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ouranos/ansible/freecad_mcp/deploy.yml
Robert Helewka acf3419450 refactor(ansible): rename freecad_mcp env vars and rework deployment
- Drop `FREECAD_MCP_` prefix from env vars (use `FREECAD_*`)
- Update freecad_mcp port from 22032 to 22061
- Document that FreeCAD bridge is required for tool calls
- Replace kottos deployment with pallas deployment
2026-05-30 09:37:56 -04:00

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---
# =============================================================================
# FreeCAD Robust MCP Server — Ansible Deployment Playbook
# =============================================================================
# Deploys the FreeCAD MCP Server to Larissa as a systemd service.
#
# The server runs in xmlrpc mode with HTTP transport, exposing the MCP
# protocol over streamable-http for consumption by MCP Switchboard on Triton.
#
# Pattern: venv + pip install from GitHub fork (fastmcp>=3.2.0)
#
# Usage:
# ansible-playbook freecad_mcp/deploy.yml
#
# Required host_vars:
# freecad_mcp_user: freecad-mcp
# freecad_mcp_group: freecad-mcp
# freecad_mcp_directory: /srv/freecad-mcp
# freecad_mcp_port: 22063
#
# Optional host_vars:
# freecad_mcp_host: "0.0.0.0"
# freecad_mcp_log_level: INFO
# freecad_mcp_mode: xmlrpc
# freecad_mcp_xmlrpc_host: "localhost"
# freecad_mcp_xmlrpc_port: 9875
# freecad_mcp_timeout_ms: 30000
# =============================================================================
- name: Deploy FreeCAD Robust MCP Server
hosts: freecad_mcp
vars:
ansible_common_remote_group: "{{ freecad_mcp_group }}"
allow_world_readable_tmpfiles: true
tasks:
# =========================================================================
# User & Directory Setup
# =========================================================================
- name: Create FreeCAD MCP group
become: true
ansible.builtin.group:
name: "{{ freecad_mcp_group }}"
state: present
- name: Create FreeCAD MCP user
become: true
ansible.builtin.user:
name: "{{ freecad_mcp_user }}"
group: "{{ freecad_mcp_group }}"
home: "/home/{{ freecad_mcp_user }}"
shell: /bin/bash
system: false
create_home: true
- name: Add keeper_user to FreeCAD MCP group
become: true
ansible.builtin.user:
name: "{{ keeper_user }}"
groups: "{{ freecad_mcp_group }}"
append: true
- name: Add principal_user to FreeCAD MCP group
become: true
ansible.builtin.user:
name: "{{ principal_user }}"
groups: "{{ freecad_mcp_group }}"
append: true
- name: Add freecad_mcp_user to principal_user's primary group
become: true
ansible.builtin.user:
name: "{{ freecad_mcp_user }}"
groups: "{{ principal_user }}"
append: true
- name: Reset connection to pick up new group membership
ansible.builtin.meta: reset_connection
- name: Create application directory
become: true
ansible.builtin.file:
path: "{{ freecad_mcp_directory }}"
owner: "{{ freecad_mcp_user }}"
group: "{{ freecad_mcp_group }}"
state: directory
mode: '750'
# =========================================================================
# System Dependencies
# =========================================================================
- name: Ensure Python 3, venv, dev headers, and FreeCAD are installed
become: true
ansible.builtin.apt:
name: [python3, python3-venv, python3-dev, git, freecad]
state: present
update_cache: true
# =========================================================================
# Virtual Environment & Package Installation
# =========================================================================
- name: Create virtual environment
become: true
become_user: "{{ freecad_mcp_user }}"
ansible.builtin.command:
cmd: "python3 -m venv {{ freecad_mcp_directory }}/.venv/"
creates: "{{ freecad_mcp_directory }}/.venv/bin/activate"
- name: Install wheel in virtual environment
become: true
become_user: "{{ freecad_mcp_user }}"
ansible.builtin.pip:
name:
- wheel
state: latest
virtualenv: "{{ freecad_mcp_directory }}/.venv"
- name: Install freecad-robust-mcp from Heluca fork
become: true
become_user: "{{ freecad_mcp_user }}"
ansible.builtin.pip:
name:
- "freecad-robust-mcp @ git+https://github.com/heluca/freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server.git@{{ freecad_mcp_git_ref }}"
virtualenv: "{{ freecad_mcp_directory }}/.venv"
virtualenv_command: python3 -m venv
notify: restart freecad-mcp
# =========================================================================
# Configuration
# =========================================================================
- name: Template FreeCAD MCP .env configuration
become: true
ansible.builtin.template:
src: .env.j2
