Kernelcad

Use this when you need to add a mate connector to a part. Durably insert `<partBinding>.connector(name, { type, origin, axis?, normal? })` before the final top-level return. Use the part binding returned by add_part. Returns modified source plus diagnostics from re-evaluation. Side-effect-free.

Use this when you need to add a sketch constraint to a list. Append one validated sketch constraint to a constraint list. Side-effect-free: pass { constraints, constraint } and receive the updated list.

Use this when you need a freeform/organic 3D curve — a body feature line, brow, spine rail, or G2 blend between panels — authored as a Curve3D into the user's .kcad.ts immediately before the last top-level return. One authoring path, selected by `kind`: - 'nurbs' — insert a `nurbsCurve(controlPoints, opts?)` declaration. Pass `controlPoints` as a Vec3[] (mm, at least 2 points). Optional NURBS knobs: `degree` (default 3), rational `weights`, explicit `knots`, `closed`. - 'hermite' — insert a `hermiteG2(a, b)` declaration: a quintic Hermite curve interpolating two endpoints with matching positions, tangents, and (optional) curvatures — bridges two curves with G2 continuity. Each endpoint is `{ point: Vec3, tangent: Vec3, curvature?: Vec3 }` in mm; tangent magnitude ~ chord length; curvature defaults to [0,0,0] (G1-only). The returned binding has type Curve3D (peer to Shape / Surface) — consume it via `add_variable_sweep` (spine input), `add_surface({ kind: 'boundary' })` (boundary curve), or downstream Curve3D-accepting features. Returns the modified code + diagnostics from re-evaluating. Side-effect-free. Each kind fails closed on its own missing required params.

Use this when you need to insert a new feature line into a script. Insert a new feature line into a kernelCAD script before the last top-level return statement. Returns the modified code as text plus diagnostics from re-evaluating the result. Side-effect-free. Primitives that accept faceLabels (box, cylinder, extrudeRect, extrudeCircle, extrudePolygon, extrudeRoundedRect) can receive `opts.faceLabels` in the inserted code — use `lookup_api` to see `featureKindFaceLabels` for the full value schema.

Use this when you need to author a mate-graph relationship into the source, selected by `relation` (default 'mate'): - 'mate' — a typed mate between two connectors ({ name, a, b, type, pose?, limitsDeg?, limitsMm? }). - 'coupling' — couple a driven mate to a source mate by ratio ({ driven, source, ratio, offset? }). - 'transmission' — a physical drive path across mates ({ name, kind, sourceMate, drivenMates, path, ... }). All durably edit source and need { code, assembly_binding }. Params other than `relation` are forwarded verbatim; each relation fails closed on its own missing required params.

Use this when you need to add a part to an assembly. Durably insert `const <binding> = <assembly>.part(partName, shapeExpression, opts?)` before the final top-level return in a kernelCAD source string. Returns modified source plus diagnostics from re-evaluating it. Side-effect-free: caller persists the returned source.

Use this when you need a freeform/organic 2D outline — an eyewear brow, ergonomic grip, sneaker midsole, or body silhouette — by appending a curved segment to an existing PathBuilder chain on the named `chain_anchor` variable. The call is injected at the END of the chain, immediately before any `.close()`. One segment kind, selected by `kind`: - 'spline' — `.spline(points, opts?)`: interpolates through every `points` waypoint (Vec2[] mm, >= 2 entries; points[0] must match current pen position). Optional `tension`, and `startTangent`/`endTangent` 2D direction vectors that constrain the first-derivative direction at the endpoints (magnitude normalised internally). Use for organic 2D outlines (eyewear brow, ergonomic handle, sneaker midsole). - 'nurbs' — `.nurbsSegment(controlPoints, opts?)`: explicit B-spline net (Vec2[] mm, >= degree+1 entries; controlPoints[0] must match pen; pen ends at controlPoints[N-1]). Optional `degree` (default 3), rational `weights` (strictly positive), explicit `knots` (length = controlPoints.length + degree + 1). - 'hermite' — `.hermiteG2(a, b)`: each endpoint `{ point: Vec2, tangent: Vec2, curvature?: Vec2 }` in mm (a.point must match pen; pen ends at b.point). `curvature` defaults to [0,0] (G1); pass matching curvatures for G2 blends. Tangent magnitude is the first derivative (~ chord length), NOT unit length. Returns the modified code + diagnostics from re-evaluating. Side-effect-free. Each kind fails closed on its own missing required params.

Use this when you need to repeat a feature in a pattern. Insert a Shape.patternLinear / .patternCircular / .patternGrid call into a kernelCAD script before the last top-level return. Pass structured args (kind + the matching spec object). Returns the modified code plus diagnostics from re-evaluating. Side-effect-free. The pattern feature is a single editable unit; pattern-instance face refs resolve via `<sourceId>_pattern_<i>` on the pattern feature's lineage. Geometric note: pattern is implemented as cumulative boolean union of transformed source copies — additive features (boxes, ribs, fins, spokes) pattern cleanly; patterning a subtractive feature (hole, cutout) only preserves the per-instance void when adjacent bodies are disjoint.

Use this when you need an organic, freeform, or swept shape — a body shell, panel, fairing, ergonomic curve, lens, or sculpted form — authored as a NURBS Surface into the user's .kcad.ts, OR when you need to finish surfaces into a watertight solid or taper faces for moldability. One authoring/finishing path, selected by `kind`: - 'nurbs' — insert a nurbsSurface(...) / surfaceFromCurves(...) call. Pass either { controls, degree, weights?, knots?, periodic? } for direct construction, OR { section_sketch_ids } for skinning. Weights are honored: supply rational weights to build exact circles/cylinders/spheres/conics (the surface becomes rational); omit weights for a non-rational surface. - 'boundary' — insert a surfaceFromBoundary([c1,c2,c3,c4], opts?) call: one NURBS face through 4 boundary Curve3D refs (bottom, right, top, left in loop order; adjacent endpoints must coincide within 1e-6 mm). - 'trim' — insert a `<surface>.trimTo(<by>)` or `<surface>.split(<by>)` call. Pass `surface_binding` (the Surface variable name), `by_binding` (the cutter Surface variable name; Shape/Curve3D cutters are deferred to a later slice), and `op: 'trim'` (keep the largest imprinted piece) or `op: 'split'` (return both halves as a `[Surface, Surface]` tuple). - 'sew' — insert a `sew([s0, s1, ...], opts?)` call to stitch N surfaces into a closed watertight solid. Pass `surface_bindings` (array of Surface variable names). Use after trim/boundary to close patches into a solid: trim → sew → solid pipeline. Optional `tolerance` (mm, default 1e-6) and `require_closed` (emits feature.surface-sew.open-shell if result is not watertight). - 'draft' — insert a `<shape>.draft(angleDeg, { face, neutralPlane?, pullDir? })` call to taper the selected face(s) for mold release. Pass `shape_binding`, `angle_deg` (0–90), and `face` (canonical name, label, or FaceQuery descriptor). Lowering emits feature.draft.failed on invalid geometry. The returned Surface produces no Shape until you chain .thicken(t) or .toShape() (do that via add_feature on the binding name). Returns the modified code + diagnostics. Each kind fails closed on its own missing required params.

Use this when you need to author text into a kernelCAD script before the last top-level return. One authoring path, selected by `mode`: - 'sketch' — insert a sketch.text(...) call. The emitted sketch is chainable: pair with subsequent .extrude(...) / cut(...) edits to land an engraved or raised text feature. - 'emboss' — insert a `<shape>.embossText({...})` chained call onto an existing Shape `target`. Use for engraved brand text on faces (Ray-Ban temple, CE mark, model number). `depth > 0` raises text out of the face; `depth < 0` engraves text into the face. Lowers via replicad drawText → sketchOnFace → extrude → fuse|cut. Default font is the runtime-bundled Liberation Sans. Side-effect-free; returns the modified code plus diagnostics from re-evaluating. Each mode fails closed on its own missing required params.

Use this when you need an organic swept solid whose cross-section changes along its length — a tapering body, horn, bottle, handle, ring band, fairing, or duct — authored as a variable-section sweep along a spine. Inserts `variableSweep(spine, sections, opts?)` into the .kcad.ts `code` immediately before the last top-level return (an empty `code` starts a new script that returns the sweep). Spine: EITHER `spine_points` ([[x,y,z], ...] in mm, interpolated with spline3d; `spine_closed: true` closes the loop for a ring) OR `spine_binding` (an existing Curve3D / Sketch / Vec3[] variable). Each section: `t` in [0, 1] plus a profile — inline `radius` (circle) or `width` + `height` (rectangle), or `profile_binding` (an existing Sketch); profiles are centred on the spine and turned to face along it. Sections are strictly increasing in t, first t=0, last t=1 (omit t on every section to space them evenly). On a closed spine t=1 is the seam and reuses the t=0 profile. Example: { code, spine_points: [[0,0,0],[0,10,30],[0,0,60]], sections: [{ t: 0, radius: 8 }, { t: 0.5, radius: 10 }, { t: 1, radius: 4 }] }. Returns the modified code, diagnostics from re-evaluating it, and `sweep` { volumeMm3, bbox } measured from the built solid (ok:false when the sweep built nothing). The result is a Shape binding: return it, or chain `.union(...)` etc. via add_feature. Orientation is not exposed by this MCP tool until runtime orientation support is wired. Side-effect-free.

Use this when you need to declare a reachability target for a connector. Durably insert `<assembly>.workspace(connectorRef, { reachable, toleranceMm? })` before the final top-level return. Workspace targets are checked by solvedModel validation/review pose-envelope gates. Returns modified source plus diagnostics from re-evaluation.

