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+Mechvane
+Copyright (c) 2026 Nils Gollub and Mechvane contributors
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+Mechvane builds on SolidCraft (https://github.com/tangency-labs/solidcraft),
+MIT OR Apache-2.0. Slicer engines such as CuraEngine (AGPL-3.0) are run as separate
+processes and are not part of Mechvane; their licences apply to them alone.

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+Metadata-Version: 2.4
+Name: mechvane
+Version: 0.1.0a1
+Summary: Parametric 3D CAD for everyday mechanical engineering, with AI agents, built on SolidCraft
+License-Expression: MIT OR Apache-2.0
+Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane
+Project-URL: Demo, https://mechvane.github.io/mechvane/
+Project-URL: Roadmap, https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane/blob/main/ROADMAP.md
+Project-URL: Issues, https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane/issues
+Keywords: cad,parametric,mechanical-engineering,mcp,solidcraft,ai-agents
+Classifier: Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: Manufacturing
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: Science/Research
+Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering
+Classifier: Topic :: Multimedia :: Graphics :: 3D Modeling
+Requires-Python: >=3.11
+Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
+License-File: LICENSE-MIT
+License-File: LICENSE-APACHE
+License-File: NOTICE
+Requires-Dist: mcp<2,>=1.20
+Dynamic: license-file
+
+# Mechvane
+
+Parametric 3D CAD for everyday mechanical engineering (individual engineers, makers,
+small and medium-sized companies), following the workflow of classic mechanical CAD systems
+and rethought for AI agents. The core stays small; domain modules (sheet metal, standard
+parts, frames, drawings …) load only when a document or the user needs them.
+
+**[Try the web UI in your browser](https://mechvane.github.io/mechvane/)**: example models with the model
+tree and design check findings, nothing to install.
+
+![A joint jumps to the wrong bore after a part edit, update_links puts it back](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mechvane/mechvane/main/docs/media/update_links.gif)
+
+*Change a part, and `update_links` notices that a joint jumped to a different bore and
+repairs it (regenerate with `python3 tools/demo_update_links.py`).*
+
+## Guiding principles
+
+- **Agents are first-class operators.** Every action is a typed command. GUI, scripts,
+  plugins and AI agents (MCP) share one interface, with undo, batch rollback and precise
+  error messages.
+- **Agents with engineering knowledge.** An open, sourced knowledge catalog: standard
+  values from freely accessible sources, best practice from public handbooks and design
+  guides, our own measurement series on the printer. Every rule carries its source,
+  rationale, exceptions and severity (error or hint), so agents design like experienced
+  engineers and `check_design` does not guess.
+- **No dead weight.** What monolithic CAD suites carry around (piping, cable harness, BIM,
+  rendering studio …) is a plugin here or left out.
+- **Proven workflows where they work.** Design accelerators (bolted connections, shafts,
+  gears), frame generator, standard parts, ISO drawings with parts list, rule-based
+  configuration.
+- **Text- and git-friendly file format.**
+
+## Foundation
+
+Mechvane builds on [SolidCraft](https://github.com/tangency-labs/solidcraft) (Rust,
+Apache-2.0), an open CAD kernel and app where "everything is a command", with a built-in
+MCP server. SolidCraft stays unchanged as a dependency; Mechvane adds its own layer on top
+([ADR 0001](https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane/blob/main/docs/adr/0001-grundlage-solidcraft.md)).
+
+## Quick start
+
+Requirements: Python ≥ 3.11. Everything else comes with `mechvane setup`: it downloads the
+pinned `solidcraft-cli` and SolidCraft web app (v0.21.0) from the
+[SolidCraft release](https://github.com/tangency-labs/solidcraft/releases) for your platform
+(Linux x86_64/aarch64, Windows x64/arm64, macOS) and checks their SHA256. No build needed;
+rendering works headless too.
+
+```sh
+pip install mechvane
+mechvane setup        # SolidCraft CLI and web app, about 90 MB, once
+mechvane ui --demo    # example models in the browser
+mechvane ui my-project/   # your own .solidcraft files
