MicroStation V8i MCP Server

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A community server for the older MicroStation V8i that drives it through a native MDL pipe or COM, with Vietnamese cadastral tools. By ZaZuy.

3 starsUpdated 3 weeks agoGitHub data from 5 Nov 2026

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Works with: MicroStation
How it connects: Drives a running copy of the tool
Access: Can modify models
Tool versions: MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)
Operating systems: Windows
Needs a MicroStation licence: Yes
Transport: Local (stdio), Remote (HTTP)
AI clients documented: Claude Desktop, Google Antigravity, Cursor
Licence: Not stated in its documentation
Language: Python

What it can do

Groups its functions into eight tools for DGN files, elements, levels, cells, annotation, views, cadastral work and system tasks.
Talks to MicroStation through a compiled MDL application over a Windows named pipe, falling back to COM when the MDL app isn't loaded.
Draws batches of elements in one round trip inside an undo group and returns screenshots for checking.
Runs key-ins and Python through a system tool, and automates Vietnamese land-parcel drawings and coordinate tables.

Limitations

Targets MicroStation V8i only, not CONNECT Edition or 2024+ releases.
The fast native mode needs the MDL app built with Visual Studio 2005/2008 and the V8i SDK.
README is in Vietnamese and the repository has no licence file.

Install

pip install -r requirements.txt

Source: github.com/ZaZuy/microstation-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "microstation-v8i": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "-X",
        "utf8",
        "{path}\\microstation-mcp\\src\\main.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Source: github.com/ZaZuy/microstation-mcp

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