Three minutes. Then ask your AI to make something.

  1. 1

    Install Kiln

    Paste this to your AI agent, or run it in your terminal.

    pip install kiln3d

    More install options →

  2. 2

    Connect your AI

    Paste this into Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, or any MCP-capable agent.

    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "kiln": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "kiln",
        "serve"
      ]
    }
  }
}
  3. 3

    Ask

    Paste any sentence like this into your agent. Kiln does the rest.

    I have a Bambu A1, make me a coaster with my dog’s photo on it

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More install options — pipx, source, one-line installer

Prerequisites

Python 3.10 or newer. macOS 13+ ships with a compatible version, or install via Homebrew:

brew install python@3.10

Install Kiln

The recommended install uses pipx for an isolated environment:

brew install pipx && pipx ensurepath pipx install kiln3d

Or use pip directly:

pip install kiln3d

Install from Source

git clone https://github.com/codeofaxel/Kiln.git cd Kiln && pip install -e ./kiln

One-Line Installer

Clones the repo and installs via pipx automatically:

git clone https://github.com/codeofaxel/Kiln.git ~/.kiln/src && ~/.kiln/src/install.sh

Prerequisites

Install Python 3.10+ and pip:

# Debian / Ubuntu sudo apt install python3 python3-pip python3-venv
# Fedora / RHEL sudo dnf install python3 python3-pip

Install Kiln

The recommended install uses pipx for an isolated environment:

sudo apt install pipx && pipx ensurepath pipx install kiln3d

Or use pip directly:

pip install kiln3d

Install from Source

git clone https://github.com/codeofaxel/Kiln.git cd Kiln && pip install -e ./kiln

One-Line Installer

Clones the repo and installs via pipx automatically:

git clone https://github.com/codeofaxel/Kiln.git ~/.kiln/src && ~/.kiln/src/install.sh

Optional Dependencies

# PrusaSlicer for STL slicing, OpenSCAD for text-to-3D sudo apt install prusa-slicer openscad

Prerequisites

Inside your WSL 2 Ubuntu terminal, install Python 3.10+ and pip:

sudo apt install python3 python3-pip python3-venv

Install Kiln

The recommended install uses pipx for an isolated environment:

sudo apt install pipx && pipx ensurepath pipx install kiln3d

Or use pip directly:

pip install kiln3d

Install from Source

git clone https://github.com/codeofaxel/Kiln.git cd Kiln && pip install -e ./kiln
WSL 2 Networking Note

mDNS printer discovery (kiln discover) does not work in WSL 2 because of NAT networking. Use your printer's IP address directly instead (works for Ethernet and Wi-Fi LAN setups):

# Connect directly by IP address kiln auth --name my-printer --host http://192.168.1.x:port --type octoprint --api-key YOUR_KEY

Optional Dependencies

# PrusaSlicer for STL slicing, OpenSCAD for text-to-3D sudo apt install prusa-slicer openscad

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