- CHANGELOG 1.4.0 section (infra + features), Unreleased now lists the 1.5 openers - README: v1.4 snapshot (131 tools / 6 resources / 5 prompts / 474 tests), CI + PyPI badges, live-run benchmark table + chart, mcp-name registry marker - CLAUDE.md: sections 15 (layouts) + 16 (solids), tool profiles, ISO 286 fits; counts synced to the live surface - tests/test_release_consistency.py: locks pyproject/version.py/CHANGELOG/README/server.json versions, README counts vs registrations, section-header counts, Dockerfile COPY vs wheel includes, mcp-name marker Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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# CLAUDE.md
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This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
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## Project Overview
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AutoCAD MCP Pro is a FastMCP 3.0 server that exposes ~131 tools, 6 resources, and 5 prompt templates for AutoCAD automation. (The exact tool count is reported dynamically by `system_status` / `system_about` — never hardcode it.) It runs with a dual-engine architecture: a live COM backend (Windows/AutoCAD required) and a headless ezdxf backend (works anywhere).
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## Running the Server
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```bash
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# STDIO mode (default, for MCP clients like Claude Desktop)
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python server.py
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# HTTP mode
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fastmcp run server.py:mcp --transport http --port 8000
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# Force a specific backend
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AUTOCAD_MCP_BACKEND=ezdxf python server.py # headless file ops
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AUTOCAD_MCP_BACKEND=com python server.py # live AutoCAD (Windows only)
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AUTOCAD_MCP_BACKEND=auto python server.py # auto-detect (default)
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```
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## Installation
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```bash
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# Core (ezdxf backend only)
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pip install -e .
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# With COM backend (Windows + AutoCAD)
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pip install -e ".[com]"
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# With PDF/screenshot support via matplotlib
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pip install -e ".[pdf]"
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# Everything
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pip install -e ".[full]"
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```
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## Running Tests
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```bash
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pytest
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pytest tests/test_specific.py::test_name # single test
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pytest -x # stop on first failure
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```
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Uses `pytest-asyncio` for async test support.
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## Architecture
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### Dual-Backend Pattern
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The server uses a strategy pattern with an abstract base:
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- `backends/base.py` — `AutoCADBackend` ABC defining the full interface + shared dataclasses (`EntityInfo`, `LayerInfo`, `BlockInfo`, `DrawingInfo`)
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- `backends/ezdxf_backend.py` — `EzdxfBackend`: file-based DXF operations using the `ezdxf` library. All sync ezdxf calls are wrapped with `asyncio.to_thread` via `_async()`. Transactions are implemented as full DXF snapshots on an `_undo_stack`.
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- `backends/com_backend.py` — `ComBackend`: live AutoCAD control via `pywin32` COM. All COM calls are routed through a `ThreadPoolExecutor` with a single thread to satisfy AutoCAD's STA (Single-Threaded Apartment) COM requirement.
