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AI integrations for building energy and MEP

Tresca tracks 6 tools in this field. 3 have at least one listed MCP server or agent skill.

Building energy simulation has some of the most complete integrations on Tresca, because the main open-source engines come from US national laboratories that publish their own MCP servers. EnergyPlus has an official server from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and OpenStudio has an official server with workflow skills from the laboratory that develops the OpenStudio SDK. Community servers add more EnergyPlus and OpenStudio variants, and Revit covers the MEP modelling side.

The commercial load and energy tools used in many MEP offices, IES VE, Carrier HAP and Trane TRACE, have nothing listed. IES VE has a Python scripting interface; HAP and TRACE have no documented API, so integrations there would work on exported files. Energy models depend on assumptions about schedules, loads and weather, so check them before using the results for design or compliance.

Building energy / MEP

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MCP serverOfficial (tool developers)

OpenStudio-MCPby National Laboratory of the Rockies (NatLabRockies, formerly NREL)

The OpenStudio team's MCP server: 150+ tools to build, edit and simulate OpenStudio models, in Docker.

LocalWindows, macOS, LinuxCan modify models57· updated 1 day ago
MCP serverOfficial (tool developers) · Pre-1.0

EnergyPlus MCP Serverby Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL-ETA)

LBNL's MCP server for EnergyPlus: 35 tools to load, inspect, edit and simulate IDF models, run in Docker.

LocalWindows, macOS, LinuxCan modify models125· updated 2 days ago
SkillOfficial (tool developers)

OpenStudio-MCP workflow skillsby National Laboratory of the Rockies (NatLabRockies, formerly NREL)

Claude Code skills bundled with OpenStudio-MCP for simulation, retrofit studies, QA/QC and ASHRAE baselines.

Windows, macOS, Linux57· updated 1 day ago
MCP serverOfficial

Sample MCP Server for Revit Automation (APS)by Autodesk Platform Services

Autodesk's sample HTTP server that runs Revit jobs on cloud models through the Automation API, with no desktop Revit.

RemoteCan modify models10· updated 8 months ago
MCP serverOfficial · Documentation only

Autodesk Product Help MCP Serverby Autodesk

Autodesk's hosted, read-only server that searches Autodesk Help documentation for 110+ products; it answers questions but never opens a drawing or model.

RemoteWindows, macOS, LinuxRead-only
MCP serverOfficial · Preview

Revit Public MCP Serverby Autodesk

Autodesk's own local MCP add-on for Revit 2027.2, in Read, Write and Experimental editions, still a technical preview.

LocalWindowsRead-only or read-write (configurable)

Questions

Is there an official EnergyPlus MCP server?

Yes. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory publishes an EnergyPlus MCP server, and the laboratory behind the OpenStudio SDK publishes an OpenStudio server with workflow skills.

Can AI run load calculations in Carrier HAP or Trane TRACE?

Not through a published integration. Neither vendor documents an API, so integrations would have to work on exported files. IES VE has a Python scripting interface.

Can an agent build an energy model from my Revit model?

Partly. Revit servers can extract geometry and spaces, and OpenStudio servers can build and run models, but schedules, loads and systems still need an engineer's input and review.