+```
+
+Alpha: so far tested on Linux; Windows and macOS are expected to work but not yet tested.
+
+An existing `solidcraft-cli` is used when you set `SOLIDCRAFT_CLI` or skip `mechvane setup`
+and have it on your `PATH`.
+
+As an MCP server for an agent (e.g. Claude Code), `.mcp.json` in your project:
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "mechvane": {
+      "command": "mechvane",
+      "args": ["mcp", "--workspace", "./workspace"]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+For development, clone the repo and run the checks:
+
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane && cd mechvane
+pip install -e .
+python3 tests/mechvane/check.py      # about 240 checks, a few minutes
+python3 tests/reference/check.py     # reference parts with expected values
+```
+
+Then ask, for example: "Build an 80×40×8 plate with four M5 clearance holes, bolt it to a
+bracket and check the design." The agent uses `new_part`, `run`, `bolted_connection`,
+`add_joint` and `check_design`. When a part changes, `update_links` finds joints that
+jumped to a different face and repairs them.
+Windows: [docs/installation-windows.md](https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane/blob/main/docs/installation-windows.md) (German).
+
+## Status
+
+Phase 1: a Python prototype running as an MCP server on top of SolidCraft. Separate part
+and assembly files, sketches owned by their feature, a model browser in the classic tree
+style, joints across files with checking and repair, standard parts (screws, nuts,
+washers, ball bearings), a bolted connection assistant with patterns, `check_design` with
+design rules, ISO 286 fits and a knowledge catalog of sourced standard values. A read-only
+web UI (`python3 -m mechvane.ui <file.solidcraft> [--port 8765]`) shows the 3D model,
+the model browser tree and design/joint findings with interactive face highlighting.
+Its "Model by hand" mode (`/model`) embeds the SolidCraft web app: edit the part or
+assembly with the mouse, save, and Mechvane checks it again and updates the links. The web
+app is downloaded once from the SolidCraft release and checked against a pinned SHA256.
+
+![Mechvane read-only web UI showing model tree, 3D viewport and highlighted countersink finding](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mechvane/mechvane/main/docs/media/web-ui-1.png)
+
+*A countersink that notches the wall, highlighted on click (regenerate with
+`python3 tools/demo_web_ui.py`).*
+
+![Model by hand: the SolidCraft web app embedded in Mechvane, the countersink moved away from the wall and Mechvane's findings updated after saving](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mechvane/mechvane/main/docs/media/model-mode.png)
+
+*Model by hand: the same bracket in the embedded SolidCraft web app, the countersink moved away
+from the wall and saved, Mechvane checked it again (regenerate with `python3 tools/demo_model_ui.py`).
+Try it without installing: [live demo](https://mechvane.github.io/mechvane/model.html?demo=bracket).*
+
+## Contents
+
+- [ROADMAP.md](https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane/blob/main/ROADMAP.md): phases, decision points, risks
+- [docs/adr/](https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane/tree/main/docs/adr): architecture decisions
+- [MCP server](https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane/blob/main/docs/mechvane-mcp.md) (`mechvane/`): tools, data model, test reports
+- [tests/](https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane/tree/main/tests): layer checks and reference parts
+- [docs/research/](https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane/tree/main/docs/research): research notes and practice tests, dated. Notes
+  marked as drafts (e.g. `-flash`, `-gemini`) are unverified unless a check note says
+  otherwise.
+
+Most project documentation is in German for now; code and comments are in English.
+
+## License
+
+MIT OR Apache-2.0, at your option (`LICENSE-MIT`, `LICENSE-APACHE`), like SolidCraft, so
+code can move in both directions. Contributions are under the same terms. AGPL slicers
+such as CuraEngine only run as separate processes and are not part of Mechvane
+(`NOTICE`). See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+Mechvane is an independent project and is not affiliated with Autodesk or any other CAD
+vendor. Product names only describe workflows.

