SmartCut

Name: SmartCut
Author: jgmedialtd

by jgmedialtdversion 1.0.0i★ –iRuns in the cloud

Registry namedev.smartcut/cutlist-optimizer

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Cutlist optimization for sheet, linear and roll stock, with grain, kerf, nesting and saw exports.

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Connection: Runs in the cloud
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Category: Developer tools
You need to fill in: Authorization

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Before you install

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You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

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This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http cutlist-optimizer https://api.smartcut.dev/mcp --header 'Authorization: your-value'

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cutlist-optimizer": {
      "url": "https://api.smartcut.dev/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "cutlist-optimizer": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.smartcut.dev/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Values you fill in

Authorization secret required HTTP header
Your SmartCut API key. The RAW key — there is no 'Bearer ' prefix.

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What it can do

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Common questions

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What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: Authorization

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.0.0) reached the registry 3 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

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SmartCut API

SmartCut is a hosted cutting-optimisation (cutlist / nesting) API for sheet, linear and roll stock. This repository holds the OpenAPI specification, runnable examples and MCP configuration for integrating it into your own software.

What it does

Sheet optimisation — guillotine (edge-to-edge, saw-cuttable) and efficiency modes for plywood, MDF, glass, plastic and sheet metal.
Linear (1D) optimisation for timber, bar, pipe and extrusion.
True-shape nesting for irregular parts from DXF, for laser, plasma, waterjet and CNC routing.
Grain direction and per-part orientation locks, so a part can be pinned to the length or width of the grain, or left free to rotate.
Edge banding, face finishes, blade kerf and stock trim as first-class inputs, not post-processing.
Machine-ready exports — PDF, CSV, DXF, SVG, and native saw formats including PTX (Homag), Biesse XML and Mayer .may.
Printable part labels generated from the same result.

Quickstart

Get a key at https://smartcut.dev/account, then:

curl -X POST https://api.smartcut.dev/v3/calculate \

-H "Authorization: $SMARTCUT_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d @examples/requests/guillotine.json

That returns a job id. Poll until it is ready, then fetch the result:

curl "https://api.smartcut.dev/v3/result/ready?id=$JOB_ID" -H "Authorization: $SMARTCUT_API_KEY"

curl "https://api.smartcut.dev/v3/result?id=$JOB_ID" -H "Authorization: $SMARTCUT_API_KEY"

The result carries one entry per stock piece, each listing the parts placed on it with their positions, the cuts needed to produce them, and the offcut left over. Complete runnable versions in four languages are in examples/.

Authentication

Pass the raw API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: YOUR_API_KEY

There is no `Bearer` prefix. This is the single most common integration mistake — a Bearer prefix returns 401.

Endpoints (v3)

method	path	what it does	sync
POST	`/v3/calculate`	Submit calculation	async
POST	`/v3/validate`	Validate inputs without calculating	sync
POST	`/v3/model/analysis`	Analyse a 3D model into parts	sync
GET	`/v3/result/ready`	Check if calculation is complete	sync
GET	`/v3/result`	Retrieve calculation result	sync
GET	`/v3/export/pdf`	Export result as PDF	sync
GET	`/v3/export/csv`	Export result as CSV	sync
GET	`/v3/export/ptx`	Export result as PTX	sync
GET	`/v3/export/dxf`	Export result as DXF	sync
GET	`/v3/export/svg`	Export result as SVG	sync
GET	`/v3/export/mayer`	Export result as Mayer .may	sync
GET	`/v3/export/biesse`	Export result as Biesse XML CutList	sync
GET	`/v3/saws`	List saws and the export formats each offers	sync
POST	`/v3/labels`	Generate printable part labels	sync
POST	`/webhooks/result`	Calculation result delivery	— your endpoint
GET	`/v3/calls`	Get API usage statistics	sync

Full reference: https://smartcut.dev/api-docs/v3

How the async model works

Optimisation takes longer than a request should block for, so /v3/calculate returns a job id immediately. You then either poll /v3/result/ready until it reports done, or register a webhook and let SmartCut POST to you when the result is available. Either way you fetch the payload from /v3/result.

Webhook registration, signature verification and retry behaviour are documented at https://smartcut.dev/docs/webhooks.

MCP server

SmartCut runs a hosted Model Context Protocol server, so an agent can run optimisations directly with your existing API key.

POST https://api.smartcut.dev/mcp

Streamable HTTP transport. Authentication is the same raw key in the Authorization header, without a Bearer prefix. Configuration for Claude Desktop and other clients is in mcp/.

Tools: calculate, validate, status, result, cancel, usage, export, labels, list_cut_types — plus import_parts, which is different from the rest: it pushes parts an agent has extracted (from a PDF or a photo of a cutting plan) into an open Cutlist Evolution editor for the user to confirm, rather than calling the optimisation API.

The calculate tool waits for the result in-call (about 25 seconds by default, overridable with waitMs) and falls back to returning a job id if the optimisation is still running, so an agent usually gets a layout in one call.

Generating a client

There is no official SDK, and that is deliberate. The API is a JSON body and one header, so fetch is already the client — and a generated client in your own idiom will fit your codebase better than a hand-written one would. Point any generator at the spec:

npx openapi-typescript openapi/v3.json -o smartcut.d.ts

npx @hey-api/openapi-ts -i openapi/v3.json -o src/smartcut openapi-generator-cli generate -i openapi/v3.json -g python -o ./smartcut-python

Examples

language	file
curl	`examples/curl/optimise.sh`
Node	`examples/node/optimise.mjs`
Python	`examples/python/optimise.py`
PHP	`examples/php/optimise.php`

Each reads a payload from examples/requests/, which is generated from the specification — so the examples cannot drift from the schema.

What this is, and is not

SmartCut is a hosted service with a subscription, not a self-hosted library. It suits quoting, order processing, e-commerce cut-to-size checkout and CAM hand-off, where you want optimisation quality and saw-format output without maintaining a geometry engine. If you want an in-process bin-packer with no network call and no account, this is the wrong tool and an open-source packing library is the right one.

Support

Issues here are for the specification and the examples only. For API access, billing, quota or integration support, use the contact form at https://smartcut.dev/contact. Specification files are generated and cannot be changed by pull request — see openapi/README.md.

SmartCut

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Developer toolsi

Common questions

Alternatives

GitHub

Desktop Commander

Cloudflare MCP

README from the maker

SmartCut API

What it does

Quickstart

Authentication

Endpoints (v3)

How the async model works

MCP server

Generating a client

Examples

What this is, and is not

Links

Support