Use this when you need to author and evaluate a fillet or chamfer on a kernelCAD Shape. Inserts Shape.fillet(radius, selector, { continuity: G1|G2 }) or Shape.chamfer(distance, selector) through the existing public API and returns the patched source plus evaluation diagnostics. Selectors accept EdgeSelector syntax, including canonical edge refs/query strings or { face: canonical name, face label, or face query }. G2 continuity applies to fillets; chamfer uses the existing chamfer API. This authors the operation and does not extract blend-surface NURBS poles; that still requires kernel surface extraction.

Use this when you need to render a script's animation timeline to a video, or a 360° turntable of a model for sharing. Capture a kernelCAD script's animationView({...}) timeline to an MP4 (ffmpeg) or a PNG frame sequence, verifying the sampled poses for part interference. FILE ONLY: pass { file } (a .kcad.ts path) — there is no { code } mode, because the capture engine renders from a file on disk (its relative lib.fromSTEP imports resolve against the script directory). MP4 by default; pass { frames_dir } to write frame-0000.png... and skip ffmpeg entirely (mutually exclusive with output_path). Animation-pose interference verification runs by default (keyframe times + segment midpoints) BEFORE any browser/ffmpeg cost; { no_verify: true } skips it and { verify_every: n } additionally samples every n-th frame time. Pass { focus } or { hide } (arrays of feature ids or assembly part names, mutually exclusive) to isolate parts in the rendered frames — same semantics as `kernelcad render --focus/--hide`; visibility is render-only and does NOT affect the pose verification. Collisions DO NOT fail the call — the artifact is still written as evidence with ok: true; read verified: false + the collisions[] array. TURNTABLE MODE: pass { turntable: true } for a seamless 360° orbit of the model (no animationView record needed) — a share-ready loop for a README, social post or product page. It uses the 'publish' studio look by default (same as render_preview preset: 'publish': key/fill/rim lights, soft contact shadow, clean backdrop, 30° lens, constant auto-framing over the whole orbit, light rig turns with the camera); { preset: 'default' } keeps the engineering look. Knobs: width/height (default 1080×1080, max 2048, even for MP4), duration_ms (one revolution, default 6000), fps (default 30), elevation_deg (default 22), background ('white' default, 'light', 'dark', 'black', '#rrggbb', or 'transparent' with frames_dir only), shadow (default true), environment. output_path ending in .gif writes a looping GIF; otherwise MP4. Frame i sits at az 30° + 360°·i/N (the 360° endpoint is excluded, so the loop is seamless). A turntable has no poses to verify: it reports verify_skipped: true. ENVIRONMENT: needs playwright chromium (npx playwright install chromium) and ffmpeg for MP4/GIF (frames_dir needs neither); the bundled static player is served automatically, no dev server required. Returns { ok, output_path, frame_count, duration_ms, fps, verified, verify_skipped?, collisions: [{ t_ms, a, b, volume_mm3 }], diagnostics }.

Use this when the goal is complex / production / enclosure / gearbox / robot-arm / multi-body, or when you need evaluate→review/verify→revise until green. PREFERRED over one-shot evaluate_script+open_in_studio for Adam-level parts. Runs a CAD design loop over attempt scripts: review_cad each attempt, continue past functional attempts with unresolved warnings, return repair prompts (nextActionPrompt) plus structured revisionAssist (suggestedPatches / autoApplied.suggestedCode for repairable feature failures; cookbook steers for stacked-primitive toys). Stop on ok or convergence.escalate. To pick among N alternative candidates for one goal without a judge, pass them all as attempts with consensus:true (geometric medoid selection). For organic/car bodies set likenessProfile:"automotive" and pass bodyLikeness (or automotive stills on visualReview.checks) — attempts fail closed until body-likeness is publishReady. Optionally write a Studio build record JSON.

Use this when you need a manufacturability (DFM) report before printing or machining a part: returns a pass/fail checklist, no dfmSpec(...) needed. Pass { file | code } and optional processes (default ['fdm', 'cnc']). FDM 3D printing checks: fdm.overhangs (unsupported overhang steeper than max_overhang_deg, default 45° from vertical), fdm.bridging (bridges over max_bridge_mm, default 10), fdm.min-wall (walls under 2 × nozzle_mm, default 0.4 mm nozzle), fdm.min-hole (holes under 5 × nozzle), fdm.min-pin (warn), fdm.bed-fit (printer profile bed, default generic-fdm), fdm.bed-contact (warn). CNC 3-axis milling checks: cnc.undercuts (surface unreachable from approach_axes, default ['+z']; list several axes for several setups) and cnc.internal-corner-radius (sharp internal corners and fillets smaller than the end-mill radius, tool_diameter_mm default 6). Returns { ok, verdict: 'pass'|'fail', checks: [{ id, process, part, status: 'pass'|'fail'|'warn', summary, value?, limit? }], fdm?, cnc?, diagnostics }. Settings from the script's dfmSpec({ process: 'fdm' }) are used as defaults; call options win. For the script-declared gates (clearance, voids, channels) use verify({ check: 'dfm' }).

Use this when you need to know WHAT MATERIAL changed between two versions of a model, not just how much. The deeper sibling of diff_scripts: a volume delta alone is ambiguous (a boss that grew and a pocket that deepened report the same magnitude, and a part that only moved reports zero), so this tool answers it with geometry instead of pixels. Baseline is { baseFile } or { baseCode }; the revised side is either another script ({ file } or { code }) or the SAME script re-lowered with { params } overrides — a bag of declared param() name -> new value, which is the one-script form a parameter sweep actually asks for. Bodies pair by name and fall back to declaration-order positional pairing; anything left over is listed in `unmatched` and raises diff.body.unmatched. Per matched body it returns addedMm3 = volume(revised - base), removedMm3 = volume(base - revised), commonMm3 = volume of the overlap from boolean intersection, exact bbox with min/max/extent deltas, face / edge / hole count deltas (hole counts reuse the cylindrical-hole detector), maxDeviationMm (two-sided discrete Hausdorff distance between the two surfaces), and a `verdict` — identical | moved | resized | topology-changed, precedence topology-changed > resized > moved > identical. Branch on the verdict; cite the numbers. Optional { render: true } also writes an overlay PNG (added green, removed red, unchanged material as a translucent ghost; the scene is a re-runnable .kcad.ts over lossless BREP sidecars) through the render_preview pipeline and fails open (the numeric diff is still returned) when that pipeline is unavailable. Read-only — never touches the active session.

Use this when you need to see exactly what changed between two script versions. Structured geometric delta between two versions of a kernelCAD script — a baseline ({ baseFile } or { baseCode }) and a revision ({ file } or { code }). Returns agent-readable JSON: per-part added/removed/renamed/changed (volume mm³ + exact bbox deltas, numbers matching inspect({ of: 'part-stats' })), total interference-volume delta with per-pair detail, mate-graph changes (added/removed/changed mates incl. type, connectors, pose, limits), and param changes (value/min/max). Single-shape scripts diff as one "(root)" pseudo-part; a `return [a, b]` multi-body script diffs per body as "body[0]", "body[1]". An error that still leaves geometry (e.g. a skipped fillet) is listed under base/revised.errors beside the diff. Use after editing a script to verify exactly what changed physically before re-rendering. On a hosted server pass both versions inline: { baseCode: 'return box(10, 10, 10);', code: 'return box(10, 10, 12);' } (base_code/old_code/before and revised_code/new_code/after are accepted as aliases). Read-only — never touches the active session.

Use this when the reference for a part is a 2D engineering drawing PDF (orthographic views with dimensions), not a photo. Deterministic, no vision model: reads the vector linework (stroke width, dash) and positioned text; classifies visible / hidden / center / dimension / extension lines; reads the title block scale, units and projection symbol; identifies front / top / side views by projection alignment (third- or first-angle); ties dimension text to its lines (⌀, R, 4×, ±, THRU, depth). Dimension values win over measured lengths. Rebuilds the part as the view silhouette extruded by the depth an orthogonal view shows, or a turned part revolved from its half-silhouette, plus holes from ⌀ circles with THRU or hidden-line depth. Returns `script` — a `.kcad.ts` with role-named params (width, thickness, holeDia, hole1X, dia1, step1Length …) — and `ledger`, an assumption ledger where stated dimensions are `visible`, symmetry-derived positions `inferred`, defaults `assumed` and an unstated depth `missing`; a dimension that disagrees with the linework keeps its value and records the disagreement as an open fact. With verify (default) the script is evaluated, re-projected through the svg-drawing view stage and compared: `fidelity.verdict` is match | partial | mismatch | failed with per-axis extents, hole diameters and per-view silhouette IoU. Pass `out` to write the script and its `<stem>.ledger.json` (resolve open facts with resolve_assumptions, then set_param). A scanned (raster-only) page fails with reference.drawing.raster-only — use trace_from_image for those. Hosted: give the file as an https:// URL, a data: URI (base64, max 25 MB) or "asset:<id>" from request_upload (when the file is on the user's device).

