).
GET https://www.mcpbundles.com/api/directory/v1/servers/kernelcad-mcp-d51c6f665f
GET https://www.mcpbundles.com/api/directory/v1/servers/kernelcad-mcp-d51c6f665f?live=1 (optional live refresh)
GET https://www.mcpbundles.com/api/directory/v1/servers/kernelcad-mcp-d51c6f665f/tools/<tool> (one tool: schema + invoke.url)
POST https://www.mcpbundles.com/api/directory/v1/servers/kernelcad-mcp-d51c6f665f/tools/{tool}
POST body: flat JSON of tool argument names and values; not an arguments wrapper. Replace {tool} with a tool name from GET detail.
Restricted agent shell (ChatGPT Codex desktop, some IDE sandboxes):
Default command sandboxes often block outbound network. curl exit 6 or "Could not resolve host" for www.mcpbundles.com is usually sandbox DNS — not evidence this site is down.
Retry the same Directory API GET with sandbox_permissions "require_escalated" and a one-sentence justification on the shell tool (Codex on-request approval). Do not tell the user the site is unreachable from sandbox curl alone.
Example justification: Run the public MCPBundles Directory API search outside the command sandbox to complete the user's MCP server lookup.
If the agent has browser access (e.g. Codex @Browser): open https://www.mcpbundles.com/?q=<query> or stay on this page — no shell network needed. Use WebMCP search_mcp_servers then get_mcp_server (document.modelContext / page tools; refresh with fetchTools or getTools if a tool id is missing from the snapshot). Read-only directory search; same index as Directory API v1 GETs. Neither WebMCP nor Directory API v1 uses user MCPBundles credentials.
Without a browser: after escalated curl fails, use GET https://www.mcpbundles.com/?q=<query> with Accept: text/markdown for ranked results.
Hub MCP (connected session): discover_mcp_servers — same filter semantics as search_mcp_servers.
Contract: https://www.mcpbundles.com/agents.md
OpenAPI: https://www.mcpbundles.com/api/directory/v1/openapi.json
Guide: https://www.mcpbundles.com/guides/mcpbundles-directory-api
For MCP client apps (human connect):
MCP connect URL: https://mcp.kernelcad.com/mcp
Skill page: https://www.mcpbundles.com/skills/kernelcad-mcp-d51c6f665f
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Get Latest Painted Review Feedback
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Return the newest brush-painted review packet from a Studio session. After sharing a /p/<slug> link, the user can open it in the browser and paint marks over the 3D viewport to give visual feedback. Call this tool with the `slug` from that link to see the strokes — screenshot + mask + struck part names plus an optional one-line note and intent tags (e.g. "too thick", "missing", "wrong angle") describing WHAT is wrong — and act on the feedback. The slug is the capability: no OAuth required when p
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Get Latest Painted Review Feedback — Return the newest brush-painted review packet from a Studio session. After sharing a /p/<slug> link, the user can open it in the browser and paint marks over the 3D viewport to give visual feedback. Call this tool with the `slug` from that link to see the strokes — screenshot + mask + struck part names plus an optional one-line note and intent tags (e.g. "too thick", "missing", "wrong angle") describing WHAT is wrong — and act on the feedback. The slug is the capability: no OAuth required when p
Open in Studio — Save/publish the current kernelCAD model AND display it in one step: persists the project, returns the interactive Studio viewer (MCP Apps / ChatGPT outputTemplate), and includes a PNG preview in the SAME tool result (image content + previewUrl when available). Use this when the user wants to SEE or share the model — do NOT call get_latest_render afterwards for the happy path; the preview is already here when previewDelivered is true. Pass the full `.kcad` source as `code` (optional if you just
Get Project — Use this when you need to reopen a saved project or browse what the user has saved — it fetches a kernelCAD Studio project, or lists the signed-in user's saved projects. Pass `slug` (from a /p/<slug> link or a prior listing) to fetch that project's full .kcad source and metadata — then edit and open_in_studio with the same slug so the user's open tab updates live. Private projects require their owner's OAuth connection. OMIT `slug` to list the signed-in user's saved projects (most recently updat
Get Project Revision — Fetch the exact immutable .kcad source and parameters captured at a prior `open_in_studio` version. Use this to read-after-write verify a release: pass the returned `slug` and `version`, then hash or inspect the returned source. Public/unlisted projects use the slug as capability; private projects require the owner's OAuth connection.
