CAD Skills

Generate CAD in AI agents like Codex and Claude Code. 100% open source, runs locally, free forever.

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npx skills install earthtojake/text-to-cad

SKILLS

Install the library to give agents focused workflows for CAD, fabrication, robot description files, simulation, and local review.

skill
  • CAD

    skills/cad

    Creates and edits CAD models from plain-language or image requests, with STEP as the main output along with options to export to STL, 3MF and GLB.

  • CAD Viewer

    skills/cad-viewer

    Shows local browser previews for CAD, G-code, and robot files.

  • step.parts

    skills/step-parts

    Finds off-the-shelf STEP parts like screws, bearings, motors, and connectors.

  • URDF

    skills/urdf

    Writes robot structure files with links, joints, limits, inertials, and meshes.

  • SRDF

    skills/srdf

    Adds MoveIt planning groups, end effectors, poses, and collision rules to a URDF.

  • SDF

    skills/sdf

    Creates simulator models and worlds with frames, physics, sensors, and lights.

  • SendCutSend

    skills/sendcutsend

    Checks DXF and STEP files before upload to SendCutSend.

  • G-code

    skills/gcode

    Slices supported mesh files into validated, printer-profiled FDM .gcode with real slicer CLIs.

  • Bambu Labs

    skills/bambu-labs

    Dry-runs, uploads, and cautiously starts local Bambu Lab print jobs from validated .gcode.

  • Implicit CAD

    skills/implicit-cad

    Creates browser-native implicit CAD models using GLSL signed-distance fields and CAD Viewer raymarch rendering. Experimental.

INSTALL

Install CAD Skills with the Skills CLI. Provider-native plugin installs are available as a secondary path.

npx skills install earthtojake/text-to-cad

Plugin Installs

Codex
codex plugin marketplace add earthtojake/text-to-cad codex plugin add cad@text-to-cad
Claude Code
claude plugin marketplace add earthtojake/text-to-cad claude plugin install cad@text-to-cad

Skills CLI installation is preferred for regular use. Restart your agent if newly installed skills do not appear.

Local development symlink guidance lives in CONTRIBUTING.md.