SolidWorks MCP

Automate SolidWorks via COM (Windows)

Runs as a server Claude Code connects to. It needs its own configuration, and some servers need an API key.

Install just this one

Run in your terminal — needs Node

npx archtmpl@latest --mcp solidworks-mcp

First 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": "SolidWorks MCP",
 3  "summary": "Automate SolidWorks via COM — parts, sketches, drawings, exports through natural language",
 4  "repo": "https://github.com/vespo92/SolidworksMCP-TS",
 5  "preInstall": [
 6    { "shell": "test -d \"$HOME/.claude-arch/solidworks-mcp\" || git clone https://github.com/vespo92/SolidworksMCP-TS \"$HOME/.claude-arch/solidworks-mcp\"" },
 7    { "shell": "cd \"$HOME/.claude-arch/solidworks-mcp\" && npm install && npm run build" }
 8  ],
 9  "mcpServers": {
10    "solidworks": {
11      "command": "node",
12      "args": ["${HOME}/.claude-arch/solidworks-mcp/dist/index.js"],
13      "env": {
14        "SOLIDWORKS_PATH": "C:\\Program Files\\SOLIDWORKS Corp\\SOLIDWORKS",
15        "ADAPTER_TYPE": "winax-enhanced"
16      }
17    }
18  },
19  "postInstallNotes": "Windows only — COM interop. Requires SolidWorks 2021-2025 installed and licensed, and Node.js 20+; the winax native module compiles during npm install and must be built on the same Windows machine that runs SolidWorks. Adjust SOLIDWORKS_PATH if your install is elsewhere. Per the README this project is alpha/experimental — most tools beyond basic sketch/extrusion have not been validated against a live SolidWorks instance."
20}
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Back to all MCPs

Install just this one

Run in your terminal — needs Node

npx archtmpl@latest --mcp solidworks-mcp

First 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": "SolidWorks MCP",
 3  "summary": "Automate SolidWorks via COM — parts, sketches, drawings, exports through natural language",
 4  "repo": "https://github.com/vespo92/SolidworksMCP-TS",
 5  "preInstall": [
 6    { "shell": "test -d \"$HOME/.claude-arch/solidworks-mcp\" || git clone https://github.com/vespo92/SolidworksMCP-TS \"$HOME/.claude-arch/solidworks-mcp\"" },
 7    { "shell": "cd \"$HOME/.claude-arch/solidworks-mcp\" && npm install && npm run build" }
 8  ],
 9  "mcpServers": {
10    "solidworks": {
11      "command": "node",
12      "args": ["${HOME}/.claude-arch/solidworks-mcp/dist/index.js"],
13      "env": {
14        "SOLIDWORKS_PATH": "C:\\Program Files\\SOLIDWORKS Corp\\SOLIDWORKS",
15        "ADAPTER_TYPE": "winax-enhanced"
16      }
17    }
18  },
19  "postInstallNotes": "Windows only — COM interop. Requires SolidWorks 2021-2025 installed and licensed, and Node.js 20+; the winax native module compiles during npm install and must be built on the same Windows machine that runs SolidWorks. Adjust SOLIDWORKS_PATH if your install is elsewhere. Per the README this project is alpha/experimental — most tools beyond basic sketch/extrusion have not been validated against a live SolidWorks instance."
20}
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