Use this when you need to run a script and check it compiles. Full local builds return viewerUrl: a live Studio link reused and updated on later full builds in the same MCP process. Hosted builds return viewerMode: hosted and viewerHint pointing to open_in_studio; they do not start a loopback viewer. Full evaluations return step evidence: build validity, volume and before/after local PNG paths in one shared iso frame. Snapshots require PW_CDP_URL for an existing browser; unavailable captures report an explicit error. Run a kernelCAD .kcad.ts script and report pass/fail + feature count + diagnostics + sceneSummary (BREP validity, volume in mm³, face count, bounding size in mm). When the scene is assembly-built (assembly().part(...) → .model()/.solvedModel()), also returns a parts summary { count, names } AND runs the mechanism-truth gate by default: the `mechanism` field reports real/broken/unverified and a broken mechanism (disconnected components / mechanism.orphan-part, self-collision, fastened drift, dof-mismatch) makes ok:false with the failures in diagnostics, as does a mate connector more than 6 mm outside its part bounding box (assembly.mechanical.connector-not-in-solid, the same error review_cad reports) — a mechanism (any mate or joint) needs every part linked by connectors + mates/joints (axis+revolute for shafts/hinges/gears; frame+fastened for rigid; or arm.revolute/.prismatic/.ball/.fixed). A plain multi-part assembly with no mates (base + lid, print layout) is independent bodies and passes. Pass { skipMechanismCheck: true } to opt out (e.g. a deliberately free part next to a mechanism). An animation or drive on a fastened joint (mechanism.motion-on-fixed-joint) is broken: animate a revolute/prismatic mate pose. For a model with moving joints or motion intent, `mechanismSummary.statement` is one plain line: "Motion checked: ..." names what ran; "Motion not checked: ..." is NOT a pass — never call that mechanism working. Every union() is checked too (no opt-out): union.disconnected (the union is several separate solids — a floating operand) and union.member-overlap (two operands that each carry their own .finish()/.material(), the same one, share > 1 mm³ — cut members to fit, e.g. a cross tube between rails is span minus two rail widths) make ok:false. Pass either { file: "<path>" } or { code: "<inline source>" }. Set { dryRun: true } for fast validation while iterating: transpile + capture + capture-light checks without building solids, DFM gates, or meshing — milliseconds instead of seconds (100x+ on boolean/fillet-heavy scripts). A dry run catches script throws, capture-time API misuse, and assembly validity-gate failures, but NOT lowering failures or dfmSpec diagnostics; it leaves the active session untouched, so finish with a full (non-dry) evaluate_script before using session-dependent tools. To show a measurement in the 3D viewer (e.g. hole spacing), declare it in the script with shape.dimension({ kind: "linear", from, to, label }); a full evaluate lists them as dimensions: [{ text, kind, source }], and a shared /p link with ?dims=1 forces them on. Hosted: lib.fromSTEP / fromSTL / fromDXF / fromSVG and referenceImage take a direct string literal or a const bound to one (computed expressions are unsupported). They accept "asset:<id>" (from request_upload), an https:// URL or a data: URI as the path.

Use this when you need to sample a signed-distance field at a point. Sample the signed distance from an in-script sdf.* field at a 3D point. Returns { distance, inside, aabb, kind }. Distance is in mm; negative = inside the surface, 0 = exactly on the surface, positive = outside. Use this to verify SDF composition before calling sdf.materialize (which is the expensive step). The script must bind the SdfField via sdf.bind('<name>', field) and pass that name as fieldName. Hint: pass either { file } or { code }, plus { fieldName, point: [x,y,z] }.

Use this when you need evaluate_script (and optionally open_in_studio) for an industry / cookbook demo in ONE step — after lookup_cookbook for industry demos, prefer execute_cookbook when you need evaluate+Studio together; empty lookup is not a stop (freehand-author instead). Resolves a cookbook snippet by `id` or BM25 `query` (same ranking as lookup_cookbook), evaluates its body via evaluate_script with bounded vendor timeouts, and returns explicit status with stage resolve|evaluate|open_in_studio. Pass openInStudio:true to publish the same script via open_in_studio after a green full evaluate (hosted MCP). dryRun:true is the fast capture-only path — it is NOT evidence the cookbook builds a solid or is safe to publish; finish with dryRun:false (default) before claiming success or opening Studio.

Use this when you need an ordered exploded-view plan for an assembly. Supply parts as {name,center:[x,y,z],size:[x,y,z]} in mm, or a LabWired handoff containing parts with ref, position_mm.value and physical.bbox_mm (also accepts bbox_mm.value). Optional explicit assembly_order takes precedence over handoff assembly_order / assembly.order. Missing order falls back to input part order; parts lacking usable placement or bbox and unlisted/unknown order refs are reported. Choose mode axis (default) or radial; axis follows the requested direction, radial moves parts away from the assembly centroid. The result includes ready-to-paste param_declarations, animation_tracks and reverse_animation_tracks for animationView(), part_transforms for existing shapes, and script_fragment. cameraPlan gives framing guidance.

Use this when you need to export geometry to a file. One exporter, selected by `target`: - target:'model' — export the script geometry to one file. Pass { file | code }, a required { output_path }, and { format }. Supported formats: stl (binary STL mesh), step (BREP CAD interchange), dxf (2D cut file for laser / waterjet / CNC: a flat part — plate, panel, extruded profile, in any orientation — exports its outline and holes in its own plane with exact arcs and circles; a sheet-metal part or a returned Region exports its flat pattern; a flat or sheet-metal part also returns sheet { thickness_mm, bend_count }, which a shop needs and the DXF does not carry; options.section { axis: "x"|"y"|"z", at } exports the cross-section of any part in world coordinates (plans, profiles); a multi-part model (cut list) writes all parts side by side on output_path, one layer per part, plus parts/<part>.dxf per part (reported in part_files; options.layout 'sheet' writes the combined sheet only); any other part fails with export.dxf.non-planar), 3mf (slicer-friendly mesh: one named object per part, colours as core-spec basematerials named by the part's engineering material; options.arrange 'plate' packs parts on the bed at Z=0 without overlap (options.orient puts each part's largest flat face down), 'assembled' keeps them together as one multi-part object for multi-colour prints; options.slicer 'bambu' | 'orca' | 'prusa' adds that slicer's per-object name + filament-slot sidecar — slot N is the Nth distinct colour/material), options.infill { fromFea: '<study>' | true, bands?, pattern? } = stress-graded FDM infill (requires the local CalculiX + gmsh toolchain; without it the export fails with fea.solver.unavailable): solves the feaStudy and writes modifier volumes, each with its own infill density (Orca/Bambu format by default; options.slicer 'prusa' writes PrusaSlicer's format instead, since the two are not interchangeable); the result carries infill { bands, saving, images }), gcode (installed OrcaSlicer output; preserves G-code and returns optional gcode_stats with header generator identity and slicer-predicted time/material), glb (web-viewer / AR with PBR materials), obj (Wavefront indexed triangle mesh), usd (ASCII USDA triangle mesh in millimeter, Z-up coordinates; multi-part scenes emit one named mesh per part), svg-drawing (third-angle engineering-drawing sheet: front/top/left + isometric views, hidden edges dashed, tangent edges thin, overall bounding-box dimensions, title block; assemblies are drawn with inter-part occlusion; pass options.annotations to dimension specific features instead of the bounding box; pass options.exploded { factor, mode } to explode the isometric cell, options.balloons to number parts from the BOM, and options.partsList for an item/name/qty/material table above the title block). overall bounding-box dimensions, title block; assemblies are drawn with inter-part occlusion; pass options.annotations to dimension specific features instead of the bounding box, options.autoAnnotate to derive datums A/B/C, grouped hole callouts with position tolerances, hole positions, overall size, radius and chamfer callouts, flatness and an ISO 2768 note from the geometry (the result carries drawing_report with placed / overlapped counts), and options.sections for real section views on any cutting plane). pdf-drawing (the same sheet — views, dashed hidden lines, dimensions, hole callouts, GD&T, sections, parts list — as a printable vector PDF on a standard sheet, one call: ISO a4|a3|a2|a1|a0 or ANSI ansi-a…ansi-e landscape, default a3, or sheet "auto" / "auto-ansi" for the smallest sheet that holds the views at 1:1; the drawing scale is picked to fit; projection "third" (default) or "first" arranges the views and draws the matching symbol; a full title block carries title, part name, material, scale, units, sheet size, date and revision, settable through options.title / partName / material / revision / date; autoAnnotate is on unless options.annotations is given). Robot descriptions: urdf (tree-topology robot description), srdf (motion-planning semantics layered over the URDF), sdf-gazebo (SDFormat 1.10 with native ball joints, closed loops, and solved per-link poses), usd-isaac (ASCII USD physics stage: PhysicsArticulationRootAPI root, one rigid body per link at its solved pose with mass / centre of mass / principal inertia, PhysicsFixedJoint/PhysicsRevoluteJoint/PhysicsPrismaticJoint per mate with token axis, two-sided joint frames and limits, UsdPreviewSurface materials from the part appearance, and joint drives only when declared in options.drives { <mate>: { stiffness, damping, maxForce?, targetPosition? } }; options.collisionApproximation is convexHull | convexDecomposition; planar/cylindrical/pin_slot/ball mates fail closed with export.usd.joint-unsupported). bom-csv / bom-json (bill of materials over assembly.model()/solvedModel(): one row per distinct part — grouped by geometry/catalog identity, not name — with real instance quantity, kind, material, density, mass, bbox, fabrication process (`process` + `processSource`), and catalog provenance for purchased parts; same numbers as inspect({ of: 'bom' })). order-pack (a zip: one single-body file per fabricated part — STEP always, plus STL for 3d-print and DXF for sheet-cut rows, per-part drawing PDFs where available — with bom.csv/bom.json, vendor paste handoff texts for purchased rows and a machine-readable manifest; options processes / items narrow which rows are packed; nothing is uploaded). bend-table (tube bender tables over tube() records: one <tube name>.csv per tube with the LRA bend table, XYZ points, cut length and last straight; output_path is a DIRECTORY and the written files are reported in table_files; a script with no tube() fails with export.bend-table.no-tubes, and a script whose tube gates report errors writes nothing). urdf and sdf-gazebo also write one meshes/<part>.stl per link, and usd-isaac one meshes/<part>.usda mesh layer per link, next to output_path (reported in mesh_files) — ship the whole directory to the consumer. STL exports run a watertight verify by default; failures return ok: false with export.mesh.not-watertight (open-edge count + up to 5 crack-cluster locations) but the file is still written so the broken mesh can be inspected. Optional { feature_id } selects which feature to export (default: last). Optional { options } carries per-format options bag (see the kernelcad-mcp skill for the per-format keys: dxf layers/tolerance/unit/section/layout, 3mf printUnit/embedSource/arrange/orient/slicer/printer/infill, glb axis/draco). - target:'part' — export solved-assembly parts as individual binary STL files in their modeled (world-frame) positions. Pass { file | code }, plus { part, output_path } for one part or { output_dir } for all parts (files land at <output_dir>/<part>.stl). A watertight verify runs on every exported mesh by default and fails the call with export.mesh.not-watertight; unknown part names fail with export.part.not-found listing the valid names. Pass { no_verify: true } to skip the watertight gate. All params except `target` are forwarded verbatim; each target fails closed on its own missing required params. Hosted server: the file is written on the kernelCAD server, NOT on the caller's machine. The result carries `downloads[]` — an HTTPS `url` per file (expires after 24 h; give it to the user) — Small text files an agent can read (SVG, DXF, URDF, JSON, CSV; up to 32 KB) also come inline as an embedded resource; STEP, STL, 3MF and GLB are link-only — do not fetch them into your context, give the user the link. `output_path` only names the file; the returned `output_path` is a server-side path, usable only as `file` in later calls to this server. HEAVY FORMATS (step/stl/3mf/glb): if OCCT serialization outlives the client tool-call limit, this tool returns { ok:true, status:"running", code:"export.deferred", job_id } while the export continues on the server — poll by calling export({ job_id }) until status is done/failed. CRITICAL: open_in_studio / paint does NOT need STEP. On export.deferred or any STEP stall, call open_in_studio immediately for the shaded widget; do not block paint on export.

