AI assistants

Plan with your
AI assistant

Ask your assistant for a cut list, a nest, or a load. It plans through NestSolver, with the same rules and limits as the web, and reads the plan back to you.

Make a key Read the setup guide

Free with an account.

Works with
Claude
Claude Desktop
ChatGPT
Claude Code
Cursor
VS Code
Windsurf
Codex CLI
Gemini CLI
Cline
Continue

01 Three steps

Sign in or make a key

Claude and ChatGPT sign in to your account when you add NestSolver. Other assistants use a key from the API keys page, shown once.

Add the server

Give your assistant NestSolver's address, with one of the setups below.

Ask

Ask for a cut list, a nest, or a load in your own words. It plans and reads the plan back.

02 Add the server

The server is at https://mcp.nestsolver.com/. Claude and ChatGPT sign in to your account when you add it. Every other client sends your key with every call as Authorization: Bearer <key>. Pick your assistant:

Claude and Claude Desktop

Open Settings, then Connectors, and choose Add custom connector. Paste this address, choose Connect, then sign in to NestSolver and pick a workspace. No key needed.

Connector address

https://mcp.nestsolver.com

ChatGPT

In ChatGPT's settings, turn on Developer mode, in the advanced settings for apps and connectors. Add a connector with the same address and pick OAuth. Then sign in to NestSolver and pick a workspace.

Connector address

https://mcp.nestsolver.com

Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal:

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http nestsolver https://mcp.nestsolver.com/ --header "Authorization: Bearer <key>"

Cursor

Add it in one click, then put your key in place of <key>. Or paste the block into ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

Add to Cursor

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nestsolver": {
      "url": "https://mcp.nestsolver.com/",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <key>" }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add it in one click, then put your key in place of <key>. Or paste the block into .vscode/mcp.json.

Add to VS Code

mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "nestsolver": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.nestsolver.com/",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <key>" }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Cline, Continue

Each takes the same address and header in its MCP settings. Most read this block as it is; some name the fields a little differently, so check your client's MCP settings, or the setup guide.

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nestsolver": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.nestsolver.com/",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <key>" }
    }
  }
}

The API keys page shows each of these with your key filled in, and lists the apps you connected.

03 What it can do

Your assistant picks the tool; you just ask. Free calls don't count as solves.

validate_linear, validate_sheet Check a linear or sheet cut list and name any problem. Free call
solve_linear, solve_sheet Plan a linear or sheet cut list and answer in the same call. Solve
start_nest Start a true-shape nest of parts on sheets. Job start · Bench plan
start_load Start a load of cartons, pallets, or trucks. Job start · 5 loads a month on Free
job_status See whether a nest or load is done. Free call
plan_report Read a finished plan: parts, yield, drops, and scrap. Free call
list_parts Find your saved parts by name, to nest them. Free call
list_spaces Find your saved pallets and trucks by name, to load them. Free call
usage See how much full-speed search is left this month. Free call

Every tool's fields are in the tools reference.

04 Things to ask

Linear cutting

Plan 12 at 47½″ and 8 at 30″ from 20′ steel tube with an ⅛″ kerf. Keep any drop over 2′.

Sheet cutting

Lay out 6 sides at 30″ × 23¼″ and 4 shelves at 22½″ × 11¼″ on 4×8 sheets of ¾″ plywood, for a panel saw.

True-shape nesting

Nest 40 of my saved bracket and 20 gussets on 48″ × 96″ sheets with ¼″ between parts.

Load planning

Load the 18 pallets on this order into my saved 53′ trailer, Dayton stop first.

05 It stays yours

A key acts in one workspace: the one you made it in. A connected app acts in the one you picked.
Revoke a key or disconnect an app any time on the API keys page, and it stops working at once.
Every call shows on the request logs page.
NestSolver runs nothing on its own: only the calls your assistant makes.

See them on the API keys and request logs pages.

06 Which plan

Free includes keys and MCP for linear and sheet cutting, and 5 loads a month, with no per-call fees on any plan. The Bench plan adds true-shape nesting and loads within its monthly pool. Calls run under your workspace's plan: its job caps, its calls a minute, and its monthly full-speed search for nests and loads, the same as the web and the API.

Compare plans or see each plan's limits.

Make a key and ask.

It takes a minute: make a key, add the server, and hand your assistant the next cut list.

Make a key