Sweethome3d MCP Server

A plugin for [Sweet Home 3D](https://www.sweethome3d.com/) that embeds an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server directly inside the application. Lets

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What is the Sweethome3d MCP server?

If you already use Sweethome3d, the sweethome3d mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. A plugin for Sweet Home 3D that embeds an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server directly inside the application. Lets Claude and other AI assistants control Sweet Home 3D over HTTP — create walls, place.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • Scene — The Scene tool exposed by this server
  • Walls — The Walls tool exposed by this server
  • Rooms — The Rooms tool exposed by this server
  • Furniture — The Furniture tool exposed by this server
  • Annotations — The Annotations tool exposed by this server
  • Camera — The Camera tool exposed by this server
  • Batch — The Batch tool exposed by this server

Credentials and setup notes

| Requirement | Version | |-------------|---------| | Sweet Home 3D | 6.0 or newer | | Java (bundled with SH3D or system) | 11 or newer | > Note: Sweet Home 3D ships with a bundled JRE. Make sure it is Java 11+. Very old SH3D builds (32-bit Windows installer with JRE 1.8) will silently fail to load the plugin due to UnsupportedClassVersionError.

Installation

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Where it fits

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Sweethome3d's toolset — Scene, Walls, Rooms and 4 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by grimashevich; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Sweethome3d's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Worth knowing first

  • 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.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
SceneThe Scene tool exposed by this server.
WallsThe Walls tool exposed by this server.
RoomsThe Rooms tool exposed by this server.
FurnitureThe Furniture tool exposed by this server.
AnnotationsThe Annotations tool exposed by this server.
CameraThe Camera tool exposed by this server.
BatchThe Batch tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Sweethome3d MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sweethome3d": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://localhost:9877/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

| Requirement | Version | |-------------|---------| | Sweet Home 3D | 6.0 or newer | | Java (bundled with SH3D or system) | 11 or newer | > Note: Sweet Home 3D ships with a bundled JRE. Make sure it is Java 11+. Very old SH3D builds (32-bit Windows installer with JRE 1.8) will silently fail to load the plugin due to UnsupportedClassVersionError.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Sweethome3d to Scene.
  • Use Sweethome3d to Walls.
  • Use Sweethome3d to Rooms.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Sweethome3d to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 7 tools (Scene, Walls, Rooms, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Sweethome3d directly.