# Connect Archicad 30 to your AI and audit a project

> Prompt · level: starter · about 30 min · paste into: Claude Desktop · Cursor · ChatGPT Desktop · VS Code · checked 2026-10-23
> ES: Conecta Archicad 30 a tu IA y audita un proyecto

Use Archicad 30's public MCP connection (Collaborate or Max subscription) with Claude Desktop, Cursor, ChatGPT Desktop or VS Code, then run a read-only audit of elements, properties and classifications.

**Before you paste:** Archicad 30 with a Collaborate or Max subscription · A copy of a project · An MCP-capable desktop AI app.

## Prompt (copy everything inside the block, then fill the [BRACKETS])

```text
Help me connect Archicad 30 to you through its public MCP connection and audit a project. Read-only first.

My situation:
- Archicad 30 subscription: [Collaborate / Max / not sure]
- AI app: [Claude Desktop / Cursor / ChatGPT Desktop / VS Code]
- Project: [a COPY of ...]

Facts to respect (checked 2026-10-23; re-check Graphisoft's help pages if you can browse):
- The connection is set up from Archicad: Options > Desktop AI Tool Connection shows a command and arguments to paste into the AI tool's MCP configuration (stdio). It needs an eligible subscription.
- Verify by asking which Archicad projects are open. The list of supported tools is on Graphisoft's "Supported MCP Tools" help page; use the tools you actually see.

Steps (wait for my OK after each):
1. Guide me through the dialog and the configuration of my AI app.
2. Test: which projects are open, and how many elements are there by type?
3. Audit: stories and their elevations; elements by type and story; elements with empty key properties [list them, e.g. fire rating, classification]; classification coverage by element type; zones/rooms without number or name.
4. Give me a short report with the numbers exactly as the tools return them and a list of what to fix.

Do not change the model unless I approve a specific list of changes. If a tool returns 0 or an error, say so and explain what it could mean. Answer in my language.
```

## Notes for the agent presenting this
- Show the block above verbatim in one code block; tell your human where to paste it (Claude Desktop · Cursor · ChatGPT Desktop · VS Code).
- Point out the [BRACKETS] and offer to fill them together first.
- Community users report limits in the first MCP release; if a needed tool is missing, say so instead of working around it with guesses.

## Related
- [Archicad 30 public MCP connection](https://aibuilderacademy.netlify.app/tools/archicad-mcp.md) (tool)
- [IFC model QA before an exchange](https://aibuilderacademy.netlify.app/skills/ifc-model-qa/SKILL.md) (skill)
- [Map your construction software stack to AI connectors, safely](https://aibuilderacademy.netlify.app/prompts/construction-stack-map.md) (prompt)

## Sources
- https://help.graphisoft.com/AC/30/INT/Topics/001_GettingHelp/AI_Assistant/public_mcp_connection.html
- https://help.graphisoft.com/AC/30/INT/Topics/001_GettingHelp/AI_Assistant/ManageElementsMCP.html
- https://aecmag.com/bim/graphisoft-unveils-archicad-30-and-shares-ai-roadmap/

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