Product guide

HuskyBIM for Autodesk Docs

HuskyBIM for Autodesk Docs connects Claude Desktop to your files in the Autodesk cloud — Autodesk Docs / Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), BIM 360 and Fusion Team. Browse hubs, projects, folders and file versions, search, upload and download models and documents, create folders and rename files — all in plain language. Built on Autodesk's official APS SDK, verified end-to-end against both ACC and Fusion Team hubs.

Delivered as a Claude Desktop extension (.mcpb). No installer, no API key to obtain. Download from your account page, install in Claude Desktop, and sign in once with your own Autodesk account — HuskyBIM never sees your password.

How it works

The extension talks to Autodesk Platform Services (APS) — Autodesk's official cloud API — using Autodesk's own APS SDK. When you first ask Claude to connect, your browser opens Autodesk's sign-in page once (secure OAuth / PKCE). After you approve, the connection stays alive automatically with refresh tokens stored locally on your machine. All file transfers go directly between your machine and Autodesk's cloud.

It works with every hub type Autodesk's Data Management API exposes: Autodesk Docs / ACC accounts, BIM 360 accounts and Fusion Team hubs.

Honest scope note: Forma hubs (Autodesk's early-stage design product, formerly Spacemaker) are not exposed by Autodesk's Data Management API and are therefore out of scope for this connector. HuskyBIM is an independent product and not affiliated with Autodesk.

Requirements

• Claude Desktop — download at claude.ai/download
• An Autodesk account — with access to at least one Autodesk Docs/ACC, BIM 360 or Fusion Team hub
• For ACC/BIM 360 hubs: a one-time approval by the hub's account admin (2 minutes — see the guide below). Fusion Team hubs work immediately without it
• Free HuskyBIM account — sign up

Installation

Download the extension

Install in Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop. Go to Settings → Extensions and click Install extension. Select the downloaded .mcpb file, or drag and drop it onto the Extensions panel. Leave the optional "APS Client ID" setting empty — it is only for enterprises that want to use their own registered Autodesk app.

Sign in to Autodesk

Ask Claude: "Connect to my Autodesk account" (or run the acc_login tool). Your browser opens Autodesk's sign-in page — sign in and approve. The page confirms with "HuskyBIM is now connected to Autodesk ✓" and you can close the tab. You will not need to sign in again; the connection refreshes itself.

Start browsing

Ask Claude: "List my Autodesk hubs and projects." If your ACC or BIM 360 hub is missing from the list, its account admin needs to approve the integration once — follow the guide in the next section.

Enable an ACC / BIM 360 hub (account admin, 2 minutes)

Autodesk requires every ACC and BIM 360 account to explicitly approve API integrations — even for the account's own admin. This is a one-time step per hub, done by an account admin. Fusion Team hubs do not need this and work immediately.

Open Account Admin

Go to acc.autodesk.com, sign in as an account admin, and open Account Admin (for BIM 360: admin.b360.autodesk.com).

Go to Custom Integrations

Open Settings → Custom Integrations and click Add custom integration. Note: some screens label the field "Forge Client ID" — Forge is the old name for APS; it is the same thing.

Add the HuskyBIM Client ID

Paste this Client ID (it is public — it identifies the app, not your account):

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Name it HuskyBIM, choose Document Management access if asked, and save.

Wait a moment and retry

Activation propagates in about 2 minutes. Ask Claude to list your hubs again — the hub now appears, and every project member who installs HuskyBIM can use it (each person signs in with their own Autodesk account and sees only what their Autodesk permissions allow).