Use this when the user wants to get a part made: packages the fabrication files into one directory plus a zip, and returns links to public instant-quote pages. Pass { file | code } and output_dir; optional scope ('part', default — one script's files; 'bom' — the whole assembly's BOM: per-part single-body files, per-part drawings, bom.csv/json and vendor handoff texts), name (default 'part'), formats (default step, stl, 3mf, pdf-drawing, bom-csv; add 'dxf' for flat or sheet parts), and processes ('3d-print' | 'cnc' | 'sheet-cut') to filter the links (bom: also narrows which fabricated rows are packed). Each file is written by the export tool, so its gates apply; a format that fails is reported in files[] and the rest still ship. Also writes manifest.json and README.txt. quote_links lists JLC3DP, JLCCNC, PCBWay, Xometry, SendCutSend and Craftcloud with the pack file to upload to each. One body per file: multi-body files are rejected by every shop. DXF is written only for flat or sheet-metal parts. The McMaster handoff text carries part numbers only, because McMaster quantities are packs and pack sizes are not in the catalog yet. These are plain web pages: nothing is uploaded or ordered. The user opens the link and uploads the file. Run dfm_review first if you have not. Hosted server: pack files are written on the kernelCAD server and returned in downloads[].url; nothing is uploaded to a fabrication service.

Use this when you need a structural check's context without paying for a solve. Read-only: returns the stored summary of a previous run_fea (pass the same `output_dir`), whether the CalculiX + gmsh toolchain is available on this machine (with the install command when it is not; run_fea then uses its in-process voxel solver — toolchain.default_solver says which), and the FEA material table with real E / Poisson / yield numbers so a grade is chosen against data rather than from memory. Never meshes, solves, or writes.

Fetch one bundled catalog part. Prefer `await lib.standard.nema17()` and `await lib.standard.bearing608()` — they are offline and do not download remote STEP. A lookup that cannot finish fails within 45s with errorCode parts.lookup.timeout. Do not retry in parallel.

Use this when a LabWired handoff part needs a STEP or GLB model resolved from a verified HTTPS URL plus SHA-256, or from catalog_id / MPN. The tool uses fetch_part/find_part catalog plumbing, stores URL-fetched bytes in a SHA-256 cache, checks the supplied hash, compares measurable model dimensions with bbox_mm, and returns provenance or a model_not_found result. GLB bounds are checked when POSITION accessor bounds are available; otherwise bbox_check.status is not_checked.

Search the bundled parts catalog (offline). For a NEMA-17 motor write `await lib.standard.nema17()`; for a 608 bearing write `await lib.standard.bearing608()`. Do not fan out parallel lookups and do not pass partsBaseUrl unless you set source:"remote". Remote lookups fail within 45s with errorCode parts.lookup.timeout instead of hanging.

Use this when you need to fit an orthogonal least-squares plane to XYZ point-cloud data. Returns centroid, deterministic unit normal, signed point residuals, RMS residual and maximum absolute residual. Accepts points already parsed by the caller from scan data or mesh vertices. Computes parameters only; it does not create a surface body. Requires at least three non-collinear finite points.

Use this when you need the unfolded flat pattern of a bent sheet-metal part. Return the unfolded 2D flat-pattern of a bent sheet-metal Shape as a Region (outer polyline + holes + bend lines + sketch plane). Any number of parallel bends; crossing bends need corner relief. Pass { file } or { code }; optional { featureId } to pick a specific Shape.

Render a project's current model server-side and return it as an inline image so you can SEE what you built. Prefer open_in_studio for the happy path — it already includes an iso PNG preview in the same publish result when previewDelivered is true. Use this tool for a different `view`, a contact sheet (`view:"all"`), or when you only have a slug and are not publishing. Call with that `slug` to inspect whether the build looks right. CRITICAL — the image is rendered from the MODEL on the server; it does NOT reflect the user's Studio camera, zoom, or screen. NEVER ask the user to rotate, zoom, pan, move the camera, close a slider, or change their view to help you see — you cannot affect their screen and it cannot affect this render. To see a different angle, call this tool again with a different `view`. By DEFAULT (omit `view`, or `view:"all"`) it returns a CONTACT SHEET of all six canonical views in one labeled image — a 3×2 grid, top row [iso, front, right], bottom row [back, left, top] — so you can judge the model from every side regardless of its orientation (e.g. to find which side has the doors). Pass a single `view` (iso/front/back/left/right/top) for one large render of that angle. DETERMINISTIC: the same model + view always returns the same bytes — identical bytes are NOT a stale/lagging snapshot. If you changed the model, push it with open_in_studio FIRST, then re-render to see the change. The image is always current and never a blank capture. Colors and shading match Studio (same palette / base-material color). The slug is the capability: no OAuth for public/unlisted; private projects require the owner signed in. The PNG is base64-inlined as a real image block by default; pass `paths_only: true` for metadata only. No renderable geometry or a mesh failure → { ok: false, error, hint }, never a blank image. error "mesh_timeout" means the model took too long to build for a preview; the source is not wrong (it still exports) — do not rewrite it to fix the render.

Return the raw per-feature triangle mesh (positions/indices/normals) of a project's current model, by slug. For the in-chat 3D viewer widget to render geometry; delivered over the MCP Apps bridge. The slug is the capability: public/unlisted need no OAuth; private requires the owner signed in.

Use this when you need to reopen a saved project or browse what the user has saved — it fetches a kernelCAD Studio project, or lists the signed-in user's saved projects. Pass `slug` (from a /p/<slug> link or a prior listing) to fetch that project's full .kcad source and metadata — then edit and open_in_studio with the same slug so the user's open tab updates live. Private projects require their owner's OAuth connection. OMIT `slug` to list the signed-in user's saved projects (most recently updated first); that listing mode requires the OAuth connection and does NOT paint — prefer list_my_projects to find a project to continue. Read-only: this tool never shows a viewer (only open_in_studio does, once per response). Paint phases: projectSaved/meshReady reflect fetch state; viewerPainted stays false. Use open_in_studio (with code) to publish+paint — do NOT call get_model_mesh or get_latest_render for interactive paint.

Fetch the exact immutable .kcad source and parameters captured at a prior `open_in_studio` version. Use this to read-after-write verify a release: pass the returned `slug` and `version`, then hash or inspect the returned source. Public/unlisted projects use the slug as capability; private projects require the owner's OAuth connection.

Use this when you need to read the human/agent selection in a local Studio session. Returns one clicked face or edge (or null), with current-generation mesh-local shapeIndex/kind/id and creating featureId. During a rebuild selection is null with “selection pending rebuild” until Studio uniquely verifies the face; ambiguous or deleted faces are cleared. Inspect the current shape before authoring a fillet. Requires a running local Studio opened on the same script; hosted sessions are not supported.

Use this when you need to place parts from a LabWired handoff.json into a KernelCAD assembly. Pass the parsed handoff object using schema labwired-kernelcad-handoff/0.1. The tool validates the handoff and returns an evaluable assembly script with corner-anchored bbox placeholder solids, origin/bbox-face/mounting-hole/pin anchors, endpoint connectivity mates for wires whose two endpoint positions are known, and structured cutout_hints from connector faces. These mates express connectivity intent only; no wire geometry or routing is generated. It does not cut enclosure walls or fetch STEP/GLB assets. position_mm locates the bbox lower corner; bbox.center is derived. Null, estimated, proposed, and other non-exact geometry is reported as warnings and omitted or placed at zero as appropriate.

