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MCP

Claude Desktop

The Claude app on your computer connects directly to RhinoArtisan. Available on every Claude plan.

You need: the Claude Desktop app and Node.js (a free, one-time install — Claude uses it to talk to local tools).

Setup

  1. In Claude Desktop, open the Claude menu → Settings → Developer → Edit Config. This opens a file called claude_desktop_config.json (on Windows it lives in %APPDATA%\Claude\, on Mac in ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/).
  2. Paste this and save:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "artisan": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "http://127.0.0.1:9280/mcp"]
    }
  }
}
  1. Quit Claude Desktop completely and open it again.

Tip: skip the “Add custom connector” option in Claude’s settings — those connectors run in Anthropic’s cloud and can’t see RhinoArtisan on your computer. The config file above is the right way.

Check it’s connected

Click the + button in the chat box → Connectors — artisan appears in the list with its tools.

Try it

With Rhino open, ask Claude:

“Create a round 1 ct diamond.”

The stone appears in your Rhino viewport. Not working? See Troubleshooting.