CLO3D Server

Talk to CLO3D from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client. Create patterns, swap fabrics, run simulations, export models. All from a chat window.

If you use CLO3D and you've wished you could script repetitive tasks without digging through the API docs, this is for you.

Your AI assistant  <-->  MCP Server  <-->  CLO3D Plugin  <-->  CLO3D

Quick Start

1. Load the plugin in CLO3D

One Python file, no dependencies.

1. Open CLO3D
2. Script > Script Editor
3. Open plugin/clo3d_mcp_plugin.py
4. Hit Run

You'll see [CLO MCP] Plugin started in the console.

2. Connect your AI client

Claude Code:

claude mcp add clo3d -- uvx clo3d-mcp

Claude Desktop (add to claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clo3d": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["clo3d-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

3. Go

Ask things like:

• "What patterns are in this project?"
• "Set the front bodice fabric to red"
• "Run 100 steps of simulation then export as GLB"
• "Export a turntable of all colorways"

What you get (33 tools)

Scene

Tool	What it does
get_project_info	Project name, file path, CLO version, piece counts
new_project	Start fresh
open_file	Open .zprj, .zpac, .obj, .fbx, .avt
save_project	Save as .zprj
get_garment_info	Dump full garment metadata to JSON

Patterns

Tool	What it does
get_pattern_count	How many pieces
get_pattern_list	All pieces with names and indices
get_pattern_info	Full detail on one piece
get_pattern_bounding_box	Width and height
set_pattern_name	Rename a piece
copy_pattern	Duplicate at a given position
delete_pattern	Remove a piece
flip_pattern	Flip horizontal or vertical
create_pattern	Build a new piece from vertex points
get_arrangement_list	Get avatar arrangement points

Fabrics

Tool	What it does
get_fabric_list	All fabrics with indices
add_fabric	Load a .zfab or .jfab
replace_fabric	Swap an existing fabric
assign_fabric_to_pattern	Put a fabric on a pattern piece
set_fabric_color	Set PBR base color (RGB)
get_fabric_for_pattern	Check which fabric is on a piece

Export

Tool	What it does
export_obj	OBJ with options
export_fbx	FBX
export_glb	GLB (binary glTF)
export_gltf	glTF
export_thumbnail	3D viewport screenshot
export_snapshot	Multi-view snapshots
export_turntable	360 turntable image sequence
export_tech_pack	Tech pack with JSON + images

Import

Tool	What it does
import_file	Auto-detect and import any supported format

Simulation

Tool	What it does
simulate	Run cloth sim for N steps

Colorways

Tool	What it does
get_colorways	List all colorways
set_current_colorway	Switch the active colorway

How it works

Two pieces:

The plugin (plugin/clo3d_mcp_plugin.py) runs inside CLO3D. It's a single Python file that polls a shared temp directory for JSON commands, calls the CLO3D Python API, and writes results back. No external dependencies, no sockets, works with CLO3D's built-in Python.

The MCP server (src/clo3d_mcp/) is a Python package that writes commands to that directory and reads responses. Any MCP-compatible client (Claude, Cursor, etc.) can use it.

┌─────────────────┐   file-based IPC  ┌──────────────────┐     CLO3D API     ┌────────┐
│   MCP Server    │ ◄──────────────► │   CLO3D Plugin    │ ◄──────────────► │ CLO3D  │
│   (clo3d-mcp)   │  %TEMP%/clo3d_mcp │  (Python script)  │                  │        │
└─────────────────┘                   └──────────────────┘                  └────────┘

Troubleshooting

"Cannot find CLO3D communication directory": Is CLO3D running? Did you run the plugin script?

Plugin errors: Check the Script Editor console in CLO3D for Python tracebacks.

Simulation/export timeout: These can take a while. The default timeout is 180 seconds.

Custom comm directory: Set the CLO3D_MCP_DIR environment variable to override the default shared directory path.

Requirements

• CLO3D with Python scripting support
• Python 3.10+
• uv or pip

Development

git clone https://github.com/Ubani-Studio/clo3d-mcp.git
cd clo3d-mcp

# Install dev dependencies
uv sync --dev

# Run tests (no CLO3D needed, uses a mock server)
uv run pytest tests/ -v

# Run the MCP server locally
uv run clo3d-mcp

License

MIT. See LICENSE.

CLO3D SDK headers in sdk/ are provided by CLO Virtual Fashion for plugin development. You need your own CLO3D license.