Deploy addon

Skill shuotao/REVIT_MCP_study/.claude/skills/deploy-addon

Deploy the built RevitMCP.dll to the correct Revit Add-ins folder for a specified version (Windows only)From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add shuotao/REVIT_MCP_study --skill deploy-addon

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SKILL.md

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Deploy RevitMCP.dll to the Revit Add-ins directory for the selected version.

Platform Check

First, detect the OS. If not Windows, do not attempt deployment. Instead, show:

⚠️  This skill deploys to Windows only.
    Run the following command on your Windows machine:

    $version = "2024"  # change to your Revit version
    $yy = $version.Substring(2)  # "24"
    Copy-Item "MCP\bin\Release.R$yy\RevitMCP.dll" `
      "$env:APPDATA\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\$version\RevitMCP\" -Force

Then stop.

Usage

No args → Show numbered version menu (2022-2026), ask user to choose
--version {year} → Deploy directly to that version's directory

Target Paths

Version	Target Directory
2022	`%APPDATA%\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2022\RevitMCP\`
2023	`%APPDATA%\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2023\RevitMCP\`
2024	`%APPDATA%\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2024\RevitMCP\`
2025	`%APPDATA%\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2025\RevitMCP\`
2026	`%APPDATA%\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2026\RevitMCP\`

Steps

Check source DLL: Verify MCP/bin/Release.R{YY}/RevitMCP.dll exists (where {YY} matches the target version, e.g. Release.R24 for Revit 2024).
- If missing → tell user to run /build-revit --version {version} first, then stop.
Check if Revit is running: Run tasklist | grep -i revit to detect Revit process.
- Revit NOT running → Skip warning, proceed directly to step 3.
- Revit IS running → Display:
```
⚠️  Revit is currently running. The DLL cannot be overwritten while Revit is open.
    Please close Revit before continuing.
```
  Ask: Ready to deploy? (y/n) — stop if user says no.

Create target directory if it doesn't exist:

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$env:APPDATA\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\{version}\RevitMCP\"

Copy DLL:

$yy = "{version}".Substring(2)  # e.g. "2024" → "24"
Copy-Item "MCP\bin\Release.R$yy\RevitMCP.dll" "$env:APPDATA\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\{version}\RevitMCP\" -Force

Verify: Confirm the file exists at the target path and show its timestamp.

Report success:

✅ Deployed to %APPDATA%\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\{version}\RevitMCP\RevitMCP.dll
   → Restart Revit to load the updated add-in.

Error Handling

Error	Response
Source DLL missing	Direct user to `/build-revit --version {version}`
Target directory creation failed	Suggest running terminal as Administrator
Copy failed (access denied)	Check if Revit is still running; suggest closing it or running as Administrator
Verification fails after copy	Show full error and suggest manual copy command