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Backend selection at startup (in `server.py::_make_backend`):
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1. Check `AUTOCAD_MCP_BACKEND` env var
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2. On Windows with `auto`/`com`: try COM first, fall back to ezdxf
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3. On non-Windows: always use ezdxf
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### FastMCP Server Structure (`server.py`)
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The `mcp` FastMCP instance is configured with:
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- **Lifespan** (`autocad_lifespan`): initializes the backend singleton; stores it in `ctx.lifespan_context["backend"]`
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- **Middleware stack**: `ErrorHandlingMiddleware` → `AuditMiddleware` (custom timing/audit log) → `TimingMiddleware` → `LoggingMiddleware`
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- **`_backend(ctx)`** helper: retrieves the backend from lifespan context, raises `ToolError` if not ready
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Tools are organized into sections (counts are indicative — `system_about` is authoritative):
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1. Drawing Management (12 tools): `drawing_*` (includes `drawing_redo`)
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2. Entity Creation (14 tools): `entity_create_*` (includes `entity_create_table`, `leader_create_mleader`)
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3. Dimensions (5 tools): `dimension_*`
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4. Entity Modification (16 tools): `entity_move/copy/rotate/scale/mirror/offset/delete/array_*`, corner ops (`entity_trim/extend/fillet/chamfer`), plus in-place `entity_edit_text` (TEXT/MTEXT content/height/rotation) and `entity_edit_geometry` (CIRCLE/LINE/ARC — center/radius/endpoints/angles), both handle-preserving
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5. Entity Query (4 tools): `entity_get`, `entity_list`, `entity_delete_many`, `selection_get`
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6. Layer Management (14 tools incl. 2 linetype_*): `layer_*`, `linetype_list`, `linetype_load`
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7. Block Operations (7 tools): `block_*`
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8. Analysis & Query (8 tools): `analysis_*` — plus Batch (2), Templates (2), Validation (1)
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9. View & Screenshot (4 tools — includes `view_zoom_and_screenshot`): `view_*`
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10. Transactions (3 tools): `transaction_begin/commit/rollback`
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11. System (8 tools): `system_status/get_variable/set_variable/run_command/run_lisp/about/capabilities`, plus `drawing_settings` (friendly units/scale/precision/osnap facade over system variables)
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12. Engineering / Deterministic CAD (8 tools): `gear_draw_*`, `keyway_draw_*`, `titleblock_apply_iso_a3`, `drawing_finalize`
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13. Premium meta-tools (12): `drawing_preflight`, `drawing_plan`, `drawing_critique`, `drawing_refine`, `drawing_deliver`, `point_from_snap/intersection/tangent`, `construction_*`, `drawing_apply_iso_layers`, `dimension_auto`, `entity_select_smart`
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14. GD&T (ISO 1101 / ASME Y14.5): `gd_frame` (feature control frames), `datum_feature` — enforced by the `gdt` critique focus
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15. Layouts & Paper Space (4 tools): `layout_list/create/set_current`, `viewport_create` (scaled model viewports); `drawing_export_pdf` takes an optional `layout` param. Viewport model-content projection is COM-only (`viewport_render` capability).
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16. 3D Solids (5 tools, opt-in via `ENABLE_3D=true`, COM only): `solid_box/cylinder/extrude/revolve/boolean` — hidden from discovery and rejected while disabled; ezdxf reports `solid_3d` as unsupported (no headless ACIS).
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**Tool profiles:** `TOOL_PROFILE=lean|core|full` (default `full`) controls the advertised surface — `lean` ≈ 46 curated drafting tools, `core` hides raw escape hatches (`system_run_command/lisp`, low-level variables, long-tail tools). Applied in the lifespan; reported by `system_about`.
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**ISO 129 tolerances:** `dimension_linear` / `dimension_radius` / `dimension_diameter` take `tol_upper` / `tol_lower` / `tol_mode` (`symmetric` ± / `deviation` +a/-b / `limit` / `basic`) and `text_override` (e.g. `⌀20 H7`). Prefer these over hand-drawn tolerance text.
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**ISO 286 fits:** the same dimension tools take `fit="H7"` (mutually exclusive with `tol_*`) — deviations are resolved from authored ISO 286 tables (`engineering/fits.py`; shafts d/e/f/g/h/js/k/m/n/p, holes D/E/F/G/H/JS, sizes 1–500 mm) against the measured nominal and the fit code is appended to the dimension text.
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**Drawing score:** `drawing_finalize` returns `payload["score"]` — a 0-100 scalar + `invalidity_ratio` + A-F `grade` over the validator + critique union. Use it as the objective quality metric.
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### Adding a New Tool
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1. Add the abstract method to `AutoCADBackend` in `backends/base.py`
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2. Implement it in `EzdxfBackend` (`backends/ezdxf_backend.py`) using the `_async(func)` wrapper
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3. Implement it in `ComBackend` (`backends/com_backend.py`) using `self._com(func)`
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4. Register the tool in `server.py` with `@mcp.tool(...)` calling `_backend(ctx).your_method(...)`
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5. Use `_dc(result)` to convert dataclass returns to dicts
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### Key Conventions
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- **Entity handles**: hex strings (e.g. `"1A2B"`). Always returned from create/copy operations; required by all modify/query operations.
