Model Context Protocol gives compatible AI assistants a way to work with tools and context. McNeel brings that connection into Rhino and Grasshopper.
01 / YOUR CHOSEN CLIENT
AI assistant
Intent, questions and supported actions.
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02 / MCNEEL PLATFORM
RhinoAI / MCP
The connection provided by McNeel.
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03 / YOUR AUTHORING SPACE
Rhino 9
Your model. Rhino + Grasshopper.
LEMON / PLANNED INTEGRATIONA place in the conversation.
Solid connection: the McNeel platform. Dashed connection: planned LEMON work. This is a conceptual map, not a live connection.
AVAILABLE FROM MCNEEL
Rhino can listen, too.
RhinoAI connects compatible AI assistants to Rhino and Grasshopper. Depending on the client and its tools, an assistant can work with document context, geometry, commands and scripts.
In Rhino 9, the AI panel and the external RhinoMCP connection serve different workflows. McNeel’s documentation explains the supported clients and setup.