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DimensionFreeCAD MCP ServerControl FreeCAD from Claude Desktop via this MCP server.NPM Sentinel MCP ServerAI-powered NPM package analysis MCP server
FMRS59 / 100 · C79 / 100 · B
Reliability8 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions12 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance14 / 2018 / 20
Documentation13 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience12 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Designers and engineers who want to interact with FreeCAD via Claude Desktop
  • Developers and hobbyists looking to automate CAD workflows
  • Developers auditing NPM dependencies within AI workflows
  • Teams performing supply chain security assessments
  • Users of Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code
Not for
  • Teams requiring real-time collaboration
  • Environments that demand absolute control over CAD precision
  • Users who prefer not to install a FreeCAD plugin
  • Projects outside the NPM ecosystem (e.g., pure Python/Go)
  • Environments without network access to deps.dev, OSV.dev, and the npm registry
  • Scenarios requiring maintenance by an official upstream vendor
Required permissions
  • Requires running FreeCAD and the RPC server locally or remotely
  • Needs file system access to read/write FreeCAD documents and plugins
  • Allows executing arbitrary Python code, so use with caution
  • Network access to the NPM registry and external services (deps.dev, OSV.dev, OpenSSF, npms.io, GitHub)
  • Read access to workspace lockfiles (pnpm-lock.yaml, package-lock., yarn.lock) for cache invalidation
Risks and side effects
  • Malicious prompts could lead to arbitrary code execution, posing security risks
  • Remote connections may expose unauthorized access; configure allowed IPs or CIDR subnets
  • Tools may produce many screenshots, increasing bandwidth and storage usage
  • Third-party READMEs and changelogs are untrusted external content; they are wrapped in tags with _meta flags but should still be handled cautiously
  • Depends on availability and accuracy of external services
  • Batch requests are capped at 25 packages to prevent registry enumeration; larger sets require batching
  • Third-party open source project, not officially maintained by NPM or Anthropic
Supported clientsClaude DesktopClaude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor
Tools1119