metashape-mcp: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

metashape-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from jenkinsm13/metashape-mcp. It costs 1,106 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

An MCP server that lets an agent control Agisoft Metashape Professional 2.3+ for photogrammetry, the process of building 3D data from photographs.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to manage projects and photos, align cameras, create point clouds, meshes, textures, elevation maps, orthomosaics, tiled models, and other exports.
Why use it?
It puts the Metashape workflow behind agent-accessible tools, covering project setup, photo processing, 3D reconstruction, surveys, and exports.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md.

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CLAUDE.md · 80 lines

How it starts

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Metashape MCP Server

Overview

MCP server for Agisoft Metashape Professional 2.3+ that runs embedded inside Metashape's Python 3.12 environment. Exposes the complete photogrammetry pipeline as 106 MCP tools, 10 resources, and 6 prompts over Streamable HTTP transport.

Architecture

src/metashape_mcp/
├── server.py           # FastMCP entry point, HTTP transport
├── tools/              # 15 modules, 64+ tools total
│   ├── project.py      # open/save/create project, chunk management, GPU config
│   ├── photos.py       # add photos, analyze quality, import video
│   ├── camera.py       # enable/disable cameras, sensor config, masks
│   ├── alignment.py    # match photos, align/optimize cameras, filter tie points
│   ├── dense.py        # depth maps, point cloud, classification
│   ├── mesh.py         # build/decimate/smooth/clean/close holes/refine model
│   ├── texture.py      # UV mapping, texture, color calibration
│   ├── survey.py       # DEM, orthomosaic, tiled model, contours
│   ├── export.py       # export all product types
│   ├── import_data.py  # import models, point clouds, reference
│   ├── markers.py      # detect/add markers, scalebars, GCPs
│   ├── coordinate.py   # CRS, region, transform
│   ├── network.py      # network processing server interaction
│   ├── viewport.py     # viewport camera, screenshots
│   └── scripting.py    # arbitrary Python code execution (YOLO, batch, custom)
├── resources/          # 10 read-only state resources
├── prompts/            # workflow and troubleshooting templates
└── utils/
    ├── bridge.py       # Safe Metashape API access with error messages
    ├── enums.py        # String-to-Metashape enum mapping
    └── progress.py     # Async progress callback adapter

Agent Usage Rules

  • NEVER write pipeline scripts. This is an MCP server for AI agents. Call each tool individually, check the result, reason about it, then call the next tool. NEVER batch MCP calls into a Python script — that defeats the entire purpose of agent-driven tool calling.
  • ALWAYS keep_keypoints=True when calling match_photos. This is the default in our tool (overriding Metashape's False default). Without it, incremental batch alignment fails.
  • USGS tie point filtering: RU=10, PA=3, RE=0.3. NEVER remove more than 50% of tie points in one pass — the tool auto-raises the threshold if >50% would be selected.
  • No timeouts. MCP tool calls block until the Metashape operation completes. Operations can take hours or days.

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metashape-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository jenkinsm13/metashape-mcp (34 stars, last pushed 4mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,106 tokens to every session, about $0.0055 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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