Ansys MCP Server (knewnothing-git)
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An early multi-product server that opens MAPDL or Fluent sessions through PyAnsys, runs commands and reads Ansys files. By knewnothing-git.
71 starsUpdated 1 year agoGitHub data from 5 Nov 2026
At a glance
- Type
- MCP server
- Works with
- Ansys Mechanical / MAPDL, Ansys Fluent / CFX
- How it connects
- Drives a running copy of the tool
- Access
- Can modify models
- Tool versions
- Not stated in its documentation
- Operating systems
- Not stated in its documentation
- Needs a Ansys Mechanical / MAPDL licence
- Yes
- Transport
- Not stated in its documentation
- AI clients documented
- Not stated in its documentation
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- Python
What it can do
- Checks the Ansys installation and which PyAnsys modules are available.
- Starts a MAPDL session and runs lists of APDL commands, or starts Fluent and runs TUI commands.
- Reads and summarises Ansys files such as .cas, .dat, .inp and .rst.
Limitations
- The README lists Mechanical and Geometry support, but its documented tools cover only MAPDL, Fluent and file reading.
- The README's install URLs still point to a placeholder account, and the PyPI package it names is marked "when available".
- No commits since September 2025.
Install
Clone the repository, then run pip install -r requirements.txt and pip install -e . and install the PyAnsys packages for your products (ansys-fluent-core, ansys-mapdl-core, ansys-mechanical-core, ansys-geometry-core).Source: github.com/knewnothing-git/ansys-mcp-server#installation
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