Get Latest Render — Render a project's current model server-side and return it as an inline image so you can SEE what you built. Prefer open_in_studio for the happy path — it already includes an iso PNG preview in the same publish result when previewDelivered is true. Use this tool for a different `view`, a contact sheet (`view:"all"`), or when you only have a slug and are not publishing. Call with that `slug` to inspect whether the build looks right. CRITICAL — the image is rendered from the MODEL on the server; i
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Get Model Mesh — Return the raw per-feature triangle mesh (positions/indices/normals) of a project's current model, by slug. For the in-chat 3D viewer widget to render geometry; delivered over the MCP Apps bridge. The slug is the capability: public/unlisted need no OAuth; private requires the owner signed in.
Look Up Authoring Skill — Return the kernelcad-authoring SKILL.md body — conventions for writing .kcad.ts scripts (imports, parameters, evaluation contract, common pitfalls).
Use this tool BEFORE generating CAD code if your MCP client does not list resources. Clients that do list resources should instead read `kernelcad://skills/authoring` directly — the contents are identical.
INPUT: none. OUTPUT: { uri, mimeType, text } where `text` is the SKILL.md body.
Summarize Mesh Geometry — Mesh a kernelCAD .kcad.ts source server-side and return a COMPACT geometry summary — overall bounds plus, per feature, its id, kind, triangle count, and bounding box.
Use this to INSPECT a model's geometry without a viewer: confirm a part is the size/shape you expect, see how many triangles each feature contributes, or check that every feature produced geometry. This runs the full server-side OCCT pipeline (the same one the Studio renderer uses), so it evaluates modern sources (assembly, path,
Evaluate CAD Script — Use this when you need to run a script and check it compiles. Run a kernelCAD .kcad.ts script and report pass/fail + feature count + diagnostics. When the scene is assembly-built (assembly().part(...) → .model()/.solvedModel()), also returns a parts summary { count, names } AND runs the mechanism-truth gate by default: the `mechanism` field reports real/broken/unverified and a broken mechanism (self-collision, fastened drift, dof-mismatch) makes ok:false with the failures in diagnostics. Pass {
Diff CAD Scripts — Use this when you need to see exactly what changed between two script versions. Structured geometric delta between two versions of a kernelCAD script — a baseline ({ baseFile } or { baseCode }) and a revision ({ file } or { code }). Returns agent-readable JSON: per-part added/removed/renamed/changed (volume mm³ + exact bbox deltas, numbers matching inspect({ of: 'part-stats' })), total interference-volume delta with per-pair detail, mate-graph changes (added/removed/changed mates incl. type, con
Inspect Model — Use this when you need to read facts about a model. One reader, selected by `of`:
- 'assembly' — physical assembly inventory (parts, bboxes, connectors, mates, disconnected solids).
- 'robot' — URDF/SDFormat export preview (links, joints, planning groups, end-effectors, issues).
- 'step' — inspect an imported STEP file.
- 'shape' — volume / surfaceArea / bbox for one feature ({ feature_id? }).
- 'mass' — mass, centre of mass, centroidal inertia tensor (inertia6 + 3x3 inertiaMatrix), principalMom
Verify Design — Use this when you need to check a design against a rule set. One verifier, selected by `check`:
- 'assembly' — mate-aware assembly validator on the active session (run evaluate_script first).
- 'urdf' — structural validity of a .urdf file ({ urdf_path }).
- 'dfm' — print-readiness gates declared by dfmSpec() ({ file | code }).
- 'dfm-preflight' — sheet-metal flat pattern vs a job-shop's ordering rules ({ vendor, material, thicknessIn|thicknessMm, ... }).
- 'swept-collision' — sweep declared join
Explain Failure — Use this when you need to trace why a feature failed. Walk the upstream chain of a failing feature. Returns the diagnostics of the requested feature plus the diagnostics of every upstream feature in topological order (the requested feature is the last entry). Per-code hints are inline on every diagnostic — call lookup_diagnostics for the full catalogue. Pass { file?, code?, feature_id? }.
Set Parameter — Use this when you need to edit a param() default value in a kernelCAD script. Returns the modified code as text plus diagnostics from re-evaluating the result. Caller persists the new code via standard file-write tools (this tool has no side effects).
