What is AnkusDrive?
AnkusDrive is a MCP server by gchen19 that drive a local FreeCAD from an agent: parametric CAD, TechDraw drawings with GD&T, CalculiX FEM, and CFD, thermal, EM and multiphysics simulation. It is listed under Media & design and has 10 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | gchen19 |
| Repository | gchen19/AnkusDrive |
| Popularity | 10 GitHub stars |
| Category | Media & design |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #1,691 of 4,418 MCP servers; #103 in Media & design |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is AnkusDrive safe to install?
AnkusDrive scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 5 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install AnkusDrive?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/gchen19/AnkusDrive
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add ankusdrive -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http ankusdrive <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs AnkusDrive for you:
Add the "AnkusDrive" MCP server from https://github.com/gchen19/AnkusDrive to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.