MCP server for connecting Claude with 3D printer management systems
MCP server for connecting Claude with 3D printer management systems. That is what the mcp 3d printer server mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.
This is a server that allows MCP users to connect with the API endpoints of these 3D Printers:
Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at mcp-3d-printer-server on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
The server publishes 1 tool. What each one is for:
Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this serverConfiguration is passed through the environment: PRINTER_HOST, PRINTER_TYPE, BAMBU_SERIAL, BAMBU_TOKEN, BAMBU_MODEL, SLICER_TYPE, SLICER_PATH, FULU_ORCA_PLUGIN_DIR. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. MCP 3D Printer Server's toolset — Prerequisites — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by DMontgomery40; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites | The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"3d-printer-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-3d-printer-server"],
"env": {
"PRINTER_HOST": "your-value",
"PRINTER_TYPE": "your-value",
"BAMBU_SERIAL": "your-value",
"BAMBU_TOKEN": "your-value",
"BAMBU_MODEL": "your-value",
"SLICER_TYPE": "your-value",
"SLICER_PATH": "your-value",
"FULU_ORCA_PLUGIN_DIR": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| PRINTER_HOST | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Optional |
| PRINTER_TYPE | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| BAMBU_SERIAL | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| BAMBU_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| BAMBU_MODEL | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| SLICER_TYPE | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| SLICER_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
| FULU_ORCA_PLUGIN_DIR | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
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