mechvane-0.1.0a1/README.md

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+# Mechvane
+
+Parametric 3D CAD for everyday mechanical engineering (individual engineers, makers,
+small and medium-sized companies), following the workflow of classic mechanical CAD systems
+and rethought for AI agents. The core stays small; domain modules (sheet metal, standard
+parts, frames, drawings …) load only when a document or the user needs them.
+
+**[Try the web UI in your browser](https://mechvane.github.io/mechvane/)**: example models with the model
+tree and design check findings, nothing to install.
+
+![A joint jumps to the wrong bore after a part edit, update_links puts it back](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mechvane/mechvane/main/docs/media/update_links.gif)
+
+*Change a part, and `update_links` notices that a joint jumped to a different bore and
+repairs it (regenerate with `python3 tools/demo_update_links.py`).*
+
+## Guiding principles
+
+- **Agents are first-class operators.** Every action is a typed command. GUI, scripts,
+  plugins and AI agents (MCP) share one interface, with undo, batch rollback and precise
+  error messages.
+- **Agents with engineering knowledge.** An open, sourced knowledge catalog: standard
+  values from freely accessible sources, best practice from public handbooks and design
+  guides, our own measurement series on the printer. Every rule carries its source,
+  rationale, exceptions and severity (error or hint), so agents design like experienced
+  engineers and `check_design` does not guess.
+- **No dead weight.** What monolithic CAD suites carry around (piping, cable harness, BIM,
+  rendering studio …) is a plugin here or left out.
+- **Proven workflows where they work.** Design accelerators (bolted connections, shafts,
+  gears), frame generator, standard parts, ISO drawings with parts list, rule-based
+  configuration.
+- **Text- and git-friendly file format.**
+
+## Foundation
+
+Mechvane builds on [SolidCraft](https://github.com/tangency-labs/solidcraft) (Rust,
+Apache-2.0), an open CAD kernel and app where "everything is a command", with a built-in
+MCP server. SolidCraft stays unchanged as a dependency; Mechvane adds its own layer on top
+([ADR 0001](https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane/blob/main/docs/adr/0001-grundlage-solidcraft.md)).
+
+## Quick start
+
+Requirements: Python ≥ 3.11. Everything else comes with `mechvane setup`: it downloads the
+pinned `solidcraft-cli` and SolidCraft web app (v0.21.0) from the
+[SolidCraft release](https://github.com/tangency-labs/solidcraft/releases) for your platform
+(Linux x86_64/aarch64, Windows x64/arm64, macOS) and checks their SHA256. No build needed;
+rendering works headless too.
+
+```sh
+pip install mechvane
+mechvane setup        # SolidCraft CLI and web app, about 90 MB, once
+mechvane ui --demo    # example models in the browser
+mechvane ui my-project/   # your own .solidcraft files
+```
+
+Alpha: so far tested on Linux; Windows and macOS are expected to work but not yet tested.
+
+An existing `solidcraft-cli` is used when you set `SOLIDCRAFT_CLI` or skip `mechvane setup`
+and have it on your `PATH`.
+
+As an MCP server for an agent (e.g. Claude Code), `.mcp.json` in your project:
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "mechvane": {
+      "command": "mechvane",
+      "args": ["mcp", "--workspace", "./workspace"]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+For development, clone the repo and run the checks:
+
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane && cd mechvane
+pip install -e .
+python3 tests/mechvane/check.py      # about 240 checks, a few minutes
+python3 tests/reference/check.py     # reference parts with expected values
+```
+
+Then ask, for example: "Build an 80×40×8 plate with four M5 clearance holes, bolt it to a
+bracket and check the design." The agent uses `new_part`, `run`, `bolted_connection`,
+`add_joint` and `check_design`. When a part changes, `update_links` finds joints that
+jumped to a different face and repairs them.
+Windows: [docs/installation-windows.md](https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane/blob/main/docs/installation-windows.md) (German).
