Revit + Claude MCP Tutorial Part 1: What MCP Is and the Demo #revit #mcp #claude #revittutorial

Revit MCP tutorial, part 1: what MCP (Model Context Protocol) is, and a close look at Claude working inside Revit 2026. One prompt, six tool calls: Claude counts the doors and windows, reads the levels, and adds a boundary wall, asking your permission before every call. In this series we build that connection ourselves, from an empty folder, every line typed. You will learn: What MCP is, and how Claude Desktop reaches Revit through an MCP server and a Revit add-in Why Revit only runs add-in code on its main thread (External Event), and why every change is one undo step The 5 tools we build (3 read, 2 write) and what this setup cannot do What you need: Revit 2026, Visual Studio Community (free), Python 3, Claude Desktop Chapters 0:00 What this series builds 1:09 The demo: one prompt, six tool calls 3:08 How MCP connects Claude to Revit 6:23 What comes next Software and level: Revit 2026, Claude Desktop, beginner friendly (no developer experience needed) Note: Autodesk's own MCP server ships with Revit 2027 as a read only tech preview. This series is for Revit 2026 and can also write. Safety: test on a copy of a model, never on a live project. Code: free public repo (link added when it is published) Next part: building the Revit add-in in Visual Studio, coming soon Series playlist: Revit MCP from Scratch #RevitAI #BIM #AIinArchitecture