@pascal-app/mcp

Model Context Protocol server for the Pascal 3D editor. Drives the @pascal-app/core scene graph from any MCP-compatible AI host.

The server runs headlessly in Bun with no browser, WebGPU, React, or external database service. It exposes the same scene mutations used by the editor UI (create walls, place items, cut openings, undo, etc.) as MCP tools, resources, and prompts.

Install

bun add @pascal-app/mcp

@pascal-app/core is a peer dependency; Bun workspaces resolve it automatically. The MCP CLI is intended to run with Bun. When the storage package is consumed by the Next.js editor server, it opens the same local database through Node's built-in SQLite driver.

Quick start

Launch the server over stdio in one line:

bunx pascal-mcp

Load an initial scene from disk:

pascal-mcp --stdio --scene ./my-scene.json

Expose it over loopback HTTP:

pascal-mcp --http --port 8787

Binding a non-loopback host requires a bearer token:

PASCAL_MCP_HTTP_TOKEN="$(openssl rand -hex 32)" \
  pascal-mcp --http --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8787 --cors-origin https://editor.example

Local scene storage

Scenes saved through MCP are stored in a local SQLite database:

~/.pascal/data/pascal.db

Set PASCAL_DATA_DIR when you want the MCP server and the running editor to share a different directory, or PASCAL_DB_PATH when you need an exact database file path. The store uses WAL mode and transactional version checks so separate local processes can save and open the same scene database.

During workspace development, run both sides with the same data directory:

# Terminal 1: run the editor
PASCAL_DATA_DIR="$HOME/.pascal/data" bun run dev

# Terminal 2 or an MCP host: run the server
PASCAL_DATA_DIR="$HOME/.pascal/data" bun packages/mcp/dist/bin/pascal-mcp.js

Live editor updates

When the editor and MCP server share the same PASCAL_DATA_DIR, MCP mutations against a loaded saved scene are persisted to SQLite and recorded in a local scene_events stream. The editor page subscribes to that stream at /api/scenes/:id/events with server-sent events, so an open browser tab can apply scene graph snapshots as the agent edits the scene.

The flow is intentionally local and lightweight:

1. Open or create a scene in the editor so it is saved in the local database.
2. Load that scene through MCP with load_scene.
3. Run MCP mutation tools such as create_room, add_door, furnish_room, create_wall, place_item, or set_zone.

Each mutation version-checks the saved scene before writing. If the browser or another MCP process saved a newer version first, the MCP tool returns live_sync_version_conflict; reload the scene with load_scene before continuing.

Claude Desktop config

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pascal": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": ["pascal-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PASCAL_DATA_DIR": "/Users/you/.pascal/data"
      }
    }
  }
}

If bunx is not on your PATH, point command at the absolute path to bun and pass the built dist/bin/pascal-mcp.js file as the first arg.

Claude Code config

Via the CLI:

claude mcp add pascal bunx pascal-mcp

Or add to .mcp.json at the repo root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pascal": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": ["pascal-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PASCAL_DATA_DIR": "/Users/you/.pascal/data"
      }
    }
  }
}

For local workspace testing before publish, build first and point Claude Code at the built binary:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pascal": {
      "command": "bun",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/editor/packages/mcp/dist/bin/pascal-mcp.js"],
      "env": {
        "PASCAL_DATA_DIR": "/Users/you/.pascal/data"
      }
    }
  }
}

Codex CLI config

Via the CLI:

codex mcp add pascal --env PASCAL_DATA_DIR="$HOME/.pascal/data" -- bunx pascal-mcp

For local workspace testing before publish:

bun run --cwd packages/mcp build
codex mcp add pascal-dev \
  --env PASCAL_DATA_DIR="$HOME/.pascal/data" \
  -- bun "$PWD/packages/mcp/dist/bin/pascal-mcp.js"

This writes an entry like this to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.pascal-dev]
command = "bun"
args = ["/absolute/path/to/editor/packages/mcp/dist/bin/pascal-mcp.js"]

[mcp_servers.pascal-dev.env]
PASCAL_DATA_DIR = "/Users/you/.pascal/data"

Cursor config

In Cursor settings (settings.json):

