Install eplan-mcp

eplan-mcp runs on the same Windows machine as EPLAN: it loads EPLAN’s own DLLs and exchanges script and result files with it through local paths.

Requirements

EPLAN Electric P8 2024, 2025, 2026 or 2027
Python 3.10+, 64-bit (to match EPLAN’s process)
Git, to clone the repository and to update it later

1. Get the server

git clone https://github.com/Canary-ECAD/eplan-mcp.git
cd eplan-mcp\eplan-p8-mcp-server\mcp_server
pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Allow remote access in EPLAN

In EPLAN, open File → Settings… → Workstation → Interfaces → Remote access and turn on Allow remote access via Remote Client. Without it the server cannot connect.

3. Register it with your agent

With Claude Code:

claude mcp add eplan -- python C:\path\to\eplan-mcp\eplan-p8-mcp-server\mcp_server\server.py

Other clients are covered in Connect your agent.

4. Connect

Start EPLAN, open your agent and say “connect to eplan”. The server picks the newest installed EPLAN version automatically; ask for a specific one with “connect to eplan 2026”.

Updating

The server updates through Git, not by downloading installers:

cd eplan-mcp
git pull
pip install -r eplan-p8-mcp-server\mcp_server\requirements.txt

Restart your agent afterwards so it picks up new tools.

Server guide: discovery mode, remote topology, environment variables and private extensions.
Tool reference: every tool and its parameters.