Plan, create, modify, inspect, repair, validate, save, and export SolidWorks parts, assemblies, and drawings.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedKnowledge Management

Install Solidworks Design

skills CLI
$ npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill solidworks-design -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins solidworks-design --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/Erfouni/solidworks-GPT-plugin/plugins/solidworks-gpt-plugin/skills/solidworks-design .claude/skills/solidworks-design && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
solidworks-design
GitHub stars
1.3k
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
548 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
714
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Plan, create, modify, inspect, repair, validate, save, and export SolidWorks parts, assemblies, and drawings.

  • Works in 4 steps: On the first SolidWorks request in the… → Establish the design goal, units,… → Ask one concise question when missing… → …
  • Any request involving SolidWorks CAD geometry
  • SKILL.md covers Start the task, Plan before editing, Build and verify parts and Build and verify assemblies, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Solidworks Design is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Plan, create, modify, inspect, repair, validate, save, and export SolidWorks parts, assemblies, and drawings. Use for any request involving SolidWorks CAD geometry, engineering drawings or reference images, materials, fits, tolerances, fasteners, mates, mass properties, or STEP/IGES/STL/PDF deliverables. Orchestrates the mandatory knowledge-base pre-start, catalog lookup, deterministic validation, and consent-based session reporting workflow.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`).

It sits in Knowledge Management, covering Knowledge bases. The repository describes itself as: A curated list of awesome OpenAI Codex / ChatGPT plugins, skills, and resources. The 1 Codex Marketplace. See live plugins at: https://hol.org/plugins/best-codex-plugins. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Any request involving SolidWorks CAD geometry
  • Engineering drawings
  • Reference images
  • Mass properties

Example prompts

  • “/solidworks-design”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. On the first SolidWorks request in the current Codex task, resolve the
  2. Establish the design goal, units, geometry-driving dimensions, material,
  3. Ask one concise question when missing data changes geometry, safety, fit, or
  4. Invoke $sw-pre-start, then $sw-kb-api, in that exact order before

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9e7b281. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Solidworks Design loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 116 tokens; SKILL.md has 548 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~116
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins at commit 9e7b281, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© hashgraph-online). 548 words, ~1,128 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/solidworks-design/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
solidworks-design
description
Plan, create, modify, inspect, repair, validate, save, and export SolidWorks parts, assemblies, and drawings. Use for any request involving SolidWorks CAD geometry, engineering drawings or reference images, materials, fits, tolerances, fasteners, mates, mass properties, or STEP/IGES/STL/PDF deliverables. Orchestrates the mandatory knowledge-base pre-start, catalog lookup, deterministic validation, and consent-based session reporting workflow.

SolidWorks Design

Treat this skill as the entry point for every SolidWorks task. Use the available SolidWorks automation surface for CAD operations; this plugin supplies the engineering and knowledge workflow rather than a SolidWorks installation.

Start the task

  1. On the first SolidWorks request in the current Codex task, resolve the plugin root from this file and run:

    text
    python <plugin-root>/scripts/sw_session.py start

    Echo the returned UUID as SESSION_ID in working context. Run this command only once per Codex task and never replace the ID mid-task.

  2. Establish the design goal, units, geometry-driving dimensions, material, tolerances or fits, manufacturing process, and deliverables.

  3. Ask one concise question when missing data changes geometry, safety, fit, or the requested output. Do not guess engineering values. If the user explicitly delegates a non-geometry default, apply the active KB convention and disclose it.

  4. Invoke $sw-pre-start, then $sw-kb-api, in that exact order before opening SolidWorks, generating CAD code, or calling a SolidWorks API.

Plan before editing

Write a compact implementation plan that identifies:

  • files and document types to create;
  • datums, origins, coordinate systems, and reference geometry;
  • ordered sketches and features with named driving dimensions;
  • sketch relations and the fully-defined condition;
  • material, tolerance, fit, fastener, clearance, and manufacturing decisions;
  • assembly mates and intended remaining degrees of freedom;
  • measurable acceptance criteria and required exports.

