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Turns plain-language part descriptions into editable parametric CAD source, checks the geometry, and exports STEP, STL or PDF drawings.

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At a glanceswept 2026-10-13

≈ 1visits/mo

Emerging · estimate, read 2026-10-13

For
Makers and engineers describing parts in plain language for shops or 3D printers.
Price
From $19/mopricing page, read 2026-10-14 ↗
Activity
Maintainedrelease 4 months ago
Company
Domain since 2026domain registered
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What people do with itread off kernelcad.com on 2026-10-14
  • Produce dimensioned PDF drawings from a CAD model
  • Export STEP or STL files for manufacturing
  • Verify parts fit together without gaps or overlaps
The companyeach fact with its source · read 2026-10-14
  • Domain since2026domain registered
Your datawhat they publish, each line with its page · read 2026-10-14

“We do not sell your prompts and do not use them to train our own models.”

privacy policy ↗

These are kernelCAD's own statements, read from its pages. We did not audit them. A line that is missing was not found on the pages we read; it does not mean the practice is absent.

How a program reaches itfound, not claimed · read 2026-10-14
  • MCP servercom.kernelcad/kernelcadverified in the MCP registry
  • Stateanswers, 58 toolschecked 2026-10-14
  • Address to connectmcp.kernelcad.com/mcp

MCP server details →

Each line is something a program found when it went looking: the registry entry, the server's own answer, a spec that parses. A missing line means we did not find it, not that it does not exist.

Questions this page answers
  • What is kernelCAD?

    Turns plain-language part descriptions into editable parametric CAD source, checks the geometry, and exports STEP, STL or PDF drawings.

  • Who is kernelCAD for?

    Makers and engineers describing parts in plain language for shops or 3D printers.

  • How much does kernelCAD cost?

    Paid plans start at $19/mo, per kernelCAD's pricing page on 2026-10-14.

  • Is kernelCAD free?

    No. Its pricing page showed no free plan on 2026-10-14.

  • Do people use kernelCAD?

    Emerging: ≈ 1 visits/mo · estimate, 2026-10 · 679 installs/mo (npm).

  • Is kernelCAD still maintained?

    Maintained: release 4 months ago.

  • Does kernelCAD train AI on your data?

    No, per its privacy policy (2026-10-14): “We do not sell your prompts and do not use them to train our own models.”

  • Is kernelCAD safe?

    We do not audit vendors. What kernelCAD publishes, read 2026-10-14: on training with your data, “We do not sell your prompts and do not use them to train our own models.”.

  • How do I cancel kernelCAD?

    In its own words (terms of service, 2026-10-14): “You can cancel at any time and your plan remains active through the end of the paid period.”

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How we read a tool

No votes, no reviews, no vendor claims. Every week a crawler reads each tool's own site and a few public registries, and the words on the card are bands over what it read.

  • Use: visits to the site (estimated), installs from npm and PyPI, presence in Chrome's usage report.
  • Activity: the newest release on GitHub, npm or PyPI; the newest dated page on the site; open roles on a public jobs board.
  • Price: the vendor's own pricing page, read with the date. A figure is printed only when it is on that page.
  • The line and the use cases are written by us from the homepage, one tool at a time, and refused when they repeat the vendor's marketing.

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