Add Feature — Use this when you need to insert a new feature line into a script. Insert a new feature line into a kernelCAD script before the last top-level return statement. Returns the modified code as text plus diagnostics from re-evaluating the result. Side-effect-free. Primitives that accept faceLabels (box, cylinder, extrudeRect, extrudeCircle, extrudePolygon, extrudeRoundedRect) can receive `opts.faceLabels` in the inserted code — use `lookup_api` to see `featureKindFaceLabels` for the full value schem
Add Surface — Use this when you need an organic, freeform, or swept shape — a body shell, panel, fairing, ergonomic curve, lens, or sculpted form — authored as a NURBS Surface into the user's .kcad.ts, OR when you need to finish surfaces into a watertight solid or taper faces for moldability. One authoring/finishing path, selected by `kind`:
- 'nurbs' — insert a nurbsSurface(...) / surfaceFromCurves(...) call. Pass either { controls, degree, weights?, knots?, periodic? } for direct construction, OR { section_
Add Curve — Use this when you need a freeform/organic 3D curve — a body feature line, brow, spine rail, or G2 blend between panels — authored as a Curve3D into the user's .kcad.ts immediately before the last top-level return. One authoring path, selected by `kind`:
- 'nurbs' — insert a `nurbsCurve(controlPoints, opts?)` declaration. Pass `controlPoints` as a Vec3[] (mm, at least 2 points). Optional NURBS knobs: `degree` (default 3), rational `weights`, explicit `knots`, `closed`.
- 'hermite' — insert a `her
Add Path Segment — Use this when you need a freeform/organic 2D outline — an eyewear brow, ergonomic grip, sneaker midsole, or body silhouette — by appending a curved segment to an existing PathBuilder chain on the named `chain_anchor` variable. The call is injected at the END of the chain, immediately before any `.close()`. One segment kind, selected by `kind`:
- 'spline' — `.spline(points, opts?)`: interpolates through every `points` waypoint (Vec2[] mm, >= 2 entries; points[0] must match current pen position).
Trace Outline from Image — Use this when you need to trace features from a reference photo into waypoints. Trace pixel-space features from a reference photo into normalized [0..1] waypoints the agent can map to mm via a known scale anchor and feed to path().spline / path().nurbsSegment. Three backends are dispatched behind the scenes: `opencv` (deterministic; uniform-bg silhouette only), `vision-llm` (Claude vision; named points/cluttered backgrounds; caller-supplied ANTHROPIC_API_KEY), and `hybrid` (opencv silhouette + L
Add Variable Sweep — Use this when you need an organic swept solid whose cross-section changes along its length — a tapering body, horn, bottle, fairing, or duct — authored as a variable-section sweep along a spine. Insert a `variableSweep(spine, sections, opts?)` declaration into the user's .kcad.ts immediately before the last top-level return. The result is a Shape — chain `.translate(...)`, `.union(...)`, etc. via `add_feature`. `spine_binding` references an existing variable (Curve3D / Sketch / Vec3[]) in the so
Add Text — Use this when you need to author text into a kernelCAD script before the last top-level return. One authoring path, selected by `mode`:
- 'sketch' — insert a sketch.text(...) call. The emitted sketch is chainable: pair with subsequent .extrude(...) / cut(...) edits to land an engraved or raised text feature.
- 'emboss' — insert a `<shape>.embossText({...})` chained call onto an existing Shape `target`. Use for engraved brand text on faces (Ray-Ban temple, CE mark, model number). `depth > 0` rais
Project Curve — Use this when you need to wrap a 2D closed curve onto a 3D face. Insert a `<shape>.projectCurve({ source, face, scaleMode? })` chained call into a kernelCAD script. The `source` is the structured `{ kind: "sketchCommands", commands: [...] }` wire format the runtime API accepts. Wraps the curve onto the face along the face normal; pair with `.extrude(d)` / `.cut(...)` for raised or engraved logos on curved bodies. Open-wire projection (`asEdge: true`) is not implemented and is rejected at edit ti
Add Pattern Feature — Use this when you need to repeat a feature in a pattern. Insert a Shape.patternLinear / .patternCircular / .patternGrid call into a kernelCAD script before the last top-level return. Pass structured args (kind + the matching spec object). Returns the modified code plus diagnostics from re-evaluating. Side-effect-free. The pattern feature is a single editable unit; pattern-instance face refs resolve via `<sourceId>_pattern_<i>` on the pattern feature's lineage. Geometric note: pattern is implemen
Remove Feature — Use this when you need to remove a feature line from a script. Remove a single line from a kernelCAD script identified by a substring match. Returns the modified code plus diagnostics from re-evaluating. Refuses to remove the line containing the return statement. Side-effect-free.
Query Geometry — Use this when you need to resolve or inspect topology against a script's lowered geometry. Selected by `mode` (default 'evaluate'):
- 'evaluate' — inspect a Query (@kc[...] ref, @kcq[...] DSL, or { ast }); returns matched entities. Pass expect:'unique' to assert exactly-one.
- 'resolve' — resolve a single @kc[...] / @kcq[...] ref to one entity ({ ref }).
- 'lineage' — walk the HistoryMap for a named face ref ({ feature_id, ref }).
All params except `mode` are forwarded verbatim.
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