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- **Coordinates**: drawing units (mm by default); angles in degrees, counter-clockwise from X axis.
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- **ACI colors**: 1–255 for specific colors, 256=ByLayer, 0=ByBlock.
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- **COM backend only**: `system_run_command`, `system_run_lisp`, and `view_zoom_extents/window` (view ops are no-ops in ezdxf).
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- **Screenshot**: COM uses Win32 window capture (Pillow required); ezdxf renders via matplotlib.
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- **`_dc(obj)`**: converts dataclasses to dicts recursively for JSON serialization.
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- **Engineering layer scaffold**: `drawing_new` auto-bootstraps standard linetypes (CENTER, HIDDEN, PHANTOM) and engineering layers (GEOMETRY, DIM, CENTER, HIDDEN, PHANTOM, HATCH, TEXT, TITLEBLOCK). Pass `bootstrap=False` to opt out.
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- **Production drawings**: For real engineering output, use the `engineering/` package primitives via the `gear_*` / `keyway_*` / `titleblock_*` MCP tools — do NOT hand-draw teeth/keyways/sections with raw `entity_create_*` calls. Always end with `drawing_finalize` for the 8-step validator.
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### Premium Drawing Rules
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These rules are non-negotiable for production engineering output.
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1. **Plan before draw**: Call `drawing_plan(intent, scale, sheet)` *before* any
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`entity_create_*`. The returned PlanSpec is held by the backend and replayed
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by `drawing_critique` at finalize time.
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2. **No coordinate guessing**: Never compute snap points (endpoints, midpoints,
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intersections, perpendicular feet) from memory. Use
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`point_from_snap(handle, "end"|"mid"|"center"|"quad"|"perp"|"near", ref_x, ref_y)`.
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3. **Layer discipline**: All geometry on engineering layers (GEOMETRY, HIDDEN,
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CENTER, ...). Construction geometry on `CONSTRUCTION` layer (color 250,
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lightest weight); wipe with `construction_clear()` before finalize.
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4. **Lineweights are ISO 128**: 0.13/0.18/0.25/0.35/0.50/0.70/1.00/1.40/2.00 mm
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only. Use `drawing_apply_iso_layers("mech"|"pid"|"iso13567")` to bootstrap
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correct lineweights per layer; never set lineweight manually outside this set.
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5. **Corners must be explicit**: Two intersecting lines that should meet at a
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sharp corner must use `entity_trim` (with `keep_x/keep_y`) — leaving overshoot
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is reported as `untrimmed_corner` by `drawing_critique`. Rounded/beveled
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corners use `entity_fillet` / `entity_chamfer`.
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6. **Dimensions via auto**: Prefer `dimension_auto(handles, "chain"|"baseline"|
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"ordinate")` over individual `dimension_linear` calls. Manual dimensions only
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for special cases (leader notes, ordinate origins).
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7. **Critique-then-finalize**: `drawing_critique(focus=[...])` must return zero
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issues before `drawing_finalize`. Available focuses (closed enum): `iso128`,
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`layer_color`, `dim_overlap`, `untrimmed_corner`, `duplicate_entities`,
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`construction_left`. Pass `focus=None` for all.
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8. **Meta-tools over raw**: When a meta-tool exists for a workflow, use it; do
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not reimplement with low-level primitives. Same rule as the engineering-
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primitives line above.
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### Standard Premium Workflow (template)
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```python
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1. plan = drawing_plan(intent, sheet_size="A3", scale=1.0)
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2. drawing_apply_iso_layers("mech") # or "pid", "iso13567"
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3. construction_xline(...) # scaffolding (optional)
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4. entity_create_line / circle / ... # main geometry on engineering layers
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5. entity_trim / fillet / chamfer # close corners explicitly
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6. handles = entity_select_smart({...}) # avoid handle-memorization
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7. dimension_auto(handles, style="chain") # ISO 129 dims
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8. issues = drawing_critique(focus=None) # must be []
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9. construction_clear() # wipe scaffolding
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10. drawing_finalize(save_path=..., screenshot_path=...)
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```
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