Hill MCP Server

Hill Revit MCP Server — connects AI assistants to Autodesk Revit with Hill design knowledge

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What is the Hill MCP server?

Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Hill MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. Hill Revit MCP Server — connects AI assistants to Autodesk Revit with Hill design knowledge.

The short version

Production-quality Autodesk Revit add-in + MCP server that lets AI assistants (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor) interact with Revit and learn from Hill's project history.

Getting it running

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at hill-revit-mcp 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 tools it exposes

The server publishes 4 tools. What each one is for:

  • review_design — Collects comprehensive model data for comparison against Hill standards
  • check_standards — Targeted compliance check: room_sizes, door_specs, window_specs, wall_types, materials
  • Diagnostic — The Diagnostic tool exposed by this server
  • Discovery — The Discovery tool exposed by this server

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: REVIT_TCP_HOST. 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.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

How it compares

Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Hill's toolset — review_design, check_standards, Diagnostic and 1 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by harazan; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Hill's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
review_designCollects comprehensive model data for comparison against Hill standards
check_standardsTargeted compliance check: room_sizes, door_specs, window_specs, wall_types, materials
DiagnosticThe Diagnostic tool exposed by this server.
DiscoveryThe Discovery tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Hill MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "revit-1": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "hill-revit-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "REVIT_TCP_HOST": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
REVIT_TCP_HOSTEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Hill to review design.
  • Use Hill to check standards.
  • Use Hill to Diagnostic.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Hill to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 4 tools (review_design, check_standards, Diagnostic, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Hill directly.