How do I install Zoo?

Zoo is a local plugin. Install it using PyPI package: zoo_mcp and add the generated configuration snippet to your AI app's MCP config file. Then restart your AI app.

What credentials does Zoo need?

Zoo requires the following credentials or environment variables: ZOO_TOKEN. You can find setup instructions on the server detail page.

What AI apps work with Zoo?

Zoo uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and works with any MCP-compatible AI app, including Claude, ChatGPT / Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, and more.

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Zoo MCP Server

by KittyCAD

Developer ToolsLow Risk10.0MCP RegistryLocal

Free

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An MCP server that provides access to the Zoo API for various CAD operations and tools.

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An MCP server that provides access to the Zoo API for various CAD operations and tools.

Security Report

10.0

Low Risk10.0Low Risk

Valid MCP server (2 strong, 4 medium validity signals). No known CVEs in dependencies. Package registry verified. Imported from the Official MCP Registry.

3 files analyzed · 1 issue found

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What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Your Zoo API key to access the Zoo services. Get one from https://zoo.dev/account/developerRequired

Environment variable: ZOO_TOKEN

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-kittycad-zoo-mcp": {
      "env": {
        "ZOO_TOKEN": "your-zoo-token-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "zoo_mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

Zoo Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server

An MCP server housing various Zoo built utilities

Prerequisites

An API key for Zoo, get one here
An environment variable ZOO_API_TOKEN set to your API key
```
export ZOO_API_TOKEN="your_api_key_here"
```

Installation

Ensure uv has been installed
Create a uv environment
```
uv venv
```
Activate your uv environment (Optional)

Install the package from GitHub

uv pip install git+ssh://git@github.com/KittyCAD/zoo-mcp.git

Running the Server

The server can be started by using uvx

uvx zoo-mcp

The server can be started locally by using uv and the zoo_mcp module

uv run -m zoo_mcp

The server can also be run with the mcp package

uv run mcp run src/zoo_mcp/server.py

Integrations

The server can be used as is by running the server or importing directly into your python code.

from zoo_mcp.server import mcp

mcp.run()

Individual tools can be used in your own python code as well

from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP
from zoo_mcp.ai_tools import text_to_cad

mcp = FastMCP(name="My Example Server")


@mcp.tool()
async def my_text_text_to_cad(prompt: str) -> str:
    """
    Example tool that uses the text_to_cad function from zoo_mcp.tools
    """
    return await text_to_cad(prompt=prompt)

The server can be integrated with Claude desktop using the following command

uv run mcp install src/zoo_mcp/server.py

The server can also be integrated with Claude Code using the following command

claude mcp add --scope project "Zoo-MCP" uv -- --directory "$PWD"/src/zoo_mcp run server.py

The server can also be tested using the MCP Inspector

uv run mcp dev src/zoo_mcp/server.py

For running with codex-cli

codex \
  -c 'mcp_servers.zoo.command="uvx"' \
  -c 'mcp_servers.zoo.args=["zoo-mcp"]' \
  -c mcp_servers.zoo.env.ZOO_API_TOKEN="$ZOO_API_TOKEN"

You can also use the helper script included in this repo:

./codex-zoo.sh

The script prompts for a request, runs Codex with the Zoo MCP server, and saves a JSONL transcript (including token usage) to codex-run-<timestamp>.jsonl.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request on the GitHub repository

PRs will need to pass tests and linting before being merged.

ruff is used for linting and formatting.

uvx ruff check
uvx ruff format

ty is used for type checking.

uvx ty check

Testing

The server includes tests located in tests. To run the tests, use the following command:

uv run pytest -n auto

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Zoo MCP Server

About

Security Report

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Permissions Required

What You'll Need

How to Install

Documentation

Zoo Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server

Prerequisites

Installation

Running the Server

Integrations

Contributing

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ty is used for type checking.

Testing

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Zoo MCP Server

About

Security Report

Findings (1)

Permissions Required

What You'll Need

How to Install

Documentation

Zoo Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server

Prerequisites

Installation

Running the Server

Integrations

Contributing

ruff is used for linting and formatting.

ty is used for type checking.

Testing

Reviews

No reviews yet

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