+
+## Status
+
+Phase 1: a Python prototype running as an MCP server on top of SolidCraft. Separate part
+and assembly files, sketches owned by their feature, a model browser in the classic tree
+style, joints across files with checking and repair, standard parts (screws, nuts,
+washers, ball bearings), a bolted connection assistant with patterns, `check_design` with
+design rules, ISO 286 fits and a knowledge catalog of sourced standard values. A read-only
+web UI (`python3 -m mechvane.ui <file.solidcraft> [--port 8765]`) shows the 3D model,
+the model browser tree and design/joint findings with interactive face highlighting.
+Its "Model by hand" mode (`/model`) embeds the SolidCraft web app: edit the part or
+assembly with the mouse, save, and Mechvane checks it again and updates the links. The web
+app is downloaded once from the SolidCraft release and checked against a pinned SHA256.
+
+![Mechvane read-only web UI showing model tree, 3D viewport and highlighted countersink finding](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mechvane/mechvane/main/docs/media/web-ui-1.png)
+
+*A countersink that notches the wall, highlighted on click (regenerate with
+`python3 tools/demo_web_ui.py`).*
+
+![Model by hand: the SolidCraft web app embedded in Mechvane, the countersink moved away from the wall and Mechvane's findings updated after saving](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mechvane/mechvane/main/docs/media/model-mode.png)
+
+*Model by hand: the same bracket in the embedded SolidCraft web app, the countersink moved away
+from the wall and saved, Mechvane checked it again (regenerate with `python3 tools/demo_model_ui.py`).
+Try it without installing: [live demo](https://mechvane.github.io/mechvane/model.html?demo=bracket).*
+
+## Contents
+
+- [ROADMAP.md](https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane/blob/main/ROADMAP.md): phases, decision points, risks
+- [docs/adr/](https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane/tree/main/docs/adr): architecture decisions
+- [MCP server](https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane/blob/main/docs/mechvane-mcp.md) (`mechvane/`): tools, data model, test reports
+- [tests/](https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane/tree/main/tests): layer checks and reference parts
+- [docs/research/](https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane/tree/main/docs/research): research notes and practice tests, dated. Notes
+  marked as drafts (e.g. `-flash`, `-gemini`) are unverified unless a check note says
+  otherwise.
+
+Most project documentation is in German for now; code and comments are in English.
+
+## License
+
+MIT OR Apache-2.0, at your option (`LICENSE-MIT`, `LICENSE-APACHE`), like SolidCraft, so
+code can move in both directions. Contributions are under the same terms. AGPL slicers
+such as CuraEngine only run as separate processes and are not part of Mechvane
+(`NOTICE`). See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/mechvane/mechvane/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+Mechvane is an independent project and is not affiliated with Autodesk or any other CAD
+vendor. Product names only describe workflows.

mechvane-0.1.0a1/mechvane/__init__.py

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+"""Mechvane: an Inventor-style document layer on top of SolidCraft.
+
+Parts and assemblies are separate .solidcraft files. Each open document runs in its own
+headless `solidcraft-cli mcp` session. See docs/adr/0001-grundlage-solidcraft.md."""
+
+METADATA_KEY = "dev.mechvane"
+# Key used before the rename to Mechvane; still read so older files keep working.
+LEGACY_METADATA_KEY = "io.github.nilsgollub.inventa"
+
+
+def read_metadata(meta: dict) -> dict:
+    """This layer's entry from a document's metadata map, under the current or the legacy key."""
+    meta = meta or {}
+    return meta.get(METADATA_KEY) or meta.get(LEGACY_METADATA_KEY) or {}

mechvane-0.1.0a1/mechvane/__main__.py

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+from .server import main
+
+main()