Design and print stackable desk trays with Claude

Do this with your agent

How you could do the same thing today. “Official MCP” is the vendor's own server. “Manual” means you use the provider's own site or app.

OpenSCAD-MCP-ServerCommunity MCP server
The story names OpenSCAD, not this server. This one is in our directory: Generate printable 3D models with OpenSCAD from a prompt.
Real World MCPFind it through our connector
Add our server and ask your agent to run search_tools. It lists JLCPCB, PCBWay and SendCutSend with prices and links. It does not place orders.
Order PCBs from ClaudeStep by step
What works today, through which server, at what price.
30 make things servers and APIsBrowse
Every MCP server and API we list for this kind of job, with install lines, auth and price.

Add Real World MCP to your agent

22 live tools

ClaudeOne click (opens in a new tab)CursorOne clickSomething else?Setup guide

Open the Add custom connector dialog , prefilled. Or go to Customize → Connectors → + Add → Add custom connector.
Name it Real World MCP, paste this URL, pick No sign in, then Add.

https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp

On ChatGPT on the web, open Plugins, click +, then Add custom MCP server.
Name it, paste this URL under Connection, and pick No authentication.
Accept the warning, click Create as a plugin, then install it.

https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp

Run once in your terminal, then type /mcp in Claude Code to see the tools.

claude mcp add --transport http realworldmcp https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp

Run this once, or add the two lines below to ~/.codex/config.toml.

codex mcp add realworldmcp --url https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp

Gemini app: on gemini.google.com, Settings → Connected Apps, then under Custom apps paste this URL and click Next.

https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp

Gemini CLI:

gemini mcp add --transport http --scope user realworldmcp https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp

Add to Cursor opens Cursor with the server filled in. Or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "realworldmcp": {
      "url": "https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Run this once (macOS or Linux shell), or add the server to .vscode/mcp.json. Then use it from Copilot Chat in agent mode.

code --add-mcp '{"name":"realworldmcp","type":"http","url":"https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp"}'

In Cascade's MCP menu, choose Open MCP config file and add this server. Then press refresh.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "realworldmcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Any client that speaks Streamable HTTP MCP. No auth. Most take this JSON, or just the URL.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "realworldmcp": {
      "url": "https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Free, no key, no account. Your agent gets search_tools, get_tool and call_tool and 22 live tools. All clients and full steps

ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini and Windsurf are trademarks of their respective owners. Real World MCP is not affiliated with them, and compatibility does not imply endorsement or partnership.

Related use cases

Have Claude build parts in an open-source parametric CAD tool
The author of Lobole, a parametric B-Rep CAD app, found Claude good at driving it through scripts; the engine, watch and bicycle shown in the README were each built by Claude.
Make thingsClaudeSource: the vendorOct 24, 2026 · Hacker News
Design an ESP32 WiFi fan controller in KiCad with Claude
A PCB designer with 40 years' experience asked Claude Opus 5.5 for the schematic and ESP-IDF firmware of a WiFi fan speed controller; it finished in about 20 minutes. Claude also drew a board outline from photos of the case and caught issues in his mains-voltage layout.
Make thingsClaudeOct 16, 2026 · Hacker News
Design a rechargeable LED earring board with Claude
An experienced designer had Claude (Fable) design an RP2350 earring with an IMU and 45 LEDs. Two footprint mistakes were worked around with JLC's help and a dab of solder, and the earrings work. Six days of model use cost about $50 on his plan.
Make thingsClaudeSpent moneySep 5, 2026 · Hacker News
Have Claude design a VGA logic board and fab it at JLCPCB for $6
Claude Opus 4.8 designed a 74-series logic and GAL circuit that outputs an EEPROM image over VGA. The owner routed it, JLC made it for $6, and it worked after one bodge wire.
Make thingsClaudeSpent moneySep 4, 2026 · Hacker News

The story is in our words. The source was opened on Nov 2, 2026 and a key phrase was found in it. See all use cases.