What you can do

HuskyBIM for Autodesk Docs provides 57 tools, every one verified live against both an ACC hub and a Fusion Team hub:

acc_login — sign in once (browser, PKCE); auto-refresh after that

acc_status / acc_whoami — connection state and signed-in user

acc_hubs — list your hubs, with self-diagnosis when an account needs admin approval

acc_projects — list projects in a hub

acc_top_folders / acc_folder_items — browse folder trees (fully paginated)

acc_search — recursive file search by (partial) name

acc_item_info — file with its latest version in one call

acc_item_versions — full version history with sizes and timestamps

acc_download — download any file version to your machine

acc_upload — upload as a new file or a new version (chunked transfer for large models)

acc_create_folder — create project subfolders

acc_rename — rename files

acc_delete / acc_delete_folder — soft-delete files and folders (restorable from the Docs web UI)

acc_hub_info / acc_project_info / acc_folder_info / acc_version_info — deep details incl. root folders and downloadability

acc_refs — linked models / references of a file

acc_export_formats / acc_export — export cloud-workshared Revit models to downloadable RVT (job-based)

acc_publish_model / acc_publish_status — publish C4R cloud models to Docs

acc_issues / acc_issue / acc_issue_types — browse ACC issues

acc_create_issue / acc_update_issue / acc_issue_comments / acc_issue_comment — full issue workflow: create, comment, change status

acc_admin_projects / acc_admin_project_users / acc_admin_create_project — account administration (admin role required)

acc_model_views / acc_model_tree / acc_model_properties / acc_model_thumbnail / acc_translate / acc_translate_status — read BIM data in the cloud (requires your own APS app, see note below)

acc_rfis / acc_submittals / acc_sheets / acc_photos / acc_assets — browse the ACC project modules

acc_forms / acc_form_templates — filled forms and form templates (daily reports, safety inspections)

acc_locations — the project's location breakdown structure (buildings/levels/areas)

acc_folder_permissions / acc_custom_attributes — who can access a folder, and its document metadata fields

acc_webhooks / acc_webhook_create / acc_webhook_delete — get notified at your own endpoint (Zapier/n8n/Power Automate) when files change

acc_api_get / acc_api_request — escape hatch: authenticated calls to any APS endpoint not yet wrapped as a tool

acc_logout — sign out and delete local tokens

Example workflows

Find and fetch a model

Find the latest architectural Revit model in the Docs project "Office Tower" and download it to my Downloads folder.

Publish a new version

Upload C:\Work\Building-A.ifc as a new version of the existing Building-A.ifc in the Shared folder, and confirm the new version number.

Audit a project's files

List every file in the Project Files folder of the "Seaport" project with its latest version date — flag anything not updated in the last 30 days.

Troubleshooting

My hub list is empty (or a hub is missing)

If the expected ACC/BIM 360 hub is missing, the account has not approved the integration yet — the acc_hubs response says so explicitly and names the Client ID to approve. Follow the Enable an ACC / BIM 360 hub guide above. This applies even to hubs you own. Note that hubs you are only a member of (a client's or school's account) need their admin to approve it.

Signed in with the wrong Autodesk account

Ask Claude to "sign in to Autodesk again and let me pick the account" — the acc_login tool accepts a force_account_selection option that forces Autodesk's account chooser instead of silently reusing your browser session.

Sign-in says the port is busy

A previous sign-in attempt is still waiting on port 8189. Wait a minute (or close the other browser tab) and run acc_login again.

A version cannot be downloaded

Cloud-workshared Revit models (co-authored live in the cloud) have no single raw file to download — the connector tells you honestly instead of returning a broken file. Regular published files, including RVT, IFC, DWG and PDF, download normally.

Model-data tools say the API is not available

The six acc_model_* tools use Autodesk's Model Derivative API, which is a paid API that Autodesk does not allow on public (PKCE) apps like the built-in HuskyBIM app. Enterprises can use them by registering their own APS app with Model Derivative enabled and entering its Client ID in the extension settings. All other tools work with the built-in app.

Issue or admin tools return 404 in the wrong region

Regional ACC services are resolved automatically (US, then EMEA). For hubs in other regions (AUS, JPN, …), pass the region argument explicitly.

Creating projects requires a re-login

acc_admin_create_project needs the account:write permission — if you signed in with an older version of the extension, run acc_login once more to grant it.

Looking for Forma?

Forma hubs (the early-design product) are not exposed by Autodesk's Data Management API, so no connector can reach them that way — this one focuses honestly on Autodesk Docs/ACC, BIM 360 and Fusion Team.