Kiln

Name: Kiln Review
Item: Kiln
Rating: 2.5
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Development Poor

Works inClaude Code

Poor Scanned — metadata only

Bridges AI design intent to physical 3D printing execution, eliminating manual model export/slicing steps.

Describe it or draw it. Kiln makes it real. — 750+ MCP tools for AI agents to design, generate, slice, and print 3D models. Supports OctoPrint, Moonraker/Klipper, Creality, Bambu Lab, Prusa Link, Elegoo, and Direct USB.

Generate parametric parts from spec, auto-slice, send to Bambu Lab printer.
Iterate rapid prototypes: describe change, regenerate model, print next batch.
Batch-print customized components from CSV specs to multiple Klipper machines.

40 starsAGPL-3.0 (check with legal)FreeQuick setup

Below standard — Significant caveats apply. Not recommended without careful review of the security and evaluation sections.

Why it matters

Bridges AI design intent to physical 3D printing execution, eliminating manual model export/slicing steps. Supports 750+ tools across major printer ecosystems (Bambu, Prusa, Klipper, OctoPrint, Creality, Elegoo).

Best for

Hardware teams and product developers who need to iterate 3D designs programmatically and push directly to production printers without manual intervention.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/codeofaxel/Kiln

By codeofaxel

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install codeofaxel/Kiln

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me generate parametric parts from spec, auto-slice, send to Bambu Lab printer

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars40Contributors5Last updated2026-07-25LicenseAGPL-3.0 (check with legal)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-07-25 · scanner v1

Community Pulse Quiet

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 40 GitHub stars; 5 contributors; last commit 0d ago; license AGPL-3.0.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.
License (AGPL-3.0) may restrict commercial use. Check with your legal team.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

1/5

Versatility

2/5

Reliability

4/5

Security

4/5

Overall score2.45 / 5.00 PoorEvaluatedJul 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 40 GitHub stars; 5 contributors; last commit 0d ago; license AGPL-3.0.

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