ETABS MCP (AECOMCPS)
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A free, closed-source ETABS server covering modelling, loads, analysis, design, database tables and model QA. By SHMH-MCPs (aecomcps.com).
0 starsUpdated 1 day agoGitHub data from 5 Nov 2026
At a glance
- Type
- MCP server
- Works with
- ETABS
- How it connects
- Drives a running copy of the tool
- Access
- Read-only or read-write (configurable)
- Tool versions
- ETABS 17 and later (23.3.1 live-tested, 22.7 API-checked, 17 to 21 untested)
- Operating systems
- Windows
- Needs a ETABS licence
- Yes
- Transport
- Not stated in its documentation
- AI clients documented
- Claude, Cursor, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), Windsurf, Gemini, Codex
- Licence
- proprietary
- Language
- Not stated in its documentation
What it can do
- Summarises the open model and builds or edits points, frames, areas, links, materials, sections, releases, restraints and modifiers.
- Defines load patterns, cases, combinations and mass source, runs analysis and design, and reads reactions, drifts, frame forces, modal periods and mass ratios.
- Reads, bulk-edits and exports ETABS database tables, and imports or exports e2k, Excel, Access and XML.
- Previews changes, asks for confirmation before deletes or overwrites, reads every change back and offers a read-only mode; serves 20 workflow skills as MCP prompts.
Limitations
- Closed source; the GitHub repository holds release files only.
- Loads the CSI API assembly from your own ETABS installation.
- Not affiliated with CSI.
Install
Download etabs-mcp-<version>-win-x64.zip from the latest release and unzip it to a permanent folder, run etabs-mcp.exe --doctor, then etabs-mcp.exe --setup all (or one client, for example --setup claude-desktop), restart your AI client and open a model in ETABS.MCP servers and skills run code on your computer. Review the source before installing.
AI-generated models, drawings and results must be checked by a qualified engineer before use.