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cadloop OpenSCAD for VS Code

io.github.richardofortune/cadloop-openscad

Compile OpenSCAD, read computed values, preview and measure the mesh, without a GUI.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install cadloop OpenSCAD in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "openscad-workspace",
      "description": "OPENSCAD_WORKSPACE",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "openscad-bin",
      "description": "OPENSCAD_BIN",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "openscad-timeout",
      "description": "OPENSCAD_TIMEOUT",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "cadloop-openscad": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "cadloop"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENSCAD_WORKSPACE": "${input:openscad-workspace}",
        "OPENSCAD_BIN": "${input:openscad-bin}",
        "OPENSCAD_TIMEOUT": "${input:openscad-timeout}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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