Testing MCP with Revit: Where AI Reasoning Meets BIM Data

I came across a great post by @Karim Tayel experimenting with connecting Claude to Revit using the new MCP (Model Context Protocol).

Out of curiosity, I’ve been testing a similar setup — connecting an MCP layer to our Standards Agent, which audits Revit models for compliance, naming, and coordination logic. The idea was to see if MCP could act as a shared “intelligence layer” between multiple Revit tools, rather than just a chat interface.

Karim is spot on: not every Revit workflow makes sense as a prompt. But where MCP does shine is in structured data reasoning — getting/setting parameter values, surfacing exceptions, and analyzing model states without building a full UI for each task.

My early takeaways:
• MCP’s biggest value isn’t replacing UIs, it’s extending them.
• The protocol creates a unified bridge for LLM reasoning across tools and projects.
• Once Revit’s element data is exposed this way, AI can perform lightweight analysis and validation far more efficiently than traditional plug-ins.

At Matechi, we’re looking at MCP as part of a broader framework connecting Revit, ACC, and Tandem through AI-driven agents — each focused on structured data handling, QA, and compliance logic.

Curious to hear how others are experimenting?