What is Revit Mcp

revit-mcp is a server-side application that allows interaction with Autodesk Revit through the MCP protocol, enabling AI-supported clients to retrieve and manipulate Revit project data.

Use cases

Use cases for revit-mcp include automating repetitive tasks in Revit, generating custom elements based on AI analysis, and enhancing collaboration between AI tools and Revit users.

How to use

To use revit-mcp, first build the local MCP service by installing dependencies and running the build command. Then configure your MCP-supported client (like Claude) to connect to the revit-mcp server by editing the configuration file with the path to the built service.

Key features

Key features of revit-mcp include the ability for AI to access data from Revit projects, drive Revit to create, modify, and delete elements, and send AI-generated code to Revit for execution.

Where to use

revit-mcp is primarily used in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries, where Revit is commonly employed for building information modeling (BIM).

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Description

revit-mcp allows you to interact with Revit using the MCP protocol through MCP-supported clients (such as Claude, Cline, etc.).

This project is the server side (providing Tools to AI), and you need to use revit-mcp-plugin (driving Revit) in conjunction.

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Features

• Allow AI to get data from the Revit project
• Allow AI to drive Revit to create, modify, and delete elements
• Send AI-generated code to Revit to execute (may not be successful, successful rate is higher in some simple scenarios with clear requirements)

Requirements

• nodejs 18+

Complete installation environment still needs to consider the needs of revit-mcp-plugin, please refer to revit-mcp-plugin

Installation

1. Build local MCP service

Install dependencies

npm install

Build

npm run build

2. Client configuration

Claude client

Claude client -> Settings > Developer > Edit Config > claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "revit-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "<path to the built file>\\build\\index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Restart the Claude client. When you see the hammer icon, it means the connection to the MCP service is normal.

Framework

flowchart LR
	CladueDesktop --> revit-mcp --> SocketService--commandName-->CommandlSet--command-->CommandExecute
	CommandManager --> CommandlSet
	CommandExecute --executeResult--> SocketService
	CommandProject1 --> CommandManager
	CommandProject2 --> CommandManager
	CommandProject... --> CommandManager
	subgraph ide1 [MCPClient]
	CladueDesktop
	end
	subgraph ide2 [MCPServer]
	revit-mcp
	end
	subgraph ide3 [Revit]
			subgraph ide3.1 [revit-mcp-plugin]
				SocketService
				CommandlSet
				CommandManager
				CommandExecute
			end
	end

Supported Tools