Product guide

HuskyBIM for Sigma Estimates

HuskyBIM for Sigma Estimates connects Claude Desktop to Sigma Estimates through a COM bridge. With 103 tools covering project management, tree navigation, item read/write, bulk editing, analytics and export — all via plain language, without manual navigation.

Delivered as a Claude Desktop extension (.mcpb). No installer needed. Download the extension from your account page, open it in Claude Desktop, and enter your extension token. Sigma Estimates must be running with a project open.

Requirements

Sigma Estimates — any recent version running on Windows
Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit)
Claude Desktop — download at claude.ai/download
Active HuskyBIM subscriptionsee pricing

Installation

1

Download the extension

Sign in to your account page and download HuskyBIM_for_Sigma_v1.1.0.mcpb from the Downloads section.

2

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.

3

Enter your extension token

In the HuskyBIM Sigma Estimates extension settings, enter your extension token. Find your token at huskybim.com/account under Extension Token.

4

Open Sigma Estimates and start

Open Sigma Estimates with a project loaded. Return to Claude Desktop — the HuskyBIM for Sigma Estimates tools will be active and ready.

What you can do

HuskyBIM for Sigma Estimates provides 103 tools covering the full estimate workflow — from reading the structure to bulk editing, analytics and export.

Project management (8 tools)
sigma_get_active_project — active project info
sigma_list_projects — all open projects
sigma_set_project_name — rename project
sigma_switch_project — change active project
sigma_check_project_open — check if project open
sigma_get_project_statistics — aggregate stats
sigma_get_sigma_version — app version
sigma_get_server_info — bridge info
Tree navigation (10 tools)
sigma_get_estimate_tree — full hierarchy
sigma_get_chapter — single chapter
sigma_get_chapter_deep — chapter + all descendants
sigma_get_root_chapters — top-level chapters
sigma_get_all_leaf_items — all line items flat
sigma_get_all_chapters — all headings flat
sigma_get_items_at_level — items at depth N
sigma_get_item_by_number — lookup by number
sigma_get_item_children — direct children
sigma_get_chapter_path — breadcrumb path
Item read (10 tools)
sigma_get_item_values — all field values
sigma_get_item_text — description
sigma_get_item_number — number/code
sigma_get_item_quantity — quantity
sigma_get_item_unit — unit of measure
sigma_get_item_unit_price — unit price
sigma_get_item_sales_price — total price
sigma_get_item_note — note/comment
sigma_get_item_category — category
sigma_get_item_count_in_chapter — child count
Item write (11 tools)
sigma_set_item_note — set note
sigma_set_item_text — change description
sigma_set_item_quantity — update quantity
sigma_set_item_category — set category
sigma_set_item_number — change number/code
sigma_set_item_unit — change unit
sigma_set_item_unit_price — change unit price
sigma_set_chapter_name — rename chapter
sigma_append_to_note — append to note
sigma_clear_item_note — clear note
sigma_copy_field_between_items — copy field
Bulk write (8 tools)
sigma_bulk_set_note_in_chapter — set note on all items in chapter
sigma_bulk_append_to_notes — append to all matching notes
sigma_bulk_clear_notes — clear all notes in chapter
sigma_bulk_set_category_in_chapter — set category on all
sigma_bulk_set_unit_in_chapter — set unit on all
sigma_bulk_scale_quantities — multiply quantities by factor
sigma_bulk_update_note_by_text — note items matching text
sigma_replace_text_in_chapter — find & replace in descriptions
Search & filter (18 tools)
sigma_find_items — by text or number
sigma_find_items_by_category — by category
sigma_find_items_by_unit — by unit
sigma_find_items_by_quantity_range — qty range
sigma_find_items_by_price_range — price range
sigma_find_items_with_note — items with note
sigma_find_items_without_note — items without note
sigma_find_items_with_zero_quantity — zero quantity
sigma_find_items_missing_unit — no unit set
sigma_find_duplicate_numbers — duplicate codes
sigma_find_chapters_by_name — search chapters
sigma_find_items_above_price — above threshold
sigma_find_items_in_chapter — all items in chapter
sigma_find_items_by_number_prefix — by code prefix
sigma_find_headings_only — chapters only
sigma_find_items_with_text_and_category — combined filter
sigma_find_items_with_long_note — long notes
sigma_find_items_by_text_regex — regex search
Analytics (22 tools)
sigma_get_chapter_summary — chapter totals
sigma_get_totals — grand total
sigma_count_items — item counts
sigma_get_category_breakdown — cost by category
sigma_get_unit_summary — units used
sigma_get_top_chapters_by_cost — highest-cost chapters
sigma_get_cost_distribution — % of total per chapter
sigma_get_quantity_stats — min/max/avg quantity
sigma_get_chapter_price_breakdown — chapter detail
sigma_get_note_coverage — note coverage %
sigma_get_items_above_threshold — expensive items
sigma_get_items_below_threshold — cheap items
sigma_get_chapter_item_counts — items per chapter
sigma_get_missing_data_report — missing fields
sigma_get_qa_report — quality assurance
sigma_get_estimate_at_a_glance — one-page overview
sigma_compare_chapters — side-by-side compare
sigma_get_cost_per_unit_summary — cost per unit
sigma_get_category_totals_by_chapter — matrix view
sigma_get_price_outliers — price outliers
sigma_get_items_sorted_by_price — by price
sigma_get_items_sorted_by_quantity — by quantity
Export & formatting (12 tools)
sigma_export_chapter_as_csv — chapter as CSV
sigma_export_estimate_as_csv — full estimate as CSV
sigma_get_chapter_as_markdown_table — Markdown table
sigma_get_estimate_as_markdown_table — full Markdown
sigma_get_items_as_json — JSON export
sigma_get_chapter_text_report — text report
sigma_get_cost_summary_formatted — formatted summary
sigma_get_printable_estimate — printable document
sigma_get_items_summary_table — compact table
sigma_get_chapter_numbers_list — all item codes
sigma_get_all_units_list — all units
sigma_get_all_categories_list — all categories
Save (1 tool)
sigma_save_project — save project

Example workflows

Overview of the estimate
Give me a summary of all chapters in the active project — name, number and total sales price for each.
Find and update items
Find all line items containing "beton" and show their current quantities and units.
Add notes to items
Add the note "Verify with structural engineer" to all items in chapter 3 with a quantity above 50.
Cost check
What is the total sales price for the project, and which chapter has the highest cost?

Troubleshooting

Tools not responding

Ensure Sigma Estimates is running with a project open before making calls. The COM bridge starts when Claude Desktop activates the extension — if Sigma was not open at that point, restart Claude Desktop after opening Sigma.

License error on first call

Check that your extension token is correctly entered in Claude Desktop → Settings → Extensions → HuskyBIM Sigma Estimates. Tokens are case-sensitive and must not contain spaces. Find your token at huskybim.com/account.

Extension not visible in Claude Desktop

If the extension does not appear after installation, ensure you are using Claude Desktop (not the web app). Go to Settings → Extensions and verify the extension is enabled. Re-install the .mcpb file if needed.