bimq

A read-only BIM query server for agents, where every row cites the line it came from.

Status: Alpha
License: MIT
Language: Python
Tests: 223

Install

pip install git+https://github.com/aec-platform/bimq.git

Not on PyPI yet — this installs from source.

Run

bimq ask model.ifc "fire-rated doors on level 3"

Point it at an IFC or gbXML model and it answers structured questions — fire-rated doors on level 3, elements with no material assigned, spaces below the minimum daylight area — bounded by a policy file, deterministic, with a citation back to the GlobalId and source line behind every row. It speaks MCP over stdio for agents, and the same questions run from a CLI so you can check a policy before you trust an agent to it.

What makes it different

Read-only by construction — an agent cannot mutate a model through it
Policy file bounds what may be asked and what may be returned
Every row carries GlobalId and source line; the CLI and the MCP server answer identically

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