SketchUp (Trimble)
Trimble's official connector: Claude builds new SketchUp models and hands you the .skp
Runs as a server Claude Code connects to. It needs its own configuration, and some servers need an API key.
Install just this one
Add to Claude
Opens Claude in a new tab. Click Connect, then sign in with your Trimble ID. Free SketchUp accounts get 30 models.
Run in your terminal — needs Node
npx archtmpl@latest --mcp sketchup-mcpFirst time? The whole install, step by step
- Open Claude Code — the terminal version or the desktop app, either one.
- In a terminal, paste the line above and press Enter. In the app, paste it into the chat and ask Claude to run it.
- Restart Claude Code. That's the whole install.
What this mcp server does
shell
1{ 2 "name": "SketchUp (Trimble)", 3 "summary": "Trimble's official connector: Claude builds new SketchUp models from a chat and hands you the .skp", 4 "repo": "https://help.sketchup.com/sketchup-claude-connector", 5 "mcpServers": { 6 "sketchup": { 7 "transport": "http", 8 "url": "https://api.sketchup.com/mcp/v1/sketchup/mcp" 9 }10 },11 "postInstallNotes": "Hosted by Trimble, so there is nothing to install. Claude only; Trimble lists no other AI app.\nIn Claude, open claude.ai/directory/b982ecd1-ee51-45f0-99d9-9330a0dd8b0c and connect with your Trimble ID.\nIt makes new models, not edits to an existing .skp. Claude shows a thumbnail and a download link; download each file, because models are not kept between chats.\nFree SketchUp accounts get 30 models, then need a paid subscription. Models are in imperial units unless you ask for metric."12}13