{
  "mcp.servers": {
    "pascal": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": ["pascal-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PASCAL_DATA_DIR": "/Users/you/.pascal/data"
      }
    }
  }
}

Programmatic use

Embed the server in your own Bun process using the in-memory transport. The example below runs a full client/server pair inside a single script — useful for agent frameworks and tests.

import { createPascalMcpServer, SceneBridge } from '@pascal-app/mcp'
import { Client } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js'
import { InMemoryTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/inMemory.js'

const bridge = new SceneBridge()
bridge.loadDefault()
const server = createPascalMcpServer({ bridge })

const [srvT, cliT] = InMemoryTransport.createLinkedPair()
const client = new Client({ name: 'my-agent', version: '0.1.0' })
await Promise.all([server.connect(srvT), client.connect(cliT)])

const tools = await client.listTools()
console.log('available tools:', tools.tools.map((t) => t.name))

const scene = await client.callTool({ name: 'get_scene', arguments: {} })
console.log(scene)

See examples/embed-in-agent.ts for a compilable version.

Tools

All tools validate their inputs and outputs with Zod. Mutation tools are captured by Zundo's temporal middleware as a single undoable step.

| Name | Purpose | Key input | Output | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | get_scene | Return the full scene graph. | — | { nodes, rootNodeIds, collections } | | get_node | Fetch a node by id. | { id } | the node, or InvalidParams if not found | | describe_node | Node summary with ancestry, children count and properties. | { id } | { id, type, parentId, ancestry[], childrenCount, properties, description } | | find_nodes | Filter nodes by type / parent / zone / level. | { type?, parentId?, zoneId?, levelId? } | { nodes: AnyNode[] } | | list_levels | List levels with ids, floor indices, parent ids and child counts. | — | { activeSceneId, levels[] } | | get_level_summary | Compact summary of one level with counts, wall/opening lists, zones, slabs, ceilings and items. | { levelId? } | { levelId, counts, walls, zones, items, slabs, ceilings } | | get_walls | Walls on a level with length and child doors/windows. | { levelId? } | { levelId, walls[] } | | get_zones | Room/zone polygons with approximate areas and bounds. | { levelId? } | { levelId, zones[] } | | measure | Distance between two nodes; area when applicable. | { fromId, toId } | { distanceMeters, areaSqMeters?, units: 'meters' } | | search_assets | Search the built-in MCP item catalog. | { query, category? } | { results, total } | | create_story_shell | Create one level-owned story shell from a footprint: perimeter walls plus optional slab and ceiling. Use once per story. | { levelId, footprint, wallHeight?, wallThickness?, createSlab?, createCeiling? } | { wallIds, slabId, ceilingId, createdIds } | | create_stair_between_levels | Create a straight stair and one rectangular manual opening in the destination slab/source ceiling, with auto-opening disabled. | { fromLevelId, toLevelId, position, width?, runLength?, totalRise? } | { stairId, stairSegmentId, openingPolygon } | | create_roof | Create a roof container and one roof segment. By default creates a dedicated roof level above the reference occupied level for solo/exploded views. | { levelId, width, depth, roofType?, roofHeight?, roofLevelId?, useDedicatedRoofLevel? } | { roofLevelId, createdRoofLevelId, roofId, roofSegmentId } | | create_room | Create a zone, slab, ceiling, and walls from a polygon. | { levelId, name, polygon, color?, wallHeight?, wallThickness? } | { zoneId, slabId, ceilingId, wallIds, areaSqMeters } | | add_door | Add a door to a wall using parametric placement. | { wallId, t, width?, height?, hingesSide?, swingDirection? } | { doorId, localX } | | add_window | Add a window to a wall using parametric placement and sill height. | { wallId, t, width?, height?, sillHeight? } | { windowId, localX, sillHeight } | | furnish_room | Place realistic furniture for a room type inside a polygon. | { levelId, roomType, polygon, doorWallIndex? } | { placed, itemIds, skipped } | | apply_patch | Batched create/update/delete/move, validated and dry-run before commit. | { patches: Patch[] } | { applied: number } | | create_level | Add a new level to a building. | { buildingId, elevation, height, label? } | { levelId } | | create_wall | Add a wall to a level. | { levelId, start, end, thickness?, height? } | { wallId } | | place_item | Place a catalog item on a level/slab/zone, ceiling, wall, or site. Slab/zone targets resolve to the parent level so floor items render and validate. | { catalogItemId, targetNodeId, position, rotation? } | { itemId, status } | | cut_opening | Cut a door or window opening into a wall. position is 0..1 along the wall and is stored as wall-local meters. | { wallId, type: 'door' \| 'window', position, width, height } | { openingId } | | set_zone | Create a zone/room polygon on a level. | { levelId, polygon, label, properties? } | { zoneId } | | duplicate_level | Clone a level and all of its descendants. | { levelId } | { newLevelId, newNodeIds[] } | | delete_node | Delete a node; cascades when cascade: true. | { id, cascade? } | { deletedIds: [] } | | undo | Step back through temporal history. | { steps? } | { undone: number } | | redo | Step forward through temporal history. | { steps? } | { redone: number } | | export_json | Serialize the scene graph as JSON. | { pretty? } | { json: string } | | export_glb | Stubbed: GLB export requires the browser renderer. | — | throws not_implemented | | validate_scene | Zod-validate every node and parent-child integrity. | — | { valid, errors: { nodeId, path, message }[] } | | verify_scene | High-level layout check with validation status, per-level counts, empty levels and practical issues. | — | { valid, levels[], issues, hasIssues } | | check_collisions | Find overlapping items and out-of-bounds placements. | { levelId? } | { collisions: { aId, bId, kind }[] } | | analyze_floorplan_image | Vision tool: extract walls, rooms, and approximate dimensions from a floorplan image. | { image, scaleHint? } | { walls, rooms, approximateDimensions, confidence } | | analyze_room_photo | Vision tool: extract approximate dimensions and fixtures from a room photo. | { image } | { approximateDimensions, identifiedFixtures, identifiedWindows } |

