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SolidworksMCP-python CLAUDE.md

A contributor guide for a Python server that connects coding agents to SolidWorks, a Windows computer-aided design program. It explains supported environments, commands, testing, code checks, and documentation work.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to install the project, run the server, test with or without SolidWorks, check and format code, and build or inspect its documentation.
Why use it?
It gives contributors one place to find the correct setup and development commands. It also clarifies which work needs Windows and an installed SolidWorks program.

Instructions file

65 6d ago B scan 3,710 tokens original MIT
View the source file andrewbartels1/SolidworksMCP-python
Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add instructions/andrewbartels1/solidworksmcp-python/claude-md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/andrewbartels1/SolidworksMCP-python
Per session 3,710 This file is loaded in full into every session.
When invoked 3,710 The same file — it is already loaded in full.
Security scan B 1 finding. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

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ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.03710 $0.03710
Opus 5 $0.01855 $0.01855
Sonnet 5 $0.00742 $0.00742
Haiku 4.5 $0.00371 $0.00371

Measured 2d ago against content hash 1d4687e33f0d, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade B, and why

SolidworksMCP-python CLAUDE.md scanned grade B with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Reads agent configuration directoriesmediumAgent snooping

.claude/, .codex/, .gemini/ hold keys, settings and other credentials a mod has no legitimate need for.

- A BOM on `~/.claude/settings.json` makes Claude Code silently drop **all**
CLAUDE.md · 334 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 334 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

SolidWorks MCP Server (Python)

This file is the quick orientation guide for contributors and coding agents.

Platform and Runtime

  • Primary runtime is Python 3.13+.
  • Real COM automation requires Windows + SolidWorks installed.
  • Cross-platform development is possible in mock/test mode.

Build and Development Commands

Use either micromamba environment commands or local virtualenv commands.

Preferred PowerShell workflow

# Show command help
.\dev-commands.ps1

# Full install in micromamba env
.\dev-commands.ps1 dev-install

# Fast test pass (no SolidWorks-required tests)
.\dev-commands.ps1 dev-test

# Full test run including real SolidWorks integration
.\dev-commands.ps1 dev-test-full

# Lint and format
.\dev-commands.ps1 dev-lint
.\dev-commands.ps1 dev-format

# Docs build/serve
.\dev-commands.ps1 dev-docs-build
.\dev-commands.ps1 dev-docs-strict
.\dev-commands.ps1 dev-docs-audit
.\dev-commands.ps1 dev-docs

Virtualenv direct workflow

python -m venv .venv
.\.venv\Scripts\python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
.\.venv\Scripts\python.exe -m pip install -e ".[dev,test,docs]"

# Run server
.\.venv\Scripts\python.exe -m solidworks_mcp.server

# Lint/tests/docs
.\.venv\Scripts\python.exe -m ruff check src tests
.\.venv\Scripts\python.exe -m pytest tests -m "not solidworks_only"
.\.venv\Scripts\python.exe -m mkdocs build --clean

Architecture

  • Server entrypoint: src/solidworks_mcp/server.py
  • CLI entrypoint: src/solidworks_mcp/server_cli_fixed.py
  • Adapters: src/solidworks_mcp/adapters/
    • pywin32_adapter.py: real SolidWorks COM adapter (Windows)
    • mock_adapter.py: mock adapter for tests and CI-like runs
    • factory.py: adapter selection/routing logic
  • Tools: src/solidworks_mcp/tools/ (modeling, sketching, drawing, export, analysis, automation, templates, VBA, docs discovery)
  • Agent harness: src/solidworks_mcp/agents/ (prompt schemas, smoke test CLI, run/error persistence)

Read the full file on GitHub · 334 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 2d ago First seen · 334 lines · 3,710 tokens per session scan B 1d4687e33f0d

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SolidworksMCP-python CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository andrewbartels1/SolidworksMCP-python (65 stars, last pushed 6d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 3,710 tokens to every session, about $0.0186 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it B with 1 finding (reads agent configuration directories). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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