ifc-mcp 0.1.0

MCP server for querying IFC building model files

ifc-mcp

MCP server for exploring and querying IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) building models.

Install

pip install ifc-mcp

ifc-mcp must be on your PATH for MCP clients that use command: "ifc-mcp".

which ifc-mcp
ifc-mcp --help

Run

Start once and load models dynamically during chat:

ifc-mcp serve

Optional preload:

ifc-mcp serve /absolute/path/to/model.ifc

HTTP transport:

ifc-mcp serve --transport http --port 8000

MCP client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ifc_mcp": {
      "command": "ifc-mcp",
      "args": ["serve"]
    }
  }
}

Typical workflow in chat

1. load_model(file_path="/absolute/path/to/model.ifc")
2. get_model_summary()
3. Query with tools by element, space, material, property, or type.

Most tools also accept optional file_path for one-shot queries.

Plugin bundle

Plugin assets are in cowork-plugin/. Marketplace catalog: cowork-plugin/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json Plugin source: cowork-plugin/plugins/ifc-mcp/

Create bundle:

./cowork-plugin/pack

This generates ifc-mcp.plugin at repo root.

License

MIT