Query the KB standards tables when each material, fit, tolerance, fastener, or clearance decision is made. Never substitute remembered nominal values when a standards lookup is available.

Build and verify parts

Create each part separately. For every part:

  1. Use metric model units unless the user explicitly overrides them.
  2. Build parametric, fully-defined sketches with stable references and named dimensions.
  3. Rebuild after meaningful feature groups and inspect returned API values.
  4. Before each SolidWorks API method, check the part-specific and global known errors loaded by $sw-kb-api; apply a resolved prevention first.
  5. Assign the verified material and record its source and units.
  6. Inspect rebuild status, document errors, feature tree, mass properties, bounding box, and a representative image.
  7. Use deterministic document validation as pass/fail. Treat screenshots as visual evidence only.
  8. Save the native part, export requested formats, then close it before starting an assembly.

Do not report success when rebuild or document validation has not passed.

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Build and verify assemblies

Create an assembly only after all component parts are saved and closed. Insert components from explicit saved paths, add mates in a stable order, and verify mate status, interference or clearance requirements, component count, and remaining degrees of freedom. Rebuild and run deterministic document validation before saving or exporting.

Drawings and exports

Create requested drawings from the validated final model. Include specified views, dimensions, tolerances, fits, GD&T, material notes, and title-block metadata. Export only after final design-rule validation passes.

Prefer project folders named work/ for native working files and exports/ for deliverables unless the user explicitly chooses other paths.

Finish the task

  1. Invoke $sw-pre-start Phase 6 with final parameters and resolve every fail. Record advisories.
  2. Report native files and exports, explicit units, measured mass and bounding box, validation result, errors, and limitations.
  3. Track the corrected feature sequence, every final code artifact, repeatable failures and resolutions, and non-obvious lessons.
  4. After delivering the CAD result, invoke $sw-session-reporter. Do not skip reporting merely because the KB was offline during the build.

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Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in plugins/Erfouni/solidworks-GPT-plugin/plugins/solidworks-gpt-plugin/skills/solidworks-design of hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9e7b281

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Questions about Solidworks Design

What does Solidworks Design do?

Plan, create, modify, inspect, repair, validate, save, and export SolidWorks parts, assemblies, and drawings. Solidworks Design is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Plan, create, modify, inspect, repair, validate, save, and export SolidWorks parts, assemblies, and drawings.

When should I use Solidworks Design?

Solidworks Design fits situations like: any request involving SolidWorks CAD geometry; engineering drawings; reference images; mass properties.

How do I install Solidworks Design in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill solidworks-design -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/Erfouni/solidworks-GPT-plugin/plugins/solidworks-gpt-plugin/skills/solidworks-design in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .claude/skills/solidworks-design in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Solidworks Design in Codex?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill solidworks-design -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/Erfouni/solidworks-GPT-plugin/plugins/solidworks-gpt-plugin/skills/solidworks-design in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .agents/skills/solidworks-design in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Solidworks Design in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill solidworks-design -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/solidworks-design, .gemini/skills/solidworks-design, .github/skills/solidworks-design and .opencode/skills/solidworks-design in your project.

What does Solidworks Design need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Solidworks Design is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Solidworks Design access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Solidworks Design safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Solidworks Design use?

Solidworks Design is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Solidworks Design use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Solidworks Design?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Solidworks Design: Interlinked Markdown Wiki (holon-run/holon, 154 stars), Docsgpt Guide (wentorai/research-plugins, 298 stars), Learn From Materials (dmoshehun-prog/learn-from-materials, 937 stars) and Knowledge Base Design (revfactory/harness-100, 1.3k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Solidworks Design?

hashgraph-online (a GitHub organization) maintains it in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins, which has 1,255 GitHub stars. The repository holds 714 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.