Use this when the user wants to start from their own STEP or STL file (a part they designed elsewhere, a vendor model). Give exactly one source: url (a public https direct-download link), upload (a file the user attached in ChatGPT), or content_base64 (raw bytes, small files only). Max 50 MB. The format is detected from the bytes (or pass format: 'step' | 'stl'). Writes the file and a starter <name>.kcad.ts whose base body is lib.fromSTEP / lib.fromSTL into output_dir (default: a fresh temp dir), evaluates it, and returns { ok, format, model_path, script_path, code, bbox }. Pass script_path as { file } to evaluate_script, add_feature, dfm_review, export and the other tools, or edit code to build on the body. STL is a mesh: booleans, bbox and export work, but faces stay planar facets (use mesh_to_features for an editable feature tree). A non-watertight STL is refused unless allow_open is true.

Use this when you need to read facts about a model. One reader, selected by `of`: - 'assembly' — physical assembly inventory (parts, bboxes, connectors, mates, disconnected solids). - 'robot' — URDF/SDFormat export preview (links, joints, planning groups, end-effectors, issues). - 'step' — inspect an imported STEP file: solid tree, exact bbox/volume, cylindrical holes (breached bores flagged partial; holeDetection: 'exact' | 'heuristic'). - 'shape' — volume / surfaceArea / bbox for one feature ({ feature_id? }). - 'mass' — mass, centre of mass, centroidal inertia tensor (inertia6 + 3x3 inertiaMatrix), principalMoments/principalAxes, symmetry flags, and optionally the radius of gyration about an arbitrary axis ({ feature_id?, density?, gyration_axis? }); density in kg/m^3, defaults to 1000 (water). - 'features' — features captured by the script (kind, id, params, transforms, suppression). - 'assemblies' — assembly intent (assemblies, parts, connectors, joints). - 'topology' — canonical face names + edge count for a feature ({ feature_id? }). - 'edges' — edges of a shape with optional EdgeQuery ({ feature_id?, query? }); returns @kc[...] refs. - 'face-edges' — boundary edges of a named canonical face ({ feature_id?, face_name }). - 'faces' — faces of a shape with optional FaceQuery ({ feature_id?, query? }); returns @kc[...] refs. - 'face-labels' — user-applied labels visible in the script. - 'mates' — mates captured by the script. - 'constraints' — sketch constraints captured by the script. - 'part-stats' — bundled parts-catalog statistics. - 'bend-table' — sheet-metal bend table for a flattened pattern. - 'params' — declared model parameters. - 'part-categories' — top-level part-catalog categories available in the bundled (and configured remote) catalog. - 'part-families' — part families within a category ({ category? }); count + exemplar ids per family. - 'bom' — bill of materials ({ assembly? }): one row per distinct part (grouped by geometry/catalog identity, not name) with real instance quantity, kind ('fabricated'|'purchased'), material, density, per-unit and total mass, bbox, a fabrication process (`process` + `processSource`), catalog provenance for purchased parts, and totals; `bom.*` diagnostics flag rows with no density source or missing catalog vendor info instead of guessing. - 'section' — numeric cross-section probe of a shape: area, perimeter, loop/hole counts, 2D bbox at a plane ({ feature_id?, plane | at+axis, stack?: { from, to, count, axis? } }). `stack` scans evenly spaced slices and returns `minAreaIndex`/`minAreaPosition` — use it to find the neck/thinnest cross-section along an axis. - 'continuity' — G0/G1/G2 classification of shared edges ({ feature_id?, edges? }); position gap, normal jump, curvature difference, worst-sample XYZ. - 'curvature' — per-face Gaussian and mean curvature min/max/mean, inflections, spikes ({ feature_id?, faces?, spike_factor? }). - 'multi-material' — explicit material leaves shadowed by later attributed boolean descendants, with assembly-part rewrite templates; analyzes capture records and does not change mesh attribution. All params except `of` are subject-specific and forwarded verbatim. Most subjects accept { file | code }. Hosted: give the file as an https:// URL, a data: URI (base64, max 25 MB) or "asset:<id>" from request_upload (when the file is on the user's device).

Use this when you need the captured NURBS definition for a kernelCAD nurbsCurve/spline3d feature. Returns degree, distinct knots and multiplicities, poles, weights, rational and uniformWeights flags, hasNonUnitWeights, and parameter range. Defaults to the last captured curve; pass feature_id to choose one. Reports authored data, not exact geometry-derived B-rep edge/face NURBS. Surface extraction and blending are not supported.

Use this when you need to list the kernelCAD script-runtime surface: global functions (box, path, selectEdges, helix, etc), Shape methods (fillet, sweep, lower, etc), Sketch methods (extrude, revolve, sweep), PathBuilder methods, EdgeQuery/FaceQuery key sets, and featureKindFaceLabels (which globals accept opts.faceLabels and valid value shapes). Use this to discover what is callable from a .kcad.ts script. Call this BEFORE concluding kernelCAD lacks a capability — its NURBS freeform surfacing (loft, sweep, boundary-fill, G2 blend) is easy to miss from tool names alone.

Return the kernelcad-authoring skill — conventions for writing .kcad.ts scripts (API surface, parameters, evaluation contract, common pitfalls) — in sections. Call with NO arguments first: you get the quick-start (units, axes, the return rule, the rules that prevent most failures, the intent → API routing table, the "Before you finish" checklist) and an index of every section with a one-line summary (under 16k chars). Then pull what you need: `{ section: "<id>" }` returns one section (e.g. "top-level-functions", "materials", "dfm-gates-print-readiness"); `{ query: "fillet after subtract" }` returns the best-matching sections. `{ section: "all" }` returns the full ~140k-char skill (SKILL.md plus its reference files) — only if your client accepts large responses. Clients that list resources can also read `kernelcad://skills/authoring` (the SKILL.md core). OUTPUT: { uri, mimeType, mode, text, sections? } — `mode` is index | section | search | all | not-found.

Use this when you need a canonical pattern snippet for a CAD task. Search the kernelCAD cookbook for canonical pattern snippets. Returns top-k snippets matching the natural-language query, ranked by BM25 over title/tags/keywords/trigger. Use when you need a canonical pattern for fillet-after-subtract, non-overlapping booleans, sketch-to-extrude flows, etc. Returns empty if no snippet scores above the relevance floor — proceed without cookbook help in that case.

Use this when you need the kernelCAD 26-code diagnostic catalogue with hint templates. Tiny one-shot call; useful for an agent that wants to pre-populate retry strategies. Hints are also inline on every emitted diagnostic — this tool just gives you the canonical list up front.

Use this when the user wants to union, subtract, or intersect two imported triangle mesh solids (STL, OBJ, or 3MF). Supports union, subtract (A minus B) and intersect. Pass each operand as { file } on the MCP server or { data } with base64 mesh bytes; formats are detected or may be specified. Returns volume in mm³, triangle count and a binary STL as data_base64; pass that payload to import_step to continue modeling. Inputs must be closed, consistently oriented 2-manifold meshes. Open, non-manifold, or invalid meshes return an error. This computes mesh geometry and does not create an editable B-rep feature tree.

Mesh a kernelCAD .kcad.ts source server-side and return a COMPACT geometry summary — overall bounds plus, per feature, its id, kind, triangle count, and bounding box. Use this to INSPECT a model's geometry without a viewer: confirm a part is the size/shape you expect, see how many triangles each feature contributes, or check that every feature produced geometry. This runs the full server-side OCCT pipeline (the same one the Studio renderer uses), so it evaluates modern sources (assembly, path, .material, …) that the legacy client worker cannot. INPUT: `source` (required) the .kcad.ts script text; `fileName` (optional) a label for diagnostics; `params` (optional) a map of parameter-name → number overrides applied before meshing (stateless slider recompute). OUTPUT: { ok, bounds, featureCount, features: [{ id, kind, triangleCount, bbox: { min:[x,y,z], max:[x,y,z] } }], failedFeatureIds, diagnostics }. `ok` is true when every feature meshed; `failedFeatureIds` lists features that failed to compile (and `ok` is then false). Raw vertex/index/normal arrays are NEVER returned — this is a summary only. To SEE the rendered model, call open_in_studio (includes PNG preview + viewer); use get_latest_render only for alternate views.

Use this when you are handed an STL, OBJ or 3MF of a mostly prismatic mechanical part (plate, bracket, spacer, flange, housing block) and need an EDITABLE kernelCAD model of it rather than a faceted lib.fromSTL import. Deterministic, measured, self-verifying: it welds and checks the mesh, segments planes and cylinders, picks the extrusion axis, slices each band and fits exact lines / arcs / circles, snaps near-round values (each snap recorded), then emits a readable .kcad.ts with named param()s — a revolve for concentric round stacks, extruded profiles otherwise, .hole()/.holes() for through, blind and counterbored bores (axial and side-drilled), .cutout() for pockets, .fillet() for constant-radius edge blends (radius measured on the sharp edge, edges grouped by radius and picked with the shortest exact edge query), boolean subtractions for what no drilling feature can reach. It then EVALUATES that script and compares it with the mesh: volume IoU (column ray casting) and symmetric surface deviation (max + RMS), over up to 4 refinement passes. Returns { script, ledger, fidelity: { maxDeviationMm, rmsMm, volumeIoU, verdict: faithful | approximate | failed, thresholds }, unmatchedRegions, features, passes }. A fillet or sharp reading is kept by which measures better; variable-radius blends and chamfers are reported, not forced. The verdict is computed from the numbers — faithful needs IoU >= minIoU AND max deviation <= maxDeviationMm AND a watertight mesh AND no unmatched region. Freeform surfaces, tilted planes and side bosses are listed in unmatchedRegions (reference.mesh.freeform-region-unmatched), never silently dropped. The ledger uses fact ids equal to param names, so resolve_assumptions on the written <out>.ledger.json yields paramOverrides for set_param. Pass { out } to write the script and ledger; the mesh itself is never modified. Hosted: give the file as an https:// URL, a data: URI (base64, max 25 MB) or "asset:<id>" from request_upload (when the file is on the user's device).

