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Autodesk Platform Services MCP Server

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This project implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that interacts with Autodesk Platform Services (APS) documentation. It supports various tools to interact with different Autodesk APIs, with a focus on the Model Derivative API.

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Autodesk Platform Services MCP Server

This project implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that interacts with Autodesk Platform Services (APS) documentation. This protocol supports various tools to interact with different Autodesk APIs, with a focus on the Model Derivative API.

Setup

To run the Autodesk MCP server using npx, use the following command:

npx -y @autodesk/dev-mcp@latest

Usage with Cursor or Claude Desktop

Add the following configuration. For more information, read the Cursor MCP documentation or the Claude Desktop MCP guide.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "autodesk-dev-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@autodesk/dev-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, you might need to use this alternative configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "autodesk-dev-mcp": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/k", "npx", "-y", "@autodesk/dev-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Available tools

This MCP server provides the following tools:

| Tool Name | Description | | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- | | search_aps_docs | Search Autodesk Platform Services documentation | | introspect_model_derivative | Access and search Model Derivative API information |

Available prompts

This MCP server provides the following prompts:

| Prompt Name | Description | | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | | autodesk_model_derivative | Help with Autodesk Model Derivative API tasks | | autodesk_api_workflow | Guide for implementing Autodesk Platform Services workflows |

Development

The server is built using the MCP SDK and communicates with Autodesk Platform Services information.

  1. npm install
  2. Modify source files
  3. Run npm run build to compile
  4. Run npm run test to run tests
  5. Add an MCP server that runs this command: node <absolute_path_of_project>/dist/index.js

License

ISC