Skip to content
VS Code

onshape for VS Code

io.github.gpambrozio/onshape

Drive Onshape CAD from an assistant: documents, sketches, solid features, assemblies and exports.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install onshape in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "onshape-access-key",
      "description": "ONSHAPE_ACCESS_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "onshape-secret-key",
      "description": "ONSHAPE_SECRET_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "onshape-mcp-output-dir",
      "description": "ONSHAPE_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "onshape": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@gpambrozio/onshape-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ONSHAPE_ACCESS_KEY": "${input:onshape-access-key}",
        "ONSHAPE_SECRET_KEY": "${input:onshape-secret-key}",
        "ONSHAPE_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR": "${input:onshape-mcp-output-dir}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

onshape in other clients