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PrintPal

MCP serverVerified domain · printpal.ioRemote● LiveFree to try

3D printing: printable models, calculators, troubleshooting wiki, build guides, AI 3D + CAD design.

Install

Remote server: your requests and data go to printpal.io. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http printpal https://printpal.io/mcp · Claude app: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.

What it can do

The tools this server listed when we connected to it, in its own words.

  • search — Search everything on PrintPal for a 3D-printing query: community 3D models, free tools and calculators, wiki troubleshooting articles, OpenS
  • fetch — Fetch the full content of a PrintPal item returned by `search` (or any id of the form `model:<uid>`, `tool:<slug>`, `wiki:<slug>`, `doc:<slu
  • search_3d_models — Find free printable 3D models (STL/3MF/OBJ) in the PrintPal community library by keyword — e.g. "articulated dragon", "headphone stand", "Ra
  • get_3d_model — Get full details for one PrintPal model by uid: description, license, file formats, author, stats, and the page URL to download it. Accepts
  • find_3d_printing_tool — Recommend the right free PrintPal browser tool for a task: print cost / resin cost / layer height (magic numbers) / E-steps / flow rate / vo
  • calculate_print_cost — Estimate what an FDM print costs (material, electricity, machine wear, labor, failure allowance) and a suggested selling price. Needs the pr
  • calculate_filament_usage — Convert filament grams to metres (and back), compute volume and cost, and estimate how much is left on a spool from its gross weight. Knows
  • calculate_layer_heights — Compute the Z-axis "magic number" layer heights for a printer from its stepper step angle, microstepping and lead-screw pitch/starts, filter
  • calculate_volumetric_flow — Check whether a hotend can keep up: volumetric flow (mm³/s) = layer height × line width × speed, compared against the hotend limit, plus the
  • search_build_guides — Find step-by-step PrintPal build guides: Arduino/ESP32 electronics + 3D-printed enclosures, robots, functional prints, printer mods, STEM cl
  • get_build_guide — Read a full PrintPal build guide by slug: summary, bill of materials with quantities and links, downloadable files (STL/3MF/code), every bui
  • search_learning_resources — Search PrintPal's how-to content: the vendor-neutral 3D printing wiki (print quality, filaments, slicer settings, maintenance, error codes,
  • prepare_3d_generation — Step 1 of AI 3D generation on the user's connected PrintPal account. Validates the prompt or attached image, quality and format, and returns
  • generate_3d_model — Step 2 of AI 3D generation. Starts the job priced by prepare_3d_generation on the user's connected PrintPal account and spends the quoted cr
  • check_3d_generation — Check a generation started with generate_3d_model on the connected PrintPal account: status (processing, completed, failed or stalled), cred
  • get_printpal_profile — Return the PrintPal profile represented by this request's authenticated credentials. The opaque id is unique within this app and remains unc
  • open_3d_generator_link — Build a printpal.io link that opens the AI 3D generator with a prompt prefilled, for users who want to generate on the website themselves. T
  • open_cad_agent_link — Build a printpal.io link that opens the PrintPal AI CAD agent with a design brief prefilled, for users who want to design a functional part

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