The vision tools require the MCP host to support the sampling capability (createMessage). Hosts that don't will see a structured sampling_unavailable error.

Resources

| URI | MIME | Purpose | | --- | --- | --- | | pascal://scene/current | application/json | Full { nodes, rootNodeIds, collections } snapshot. | | pascal://scene/current/summary | text/markdown | Human-readable summary with node counts, bounding box, and level areas. | | pascal://agent/guide | text/markdown | MCP-first construction workflow, scene invariants, and tool preferences for agents. | | pascal://catalog/items | application/json | Dependency-free built-in catalog subset for common residential furniture and fixtures. | | pascal://constraints/{levelId} | application/json | Slab footprints and wall polygons for the given level — useful as planner context. |

Prompts

| Name | Args | Purpose | | --- | --- | --- | | from_brief | { brief: string, constraints?: string } | Guided workflow for turning a prose brief (e.g. "2-bed apartment in 80 m²") into an incremental sequence of apply_patch calls starting from an empty site. | | iterate_on_feedback | { feedback: string } | Minimal-diff instructions: examine the current scene, then propose the smallest patch set that satisfies the feedback. | | renovation_from_photos | { currentPhotos: string[], referencePhotos: string[], goals: string } | Chains the vision tools with the scene mutation tools to produce a renovation plan grounded in photos. |

Limitations

• export_glb returns not_implemented. GLB export depends on the Three.js renderer and isn't reachable headlessly without a large additional effort.
• Vision tools require MCP host sampling support. Claude Desktop supports this; some MCP clients don't.
• The built-in MCP catalog is intentionally small. Host applications can expose their own richer catalog through additional tools/resources without requiring the MCP package to depend on the editor UI bundle.
• Systems (wall mitering, slab triangulation, CSG cutouts, roof / stair generation) run inside React hooks in the editor. Headless mode doesn't regenerate derived geometry — but all node data remains fully manipulable. Consumers that need rendered geometry run @pascal-app/viewer in a browser host.
• Core's loadAssetUrl / saveAsset are browser-only; items that reference asset://<id> URLs aren't resolvable in Node. Supply absolute URLs or data: URLs for item assets if you need them usable outside the browser.
• dirtyNodes accumulates in headless mode because no renderer consumes it. Call bridge.flushDirty() if observability matters to your consumer.

Development

bun install
bun run --cwd packages/mcp build
bun test

Smoke-test the stdio binary end-to-end:

bun run --cwd packages/mcp smoke

License

MIT