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AGENTS.md

openscad-mcp AGENTS.md is an instructions file for Codex, OpenCode from petrijr/openscad-mcp. It costs 1,251 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Contribution instructions for an OpenSCAD MCP server. OpenSCAD is a program that creates 3D models from text-based designs, while MCP is a standard way for AI tools to call external programs.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when modifying the server that generates OpenSCAD source, fills in parameters, compiles models without a graphical interface, or exports 3D model and image files.
Why use it?
It gives contributors shared rules for architecture, predictable behavior, execution limits, and local safety.

Instructions file for CodexOpenCode

Written for Codex and OpenCode: the file is AGENTS.md.

This is petrijr/openscad-mcp's own configuration. It tells Codex and OpenCode how to work on openscad-mcp itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything openscad-mcp configures →

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Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to petrijr/openscad-mcp. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

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Clone the repo
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AGENTS.md · 251 lines

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The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 251 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

AGENT.md — OpenSCAD MCP Server

Purpose of this File

This document provides guidance for humans and AI agents contributing to or extending the OpenSCAD MCP Server project.

It defines:

  • Project goals and non-goals
  • Architectural boundaries
  • Design principles
  • Coding and safety guidelines

The intent is to ensure that future contributions (human or AI-assisted) remain coherent, safe, and aligned with the original vision.


Project Mission

OpenSCAD MCP Server turns OpenSCAD into a deterministic, scriptable geometry compiler exposed via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

The server enables MCP-compatible clients (including LLMs) to:

  • Generate OpenSCAD source
  • Inject parameters
  • Compile models headlessly
  • Export artifacts (STL, 3MF, OFF, PNG)

All while maintaining:

  • Predictable behavior
  • Clear execution boundaries
  • Local-first safety

This project is intentionally scoped as:

A robust, minimal MCP implementation that is easy to reason about and safe to run locally.

It also serves as a learning and architectural stepping stone toward a more complex FreeCAD MCP server.


Core Design Principles

1. Stateless by Default

  • Each MCP tool invocation should be self-contained
  • No persistent scene graph or mutable global state
  • Any temporary state must be explicit (e.g. temp directories)

Rationale:

  • Improves reproducibility
  • Simplifies error handling
  • Makes LLM-driven workflows reliable

2. OpenSCAD as a Compiler, Not an Editor

  • Treat OpenSCAD like a compiler:
    • Input: SCAD source + parameters
    • Output: artifacts or errors
  • Do not attempt interactive mesh editing

This aligns with OpenSCAD’s strengths and avoids unnecessary complexity.


3. Explicit Safety Boundaries

  • The server must not:
    • Execute arbitrary Python code from MCP input
    • Evaluate untrusted expressions outside OpenSCAD
    • All execution should flow through the openscad CLI

Assume all SCAD input is untrusted.

Read the full file on GitHub · 251 lines

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openscad-mcp AGENTS.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository petrijr/openscad-mcp (4 stars, last pushed 7mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,251 tokens to every session, about $0.0063 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 2026-08-31.

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