What is opentakeoff?
opentakeoff is a MCP server by Kentucky-ai that construction plan takeoff: load plan PDFs, read title blocks, set drawing scale, trace rooms and export quantities like square footage and linear feet. It is listed under Media & design and has 606 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | Kentucky-ai |
| Repository | Kentucky-ai/opentakeoff |
| Popularity | 606 GitHub stars |
| Category | Media & design |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #231 of 4,418 MCP servers; #16 in Media & design |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-14 |
| Stars this week | +279 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is opentakeoff safe to install?
opentakeoff 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 opentakeoff?
- 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/Kentucky-ai/opentakeoff
- 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 opentakeoff -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http opentakeoff <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 opentakeoff for you:
Add the "opentakeoff" MCP server from https://github.com/Kentucky-ai/opentakeoff 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.