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AnkusDrive MCP Server

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AnkusDrive runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. Last commit 16 Sep 2026.

Drive FreeCAD from an agent: CAD modeling, drawings, FEM, CFD, EM, and multiphysics simulation.

Installs / week
pypi · ankusdrive
5
Stars
14 open issues
16 Sep 2026
Last commit
no recent releases
Apache-2.0
License
Python

What the code does

We read the source, 20 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call

A value the model can set ends up inside a file or shell call. That is not a flaw by itself — for a terminal server it is the job — but it is where things go wrong when it is not.

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call add_part.source → tools/extract_optical_corpus.py:114, thermal_transient_submit.case_dir → tools/openinjmoldsim_toy.py:47, thermal_transient_submit.case_dir → tools/openinjmoldsim_toy.py:200 и ещё 1
        out = subprocess.run(
Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

    mesh_dir = os.path.join(case_dir, mesh_name)
    def eval(self, node):
Builds a database query by concatenation tools/build_openinjmoldsim.sh:172
      rectangular-cavity-with-insert / dogbone tutorial shipped in the repo and assert
      flow-front + cavity-pressure agreement within the published tolerance. Then point
    env = dict(os.environ if environ is None else environ)

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

A tool parameter here reaches a dangerous call

That is not a flaw by itself — but it is where things go wrong when it is not the job. We re-read this code on every release. Watch it and you hear from us the day another one appears.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add ankusdrive -- uvx ankusdrive
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ankusdrive": {
      "args": [
        "ankusdrive"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.ankusdrive]
command = "uvx"
args = ["ankusdrive"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ankusdrive": {
      "args": [
        "ankusdrive"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ankusdrive": {
      "args": [
        "ankusdrive"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: ANKUSDRIVE_FREECADCMD (Absolute path to FreeCAD 1.1's freecadcmd. Leave unset to auto-discover on PATH and standard install locations.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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AnkusDrive — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for AnkusDrive?
AnkusDrive runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package ankusdrive.
How do I connect AnkusDrive?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls ankusdrive straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
Is AnkusDrive open source?
Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in Python, 5 stars on GitHub and 14 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.