MCP tools

100 tools across 9 domains, all reachable over the Model Context Protocol at cad.openie.dev/mcp (Streamable HTTP, OAuth2 PKCE). See the quickstart to connect your agent. The live endpoint publishes the authoritative JSON schema for each tool’s parameters — this page is the map, not the spec.

Geometry & export

Tool	What it does
create_box	Create a box solid (width, height, depth).
create_cylinder	Create a cylinder solid (radius, height).
delete_body	Delete a body from the project.
tessellate	Tessellate a body into a triangle mesh.
export_stl	Export geometry as STL.
export_obj	Export geometry as OBJ.
export_gltf	Export geometry as glTF.
export_ply	Export geometry as PLY.
export_brep	Export geometry as B-Rep.
export_xao	Export geometry as XAO.
export_ifc	Export geometry as IFC.
import_ifc	Import an IFC model.
import_kcl	Import a KCL model.
import_deepcad	Import a DeepCAD model.

ECAD / PCB

Tool	What it does
create_board	Create a PCB board.
place_footprint	Place a footprint on the board.
place_vendor_footprint	Place a vendor footprint on the board.
add_track	Add a copper track.
add_via	Add a via.
run_drc	Run design rule check.
run_dfm	Run design-for-manufacturing check.
run_placement	Run component placement.
run_autorouter	Run the autorouter.
check_impedance	Check track impedance.
check_impedance_at_frequency	Check track impedance at a frequency.
check_diff_pair	Check a differential pair.
check_bga_escape_feasibility	Check BGA escape routing feasibility.
render_pcb_svg	Render the PCB to SVG.
export_gerber	Export Gerber files.

Manufacturing

Tool	What it does
generate_bom	Generate a bill of materials.
generate_jlcpcb_bom	Generate a JLCPCB bill of materials.
generate_jlcpcb_cpl	Generate a JLCPCB component placement list.
generate_pocket_gcode	Generate pocket-milling G-code.
generate_contour_gcode	Generate contour-milling G-code.
generate_drill_gcode	Generate drilling G-code.
generate_lattice	Generate a lattice structure.
generate_firmware	Generate firmware.
estimate_cost	Estimate manufacturing cost.
recommend_fab_by_joules	Recommend a fabricator by energy cost.

Simulation & physics

Tool	What it does
run_thermal	Run a thermal simulation.
simulate_conjugate_heat	Simulate conjugate heat transfer.
simulate_coupled	Run a coupled multi-physics simulation.
simulate_natural_convection	Simulate natural convection.
simulate_rayleigh_benard_3d	Simulate 3D Rayleigh-Bénard convection.
simulate_mixing_field	Simulate a mixing field.
simulate_microfluidic_network	Simulate a microfluidic network.
route_microfluidic_design	Route a microfluidic design.
route_dmf_droplets	Route digital-microfluidic droplets.
predict_surrogate	Predict with a surrogate model.
train_surrogate	Train a surrogate model.

Optics

Tool	What it does
decompose_wavefront	Decompose a wavefront.
strehl_ratio	Compute the Strehl ratio.
ar_coating_curve	Compute an anti-reflective coating curve.
design_optical_system_from_spec	Design an optical system from a spec.
design_optical_system_with_concept_from_brief	Design an optical system with a concept from a brief.

Optimal control & robotics

Tool	What it does
solve_qp	Solve a quadratic program.
design_lqr	Design an LQR controller.
kalman_step	Advance a Kalman filter one step.
estimate_mhe	Run moving-horizon estimation.
solve_lti_mpc	Solve LTI model-predictive control.
plan_rrt_star	Plan a path with RRT*.
solve_bicycle_mpc	Solve bicycle-model MPC.
solve_bicycle_nmpc	Solve bicycle-model nonlinear MPC.
solve_bicycle_ilqr	Solve bicycle-model iLQR.
solve_bicycle_mppi	Solve bicycle-model MPPI.
solve_arm_setpoint	Solve a robot-arm setpoint.
solve_n_link_arm_setpoint	Solve an n-link arm setpoint.
solve_cartpole_stabilize	Stabilize a cart-pole.
solve_quadrotor_hover	Solve quadrotor hover.
solve_acrobot_step	Advance an acrobot one step.
rl_policy_action	Get an action from an RL policy.
control_plant	Apply control input to a plant.
list_control_plants	List available control plants.
plant_info	Get info about a control plant.
simulate_plant	Simulate a control plant.

Synthesis & AI design

Tool	What it does
deepcad_forward	Run a DeepCAD forward pass.
design_part_from_spec	Design a part from a spec.
design_part_with_concept_from_brief	Design a part with a concept from a brief.
design_pcb_from_chip	Design a PCB from a chip.
design_pcb_from_chip_with_layout	Design a PCB from a chip with layout.
design_chip_with_concept_from_brief	Design a chip with a concept from a brief.
design_building_from_spec	Design a building from a spec.
design_building_with_concept_from_brief	Design a building with a concept from a brief.
propose_change	Propose a change to the design.
apply_change	Apply a proposed change.

Vendor import

Tool	What it does
import_kicad	Import a KiCad project.
import_atopile	Import an atopile project.
import_atopile_with_layout	Import an atopile project with layout.
import_zener	Import a Zener project.
import_zener_with_layout	Import a Zener project with layout.
import_tscircuit	Import a tscircuit project.
hardware_components_search	Search the hardware component library.
hardware_components_get	Get a hardware component.

OCL, project & metering

Tool	What it does
parse_ocl	Parse OCL source.
eval_ocl	Evaluate OCL source.
project_info	Get project information.
submit_requirements	Submit project requirements.
check_requirements	Check requirements against the design.
chip_tool_status	Get chip tool status.
get_session_joules	Get energy used this session.
get_server_joules	Get total server energy used.

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See also the REST API reference and the OCL language reference.