Save the model as a kernelCAD project AND show it: persists a project revision, returns the interactive Studio viewer (MCP Apps / ChatGPT outputTemplate), and includes a PNG preview in the SAME tool result (image content + previewUrl when available). ONE VIEWER PER PROJECT PER RESPONSE: every call renders a new viewer card. Do all validation with evaluate_script first, then call open_in_studio exactly once, after validation succeeds; reuse the returned URL, revision and preview, and never call it again after a successful result in the same response. Re-calling with unchanged code for the same project returns that revision instead of writing a new one. CONTINUE, DO NOT DUPLICATE: to change a model you already saved, pass `project: '<slug>'` from the last result (or from list_my_projects) — this adds a revision to that project. Without `project`, the save goes to the project this chat already saved, or to your project with the same title (case, punctuation and v2/rev3/(1) ignored) from the last 24 h. Views, poses, colours and options of one design are revisions of ONE project — keep the same title and slug. Pass `new_project: true` only when the user wants a separate design. A different cookbook (execute_cookbook, or open_in_studio of that cookbook's unchanged source) starts its own project; pass `project` to add a revision, or `continue_design: true` to keep revising the design this chat is already saving. The result starts with the slug to pass next time, a /p/<slug>?version= link for this revision, and that revision's title. Use this when the user wants to SEE or share the model — do NOT call get_latest_render afterwards for the happy path; the preview is already here when previewDelivered is true. Pass the full `.kcad` source as `code` (optional if you just called evaluate_script — omitting reuses that last evaluated source). Code that fails evaluate_script (for example overlapping same-material members or floating pieces) is refused; fix it first. A broken mechanism verdict alone does NOT refuse: the revision is saved, Studio shows "Mechanism broken", and the result returns mechanismSummary (statement, maxLevel, failures with the joint). Tell the user the mechanism is broken; do not call it working. Multi-body assemblies must declare connectors + mates/joints before publish — otherwise evaluate_script fails with mechanism.orphan-part (disconnected components). Use type: 'axis' + revolute mates for shafts/hinges/gears; type: 'frame' + fastened for rigid mounts; or arm.revolute/.prismatic/.ball/.fixed. Connector types are only frame|axis|planar|ball. Status fields: ok=true means the project revision was saved (projectSaved=true). meshSaved reports whether its display mesh is persisted; meshStatus=failed means meshSaved=false, but the saved project remains usable for geometry checks. Do not claim its 3D viewer is ready. previewDelivered=true means this result carries a displayable PNG — only then may you tell the user a preview was shown. meshStatus mirrors get_project (ready|building|failed|missing). Under CDN, open_in_studio waits up to ~20s (OPEN_IN_STUDIO_MESH_SYNC_BUDGET_MS) for the revision mesh before returning; heavier publishes usually land meshStatus=ready. If still meshStatus=building + meshReady=false: TRANSIENT — meshUrl is the expected CDN pin; embed retries 404s. Poll get_project({slug}) until ready (it shows no viewer) — do not re-call open_in_studio, and never treat building as permanent failure/404. ALWAYS pass `code` when you have it (avoid no_code_to_reuse); evaluate_script reuse is a fallback. Paint phases: projectSaved / meshReady / previewDelivered are set here; viewerPainted is ONLY true after widget ack (model context / widgetState) — never claim paint from this tool alone. Do NOT call get_model_mesh or get_latest_render for interactive paint. INDEPENDENT OF EXPORT/STEP: call this for shaded paint even while export is running, timed out, or returned export.deferred — mesh paint does not wait on STEP. Never block open_in_studio on a STEP download. Pass include_preview:false to skip the rasterizer (save + viewer URLs only). Trigger phrases: "open it in Studio", "let me see it", "show me the model"; also call once after you finish a build, and once per response after each meaningful revision while iterating. ORGANIC/CAR SUCCESS GATE: for final likeness claims pass likeness_profile:"automotive" (and body_bbox/wheels/still_verdicts, or a prior verify body-likeness pass for this code). If the gate fails, ok:false with DX reference.likeness.publish-blocked|gate-required — do not claim success. Omit likeness_profile for WIP previews only. Declare dimensions in the source with shape.dimension({ kind, from, to, label }) (label is a name; the measured value is appended) and they show on the model in every viewer; add ?dims=1 to a /p link to force dimensions on. MARK & FIX: a user message starting `Edit kernelCAD project <slug> (revision N): "<note>". Targets: #1 feature "<id>" ...` comes from pins the user tapped in the viewer. Feature/part ids are the script's own feature and part names (assembly part names, named shapes); points are world mm. Call get_project with that slug, change only the named features near those points, keep everything else, then open_in_studio with project set to the same slug. Hosted: lib.fromSTEP / fromSTL / fromDXF / fromSVG and referenceImage take a direct string literal or a const bound to one (computed expressions are unsupported). They accept "asset:<id>" (from request_upload), an https:// URL or a data: URI as the path.

Order the part made: creates the production request and returns a pay_url for the user. Propose the manufacturing method from the user's words and the part, pass it as method with a one-line reason. The price is the real maker price; never invent or send one. Tell the user the card is only held, and a person confirms the final price before charging. If the result is status "pricing", the price is still being worked out: call again in a few seconds.

Start or read the real price for making the part. Cheap. Returns status "ready" with estimate_cents and summary, or "pricing" while the makers are asked (call again in a few seconds). Creates nothing and charges nothing.

Use this when you need to wrap a 2D closed curve onto a 3D face. Insert a `<shape>.projectCurve({ source, face, scaleMode? })` chained call into a kernelCAD script. The `source` is the structured `{ kind: "sketchCommands", commands: [...] }` wire format the runtime API accepts. Wraps the curve onto the face along the face normal; pair with `.extrude(d)` / `.cut(...)` for raised or engraved logos on curved bodies. Open-wire projection (`asEdge: true`) is not implemented and is rejected at edit time. Side-effect-free; returns modified code plus diagnostics.

Use this when you need to resolve or inspect topology against a script's lowered geometry. Pass the script as `code` (inline; works on a hosted server) or `file`. Selected by `mode` (default 'evaluate'): - 'evaluate' — list the faces a Query matches ({ query }). Pass expect:'unique' to assert exactly-one. - 'resolve' — resolve one ref to one face ({ ref }). - 'lineage' — the creating/modifying history of a face ({ ref }; feature_id defaults to the last feature). Query forms (faces only; edge/vertex kinds return query.unsupported-entity-type): - a bare face label: 'top', 'bottom', 'left', 'right', 'front', 'back', or a hole/cutout slot like 'wall'. - @kc[<feature-id>/face/<label>] — feature ids are the ones refs print, e.g. '@kc[box_1/face/top]', '@kc[hole_1/face/wall]'. - @kcq[face(<filter>, ...)] — filters AND together: createdBy("box_1"), withLabel("top"), geometryType(PLANE|CYLINDER|CONE|SPHERE|TORUS|BSPLINE_SURFACE), closestTo([x,y,z]) or closestTo([x,y,z], k), containsPoint([x,y,z]); combine with union(a, b), intersection(a, b), subtraction(a, b). Example: '@kcq[face(geometryType(CYLINDER), closestTo([0,0,10]))]'. Each matched face comes back with its canonical @kc ref, centroid, normal and area.

Use this when you need the faces a ray hits in a local Studio model, nearest first, with points, distances, and normals. Inputs are model units (mm); direction is normalized. Requires the local Studio URL and session token for the same script, reads the current model generation, and returns a set_selection argument object with every hit. feature_id must identify a displayed terminal shape; intermediates have no current viewer shapeIndex. Intersections use the viewer per-face tessellation, so curved-surface points and normals are mesh approximations.

Use this when you need to remove a feature line from a script. Remove a single line from a kernelCAD script identified by a substring match. Returns the modified code plus diagnostics from re-evaluating. Refuses to remove the line containing the return statement. Side-effect-free.

