# ai.structupath/steel-tools

> Steel takeoff, weight and gauge calculators plus RFQ, RFI, NCR and Bluebeam markup generators.

- name: ai.structupath/steel-tools
- version: 1.7.0
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 80/100 flags: no-repository
- quality: 83/100 (good)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/ai.structupath%2Fsteel-tools
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/ai.structupath%2Fsteel-tools/tools

**An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "steel-tools": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.structupath.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```


## Trust

- hygiene: 80
- liveness: 100
- freshness: 85
- provenance: 55
- drivers: +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-100% ~updated-66d-ago -no-repository
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 83/100 (good)

### protocol: 88 (weight 25)

- pass `protocol.modern`: supports 2026-07-28 (server/discover)
- pass `protocol.stateless`: answers without a session
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- warn `protocol.list_ttl`: tools/list declares ttlMs 0, so clients re-fetch it on every use

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 71 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- fail `tools.annotations`: no tool declares readOnlyHint or destructiveHint, so clients cannot tell safe calls from risky ones
- fail `tools.directory_hints`: no tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: steel_plate_weight (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); steel_connection_reference (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); steel_mtr_check (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); …
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 4,894 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: 100 (weight 15)

- pass `stability.changes`: no tool changes in 30 days
- pass `stability.rug_pull`: no tool changed its meaning under the same name

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package

- tools: 14, about 4,894 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: dfa8d98bd53708a41cc15ebe651cf0fa
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/ai.structupath/steel-tools.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/ai.structupath/steel-tools)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

_No tool definition changes recorded._

## Remotes

- https://www.structupath.ai/api/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 1)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (14)

- `steel_bolt_pretension`: RCSC minimum pretension for A325/A490 structural bolts by diameter, with the turn-of-the-nut rotation when a bolt length is given. Published nominal values for estimating and orientation, not design guidance.
- `steel_coating_area`: Surface area to coat for an AISC shape: ft² per foot from the cross-section perimeter, piece/lot area with length and qty, optional interior faces for galvanized tubes and gallons at a supplied coverage rate. Published nominal values for estimating and orientation, not design guidance.
- `steel_connection_reference`: Describe a structural steel connection type (behaviour, use, what goes wrong) by name, alias or slug — or look up a structural bolt grade (A325, A490, A307). Published nominal values for estimating and orientation, not design guidance.
- `steel_gauge_thickness`: Look up sheet steel gauge thickness (gauges 3-28) in inches and mm with lb/ft², for plain, galvanized or stainless series. Published nominal values for estimating and orientation, not design guidance.
- `steel_mtr_check`: Screen a mill cert's yield and tensile against the specified limits for A992, A572 Gr. 50 or A36 — a screening aid, not acceptance. Published nominal values for estimating and orientation, not design guidance.
- `steel_ncr_generate`: Generate a formal Nonconformance Report PDF: identification, description, the violated requirement, containment, root cause (prose or 5-Whys chain), disposition (accept-as-is/repair/rework/reject) with actions, and blank quality-review and sign-off blocks. Flags accept-as-is dispositions whose corrective action describes physical work. The disposition decision belongs to the responsible quality authority. Returns a download link that expires within ~48 hours. Nothing you submit is stored.
- `steel_pdf_markup`: Add real Bluebeam-compatible annotation objects to a drawing PDF — counts, length/area measurements with live scales, RFI clouds, callouts — from a markups JSON you supply plus placement coordinates. Pass the PDF as an https URL or small base64; returns a marked PDF download link that expires within ~48 hours. Markups appear in Bluebeam Revu's Markups List. You decide placement; the tool guarantees the format. Nothing you submit is stored.
- `steel_pipe_schedule`: Steel pipe dimensions by NPS and schedule: OD, wall, inside diameter and lb/ft for schedules 5, 10, 40/STD, 80/XS, 160 and XXS. Omit the schedule to list them all. Published nominal values for estimating and orientation, not design guidance.
- `steel_plate_weight`: Compute carbon steel plate weight from thickness (decimal or fraction) and width/length in inches, with optional material cost via price_per_lb. Published nominal values for estimating and orientation, not design guidance.
- `steel_rfi_generate`: Generate a formal Request for Information PDF from structured fields — header, meta grid, subject, description, proposed solution, attachments, and a blank response block for the design team. You do the judgement (one issue per RFI, exact drawing references, a proposed path forward); the tool guarantees the format. Returns a download link that expires within ~48 hours. Nothing you submit is stored.
- `steel_rfq_generate`: Generate a vendor-ready Request for Quotation (.xlsx) from structured takeoff line items — grouped by material, with vendor pricing columns, totals and standard terms. You pass parsed line items and a company name; returns a download link that expires within ~48 hours. Nothing you submit is stored.
- `steel_section_weight`: Weight of round bar, square bar, flat bar or round tube from dimensions in inches — lb/ft and optional piece weight, in carbon, stainless or aluminum. For AISC designations use steel_shape_weight; for plate use steel_plate_weight. Published nominal values for estimating and orientation, not design guidance.
- `steel_shape_weight`: Look up an AISC shape designation (W, C, MC, L, HSS, PIPE) for lb/ft, depth and area, with optional piece weight. 14th-Edition-era data. Published nominal values for estimating and orientation, not design guidance.
- `steel_takeoff_weight`: Roll a member list (AISC designation, length in feet, piece count — up to 500 lines) into a bill-of-steel ledger: weight per line, total pounds and tons, piece and lineal-foot counts. Net weight only; unmatched designations are listed, not guessed. Published nominal values for estimating and orientation, not design guidance.