dest: "{{ freecad_mcp_directory }}/.env"
owner: "{{ freecad_mcp_user }}"
group: "{{ freecad_mcp_group }}"
mode: '640'
notify: restart freecad-mcp
# =========================================================================
# Systemd Service
# =========================================================================
- name: Template systemd service file
become: true
ansible.builtin.template:
src: freecad-mcp.service.j2
dest: /etc/systemd/system/freecad-mcp.service
owner: root
group: root
mode: '644'
notify: restart freecad-mcp
- name: Enable and start freecad-mcp service
become: true
ansible.builtin.systemd:
name: freecad-mcp
enabled: true
state: started
daemon_reload: true
# =========================================================================
# Validation
# =========================================================================
- name: Flush handlers to restart service before validation
ansible.builtin.meta: flush_handlers
- name: Wait for FreeCAD MCP server to start
ansible.builtin.wait_for:
port: "{{ freecad_mcp_port }}"
host: localhost
delay: 3
timeout: 30
- name: Validate FreeCAD MCP HTTP endpoint is responding
ansible.builtin.uri:
url: "http://localhost:{{ freecad_mcp_port }}/mcp"
method: POST
body_format: json
body:
jsonrpc: "2.0"
method: "initialize"
id: 1
params:
protocolVersion: "2025-03-26"
capabilities: {}
clientInfo:
name: "ansible-healthcheck"
version: "1.0.0"
status_code: [200]
return_content: true
register: mcp_check
retries: 5
delay: 5
until: mcp_check.status == 200
- name: Display server info
ansible.builtin.debug:
msg: >-
FreeCAD MCP Server deployed successfully on
{{ inventory_hostname }}:{{ freecad_mcp_port }}
# =========================================================================
# Handlers
# =========================================================================
handlers:
- name: restart freecad-mcp
become: true
ansible.builtin.systemd:
name: freecad-mcp
state: restarted
# =============================================================================
# FreeCAD MCP Bridge (GUI) — runs FreeCAD on the XRDP desktop as principal_user,
# exposing the XML-RPC bridge on localhost:9875 that the MCP server connects to.
# =============================================================================
- name: Deploy FreeCAD MCP Bridge (GUI)
hosts: freecad_mcp
tasks:
- name: Ensure FreeCAD is installed
become: true
ansible.builtin.apt:
name: [freecad, tar]
state: present
update_cache: true
- name: Create FreeCAD MCP bridge directory
become: true
become_user: "{{ principal_user }}"
ansible.builtin.file:
path: "{{ freecad_mcp_bridge_directory }}"
state: directory
mode: '0755'
- name: Transfer and extract FreeCAD MCP bridge release
become: true
become_user: "{{ principal_user }}"
ansible.builtin.unarchive:
src: "~/rel/freecad_mcp_bridge_{{ freecad_mcp_git_ref }}.tar"
dest: "{{ freecad_mcp_bridge_directory }}"
notify: restart freecad-mcp-bridge
- name: Template FreeCAD MCP bridge systemd service
become: true
ansible.builtin.template:
src: freecad-mcp-bridge.service.j2
dest: /etc/systemd/system/freecad-mcp-bridge.service
owner: root
group: root
mode: '644'
notify:
- reload systemd
- restart freecad-mcp-bridge
- name: Enable and start freecad-mcp-bridge service
become: true
ansible.builtin.systemd:
name: freecad-mcp-bridge
enabled: true
state: started
daemon_reload: true
- name: Flush handlers to restart bridge before validation
ansible.builtin.meta: flush_handlers
- name: Wait for FreeCAD XML-RPC bridge to listen
ansible.builtin.wait_for:
port: "{{ freecad_mcp_xmlrpc_port | default(9875) }}"
host: localhost
delay: 5
timeout: 60
- name: Verify bridge is in GUI mode (FreeCAD.GuiUp via XML-RPC execute)
ansible.builtin.command:
argv:
- python3
- -c
- |
import sys, xmlrpc.client
proxy = xmlrpc.client.ServerProxy(
"http://localhost:{{ freecad_mcp_xmlrpc_port | default(9875) }}", allow_none=True)
resp = proxy.execute("_result_ = bool(FreeCAD.GuiUp)")
if not (resp.get("success") and resp.get("result") is True):
sys.exit("Bridge reachable but not in GUI mode: %r" % resp)
print("FreeCAD bridge GUI mode confirmed")
register: bridge_gui_check
retries: 5
delay: 5
until: bridge_gui_check.rc == 0
changed_when: false
- name: Display bridge info
ansible.builtin.debug:
msg: >-
FreeCAD MCP Bridge running in GUI mode on {{ inventory_hostname }},
XML-RPC localhost:{{ freecad_mcp_xmlrpc_port | default(9875) }}
handlers:
- name: reload systemd
become: true
ansible.builtin.systemd:
daemon_reload: true
- name: restart freecad-mcp-bridge
become: true
ansible.builtin.systemd:
name: freecad-mcp-bridge
state: restarted