Use this when you need to LOOK at a kernelCAD model — render its script to deterministic PNG views for visual self-check (the visual half of the evaluate → render → inspect → fix loop), with NO studio or dev server required. Pass { code } (inline source) or { file } (a .kcad.ts path), exactly one. Renders the canonical engineering views (front, right, top, iso — pass { views } for a subset, e.g. ["iso"] for fastest iteration) plus an optional { pose: "<az>,<el>" } arbitrary camera angle (degrees; az=0,el=0 is front, +az rotates CCW around +Z, +el lifts the camera). NO STUDIO / DEV-SERVER REQUIRED: a prebuilt static player (dist/headless-player) is served from an ephemeral local port automatically; a running studio dev server is used as fallback, and { base_url } forces one. The only environment dependency is playwright chromium (npx playwright install chromium). Pass { focus } or { hide } (arrays of feature ids or assembly part names, mutually exclusive) to isolate parts — same semantics as `kernelcad render --focus/--hide`. Pass { section: { axis, position, flip? } } to cut a cross-section and inspect INTERIOR geometry (wall thickness, internal pockets, whether a bore runs through) rather than only the outer shell. Pass { explode: { factor, mode? } } to pull a multi-part assembly apart (mode: "mate-axis" default, or "radial") using the same mesher as `kernelcad render --explode` — requires assembly.model()/solvedModel(). PNGs are written to { out_dir } (default: a fresh temp session directory) and returned as absolute paths with per-view camera descriptions (kernelCAD is Z-up). Mechanism truth runs first, same protocol as `kernelcad render`: a broken mechanism still renders but every tile is watermarked MECHANISM BROKEN (KERNELCAD_RENDER_STRICT=1 refuses instead); read { mechanism, mechanism_failure_codes }. The probe runs full BREP interference sweeps and can dominate latency on large assemblies — pass { no_mechanism_check: true } for fast iteration (the preview then reports mechanism: "unverified"; ignored under strict mode). Pass { overlay: 'zebra' | 'curvature' | 'continuity' } for a surface-quality visualisation (zebra stripes from vertex normals, curvature as vertex colours, continuity edges coloured by G0/G1/G2/broken) — numbers come from inspect({ of: 'continuity' | 'curvature' }); the overlay is the picture. PUBLISH PRESET: pass { preset: 'publish' } for a share-ready studio product shot (gallery tile, social post, README image, product page): key/fill/rim lights + room reflections, soft contact shadow, clean backdrop ({ background: 'white' (default) | 'light' | 'dark' | 'black' | '#rrggbb' | 'transparent' } — transparent gives a PNG with alpha), { shadow: false } to drop the shadow, 2× supersampled anti-aliasing, 30° lens, the model silhouette centred and auto-framed with ~11% air (a script's setCameraTarget is ignored), per-part colours/materials as authored, no watermark. With no views/pose it renders ONE image named 'hero' (3/4 front-right, az=30°, el=22°) at 1600×1200; width/height go up to 2048; views/pose still work under the preset. Output is deterministic for the same input. For a 360° loop use capture_animation({ turntable: true }). INSPECTION SHEET: { sheet: true } renders all seven views (iso, front, back, left, right, top, bottom) and adds one labelled image named 'sheet' tiling them — do not call a model done because it compiled; call it done when every tile of the sheet matches the request. Returns { ok, images: [{ name, path, description }], out_dir, bounds, mechanism, render_source, render_ms, diagnostics }. PATHS ARE LOCAL to the machine running the MCP server — local stdio clients read them directly; hosted/remote clients should use open_in_studio instead. Hosted server: the PNGs come back IN the result as image content (up to ~1.5 MB total; larger sets are link-only) and each `images[i].url` is an HTTPS link that expires after 24 h. `images[].path` is a server-side path you cannot open. Works without saving a project (autosave:false is fine). Hosted: lib.fromSTEP / fromSTL / fromDXF / fromSVG and referenceImage take a direct string literal or a const bound to one (computed expressions are unsupported). They accept "asset:<id>" (from request_upload), an https:// URL or a data: URI as the path.

Use this when evaluate_script reported an error and you want the fix applied rather than described. Takes the candidates why_did_this_fail derives for a diagnostic, applies them one at a time, re-evaluates after each, and keeps the first that clears the diagnostic without introducing new errors. Never edits outside the repair region (failing feature statement + its input statements + the param() lines it reads) — an out-of-region patch is refused with tool.repair.out-of-region. Returns the repaired source in `new_code` (the caller persists it), a unified `diff`, and before/after health maps. Pass { file? | code?, diagnostic?: '<id>'|'first-error', strategy?: 'apply-first'|'try-all'|'dry-run', max_attempts?: number }.

Use this when the user has a photo, PDF drawing, STEP, STL, DXF, SVG or 3MF file on their device and you need it in a kernelCAD tool (trace_from_image, drawing_to_cad, mesh_to_features, inspect of:"step", or lib.fromSTEP / fromSTL / fromDXF / fromSVG / referenceImage in a script). Do not ask the user to paste the file as text or base64, and do not type coordinates from an image by hand. Returns a one-time `uploadUrl` (valid 30 minutes) and an `asset` reference. Give the user the link; after they say the upload is done, pass the `asset` value ("asset:<id>") as the file argument, for example trace_from_image({ imageUrl: "asset:<id>" }) or lib.fromSTEP("asset:<id>"). If the file is already at a public https:// URL, pass that URL instead. On clients that support MCP URL elicitation the upload page opens for the user directly and the call returns once the file is stored (status "uploaded"); then use the asset right away without asking the user anything.

Use this when you need to confirm or override the open facts in an assumption ledger from trace_from_image (missing scale, inferred/assumed values) before committing geometry built from a reference photo. Reads the persisted `<model>.ledger.json` at `ledgerPath`, applies each resolution — `{ id, confirm: true }` to accept a fact as-is, or `{ id, value }` to override it — rewrites the ledger file, and returns the updated ledger plus `paramOverrides` (factId -> value) to feed straight into `set_param`. Pair with the `kernelcad-from-reference` skill.

Use this when you need to review a mechanism for fitness and repair mode. Run the deterministic CAD review loop: evaluate the script, validate the assembly/mate graph, check mate connectors touch modeled material, sample declared mate limits, optionally check interferences at sampled poses, report connector workspace bounds, and return a mechanism fitness verdict for agent self-review. Fitness includes repairMode: none, local-fix, parameter-tune, or topology-redesign. Runs within timeBudgetMs (default 90 s): stages that did not fit are listed in skippedStages (their checks did not run; mechanism is then unverified) and stageTimingsMs shows per-stage cost. Hosted: lib.fromSTEP / fromSTL / fromDXF / fromSVG and referenceImage take a direct string literal or a const bound to one (computed expressions are unsupported). They accept "asset:<id>" (from request_upload), an https:// URL or a data: URI as the path.

Return the newest brush-painted review packet from a Studio session. After sharing a /p/<slug> link, the user can open it in the browser and paint marks over the 3D viewport to give visual feedback. Call this tool with the `slug` from that link to see the strokes — screenshot + mask + struck part names plus an optional one-line note and intent tags (e.g. "too thick", "missing", "wrong angle") describing WHAT is wrong — and act on the feedback. The slug is the capability: no OAuth required when passing `slug`; private projects require the owner to be signed in. Omit `slug` to fetch your own latest packet from your signed-in account (requires OAuth). By default returns short-lived signed Storage URLs for the screenshot + mask + meta.json plus the struck part names — small and context-friendly. Pass `paths_only: false` to also base64-inline the PNGs for clients that cannot fetch the signed URLs over HTTP.

Use this when you need a first-pass orthogonal pin-to-pin wire route estimate and clearance check. Accepts a LabWired handoff or explicit wire positions in millimetres, returns path length and bend count, and reports collisions against part bounding boxes. Wires whose endpoint positions are null are reported as unresolved. Read-only analysis; it does not create or certify a physical harness.

Use this when you need to know whether a part will hold a load. Runs a linear-static structural study and returns evidence — peak von Mises stress (MPa), peak displacement (mm), the minimum safety factor against the material yield (taken away from the clamp-singular edges of the fixed faces; the raw clamp-edge peak is reported separately as peakAtSupportMPa), per-region hot spots named by @kc[...] face ref, mesh trust flags, an equilibrium residual, and (CalculiX only) stress-heatmap PNG paths. The study is EITHER declared in the script with `shape.feaStudy({ material, fixed, loads, meshSize?, minSafetyFactor? })` OR passed on the call against the shape the script returns: { code: 'return box(100, 20, 10);', material: 'aluminum-6061', fixed: { atX: 0 }, loads: [{ faces: { atX: 100 }, force: [0, 0, -200] }] }. Faces are a FaceQuery ({ atX | atY | atZ, byNormal: 'Z', ofSurfaceType, near: [x,y,z], ... }; with near it names the ONE matching face nearest the point), a face label ('top', 'bottom', 'left', 'right', 'front', 'back'; it must name ONE face — after a boolean 'top' can be several, which is an error listing them) or an @kc[...] ref. Force is the TOTAL [Fx, Fy, Fz] in N on those faces (a scalar force + direction is accepted). Materials: mild-steel, aluminum-6061, pla, petg, abs, nylon (aliases steel, aluminum), or { E, nu, yield } in MPa. Solver (`solver`, default 'auto'): CalculiX + gmsh quadratic tets when that toolchain is installed; otherwise the built-in in-process voxel solver (8-node incompatible-mode bricks), which needs nothing installed and is marked summary.solver 'in-process-voxel' with trust.meshTrusted false — an estimate (accurate for prismatic bending, approximate at curved faces and notches), never a verified pass. solver: 'calculix' fails up front with fea.solver.unavailable and the install command when the toolchain is absent. Also: `study` (a declared study name; default the last), `output_dir` (keeps the deck / summary JSON), `mesh_size` (mm, overrides the study for this run), `heatmaps: false` for a numbers-only run. CalculiX mesh refinement is automatic: when the stress is untrusted only because the solver's error estimate is high, it re-solves once at 0.75x the element size (inside the element budget), with summary.refinement listing each pass. `refine: false` solves once.

Use this when you need to upload a .gcode file (e.g. written by export with target: "model", format: "gcode") to a real network printer and, by default, start the print. protocol: 'octoprint' (POST /api/files/local with an X-Api-Key), 'moonraker' (Klipper's POST /server/files/upload), or 'bambu-lan' (Bambu Lab LAN-mode: FTPS implicit-TLS upload on port 990 as user 'bblp' with the printer's LAN access code, then an MQTT print-start command on port 8883 — requires access_code and, unless start_print is false, serial). bambu-lan uploads a .gcode.3mf print project (the printer prints 3MF projects, not bare G-code): the G-code goes in as Metadata/plate_1.gcode, inside the model 3MF from export format '3mf' when model_3mf_path is given (use options { arrange: 'plate', slicer: 'bambu' } so the printer shows the same named, coloured parts), else inside a minimal 3MF shell; the file name always ends in .3mf ('part.gcode' -> 'part.gcode.3mf'). Optional printer (a bundled profile id, the same ids as the export 3mf/gcode options.printer) is checked against protocol before anything is read or sent: an unknown id is refused with the list of valid ids, 'bambu-lan' needs a Bambu Lab profile and a Bambu Lab profile needs 'bambu-lan'. Pass { dry_run: true } to validate connectivity/authentication only, without uploading or starting a print. Never logs or echoes api_key/access_code.

Use this when you need to edit a param() default value in a kernelCAD script. Returns the modified code as text plus diagnostics from re-evaluating the result. Caller persists the new code via standard file-write tools (this tool has no side effects).

Use this when you need to set how the script returns its assembly. Replace the final top-level return statement with `return <assembly>.model();` or `return <assembly>.solvedModel(poses, options?);`. Use solvedModel for mate-authored mechanisms so FK and validation run. Returns modified source plus diagnostics from re-evaluation.

Use this when you need to replace the shared local Studio face/edge selection, or clear it with selection:null. The viewer highlights the pick on its next sync (300 ms). Does not edit geometry. Pass model_generation from get_selection; writes from an older generation are rejected. Use only current shape indices. Requires a local Studio session.

Use this when you need to solve the mate graph and get part poses. Run the v0.6 mate-graph solver on the active assembly. Returns { status, poses, iterations? } where each pose is a serialized Transform ({ translation, rotateAxis, rotateDeg }). Optional poses overrides mate pose values by mate name.

Use this when you need to solve a 2D sketch constraint set. Solve a 2D sketch constraint set. Side-effect-free: pass { entities, constraints } and receive solved entities plus the original constraints. Entities are POINT, LINE, and CIRCLE records; constraints use the kernelCAD constraint vocabulary.

Use this when you need to check whether a mechanism stays buildable across a tolerance/dimension range, not just at one nominal value. Declares one or more param() names with a { values: [...] } list or a { min, max, steps } range, re-evaluates the script once per cartesian-product combination (capped at 64 combos — exceeding it truncates to the first 64 and emits kinematic.sweep-tolerance.combo-cap-exceeded), and runs the standard gates on each combo: interference, mounting-hole diameter agreement, and joint-axis binding (all three, default on); reachability only when gates.reachable names a tip_link + target. Returns the pass/fail envelope table (one row per combo) plus firstFailure per gate — the fastest way to find the first param value at which a design breaks.

Use this when you need to trace a reference image into normalized waypoints, or turn sketch labels into a catalog-aware draft BOM. Trace pixel-space features from a reference photo into normalized [0..1] waypoints the agent can map to mm via a known scale anchor and feed to path().spline / path().nurbsSegment. Set `detectParts: true` to request labeled component boxes, confidence, bundled-catalog candidates and unmatched labels; the BOM is a draft for review. Three backends are dispatched behind the scenes: `opencv` (deterministic; uniform-bg silhouette only), `vision-llm` (vision model; named points/cluttered backgrounds; needs a configured vision endpoint), and `hybrid` (opencv silhouette + LLM-labeled named points). Default backend is `auto`. Per-feature confidence is reported. Pair with the `kernelcad-trace-from-image` skill for the conversion-to-mm pipeline. Hosted: give the file as an https:// URL, a data: URI (base64, max 25 MB) or "asset:<id>" from request_upload (when the file is on the user's device).

Use this when you need to check a design against a rule set. One verifier, selected by `check`: - 'assembly' — static assembly review ({ file | code }, or the session evaluate_script left): mate validator, default-pose interference, joint topology, mechanical plausibility. ok:false with `blocking[]` exactly when review_cad's blocking rules fire on these findings; review_cad also sweeps joint ranges and runs physics. - 'urdf' — structural validity of a .urdf file ({ urdf_path }). - 'dfm' — print-readiness gates declared by dfmSpec() ({ file | code }). - 'dfm-preflight' — sheet-metal flat pattern vs a job-shop's ordering rules ({ vendor, material, thicknessIn|thicknessMm, ... }). Returns the vendor's catalog source pages as `sources`; when `disclosure` is present, show it with those links. - 'assembly-path' — continuous straight-line removal of each assembly part along ±X/±Y/±Z and optional world-space directions. Returns valid directions and blocking parts; disassemblyOrder runs a deterministic greedy removal pass. Watertight mesh approximation, conservative contact, no rotation/mate/hardware certification. - 'swept-collision' — sweep declared joint range(s) and report colliding poses. - 'reachable' — inverse-kinematics reachability for an end-effector ({ tip_link, target_position, ... }). - 'geometry-quality' — one solid body's BREP tiny faces and short edges (ids, locations, mm²/mm), plus sampled mirror symmetry about centroid XY/YZ/XZ and principal inertia planes ({ file | code, feature_id?, tiny_face_area_mm2?, tiny_face_relative?, short_edge_length_mm?, symmetry_tolerance_mm?, mesh_deflection_mm?, asserted_plane?: { origin, normal } }). Relative area is a fraction of total surface area; thresholds are ORed. Candidate planes are discovery; only an asserted plane gates symmetry. Approximate sampled tessellation, not exact BREP proof. - 'fastener-installation' — measured explicit catalog-screw installation stations on lowered assembly BREP ({ file | code, fasteners:[{ part, against, engagementPart?, minEngagementMm?, maxProtrusionMm? }], toleranceMm?, angleToleranceDeg? }). Reports annular bearing gap, bore axis/diameter/overlap and receiver geometric engagement/protrusion. Unknown or zero coverage cannot pass. Simplified threads do not certify torque, preload or strength. - 'mounting-holes' — fastened mates: hole pairs one screw can use (equal, or clearance over a tap drill / hole({ thread }) of the same metric size; hole-free faces are a rigid bond) and fastener holes meeting at the contact face are coaxial. Sides it cannot resolve are info, never mismatches. - 'load-capacity' — will it hold? Closed-form Euler-Bernoulli beam check ({ loads, materials, ... }), or mode:'fea' to solve the script's feaStudy (quadratic-tet FEA, CalculiX) — both return { ok, safetyFactor, elements[{ partName, stressPa, yieldPa, safetyFactor }], failures[], diagnostics }; fea adds the threshold, the stress regions as @kc[...] faces with their location, and fea { peakStressPa, maxDisplacementMm, meshTrusted, peakAtSupportPa, refinement }; it refines the mesh automatically until the stress is trusted (refine: false for one solve). - 'static-hold' — gravitational holding torque/force at a sampled pose grid vs each actuated joint's declared actuator capacity ({ joint?, pose?, gravity?, min_torque_margin_pct?, range_samples? }). - 'motion-load' — loads on each driven joint (mechanicalJoint on a revolute mate) while the model moves: gravity, inertia from the animationView tracks (finite differences), optional external forces. Mass and inertia come from the solids and density/material, or a part's massKg. Returns per joint peak torque vs the mechanicalJoint torqueNm (margin; < 1x error, < 2x warning), axial / radial force and bending moment on the actuator shaft (checked only against radialLimitN / axialLimitN; without them 'no rating, not checked'), the radial load on each of up to two coaxial supports (each at its station on the shaft: the actuator at the joint origin, else the support's connector on the axis, else the middle of its material nearest the shaft; an ambiguous station is a mechanism.load.not-resolved warning, not a number), the worst pose and a torque-vs-time series ({ file | code, motion_mode?: 'tracks'|'range', sample_ms?, range_samples?, quasi_static?, gravity?, motion_loads?: [{ part, point, force, fromMs?, toMs? }], supports?: { joint: [parts] }, series_points? }). Pass supports to compare with and without a bushing. Rigid bodies, tree mate graphs, no friction. - 'body-likeness' — publish gate for organic/car bodies: cheap AABB↔wheel checks plus required agent still verdicts (side-body-over-wheels, side-cabin-aft, rear-haunch, ortho-proportions-vs-reference). Pass { body_bbox | code/file+body_feature_id, wheels?, cabin_bbox?, still_verdicts?, require_stills? }. Full CV silhouette matching is NOT implemented — agents must inspect ortho PNGs/Studio and supply still_verdicts before claiming success. - 'edge-radius' — general edge-break specification on final BREP ({ file | code, min_radius_mm?, max_radius_mm?, require_edge_break?: 'external'|'internal'|'all', feature_id?, assembly?, parts?, edges?, faces? }). Reports sharp convex/concave edges, analytic cylindrical/toroidal fillet radii and spherical junctions, and heuristic planar chamfer strips. Radius bounds apply only to fillets; selectors/points are part-local. Unknown/empty coverage cannot pass. All params except `check` are check-specific and forwarded verbatim; each check fails closed on its own missing required params.

Use this when you need to trace why a feature failed. Walk the upstream chain of a failing feature. Returns the diagnostics of the requested feature plus the diagnostics of every upstream feature in topological order (the requested feature is the last entry). Per-code hints are inline on every diagnostic — call lookup_diagnostics for the full catalogue. Pass { file?, code?, feature_id? }.

Use this when you need to merge a LabWired handoff BOM with optional KernelCAD catalog parts, MPNs and pricing, then write CSV or retrieve Sheets-ready rows. Pass exactly one of handoff, handoff_json or handoff_path. This tool only writes a CSV locally; it makes no Google API calls. Returns headers, tabular rows, CSV contents and the CSV path.