The New Engineer — HVAC
IFC models: duct networks, circuits, pressure drop. EN 12828 vessels, EN 378, Swiss refrigerants.The vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.
Every public check ran and passed. Public audit: we connect as an AI client would, list the tools and check what they say. We do not run them. How we audit
- Does it work?
- YesConnected in 543 ms.
- Sign-up?
- None neededIt answered without any account or key.
- Can it change things?
- YesSome tools say they can change things. Your AI client should ask you first.
https://thenewengineer.com/mcpWebsite Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 1.1.0
What we checked
Security
Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).
Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.
Safety labels
Note: 4 tools are labelled as able to change things.
Expected for tools that send, write or buy. Your AI client should ask before calling them.
- apply_ifc_rules
- name_ifc_networks
- trace_duct_circuits
- open_ifc_upload
Passed: Every tool says whether it only reads or can change things.
Tools
Note: Some tool text is long, so it uses more of the AI's working memory.
- read_ifc_overview (4,416 characters)
- apply_ifc_rules (4,902 characters)
- trace_duct_circuits (12,654 characters)
Passed: 11 tools listed.
Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.
Protocol
Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).
Passed: Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest).
Passed: Unknown requests are refused.
Connection
Passed: The server responds.
Tools (11)
As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.
- size_expansion_vesselDETERMINISTIC: the same inputs always give the same result — from any AI, on any day. Figures come from the standard's tables and formulas, never from a language model's estimate. Every step is audit…Read-only
- water_content_from_vesselDETERMINISTIC: the same inputs always give the same result — from any AI, on any day. Figures come from the standard's tables and formulas, never from a language model's estimate. Every step is audit…Read-only
- check_refrigerant_switzerlandDETERMINISTIC: the same inputs always give the same result — from any AI, on any day. Figures come from the regulation's annexes and thresholds, never from a language model's estimate. Every step is…Read-only
- check_en378_zonesDETERMINISTIC: the same inputs always give the same result — from any AI, on any day. Figures come from the standard's tables and formulas, never from a language model's estimate. Every step is audit…Read-only
- read_ifc_overviewCALL THIS FIRST, as soon as the user gives you a token - a link thenewengineer.com/ia/XXXX pasted in the conversation - BEFORE you answer anything, even when the user only says they will choose or do…Read-only
- apply_ifc_rulesTurn what you read in the overview into rules the tool replays on EVERY piece of the model, including the ones you were never shown. NOT NEEDED ON A MODEL ALREADY TREATED: when read_ifc_overview ret…Can change things
- read_ifc_networksDETERMINISTIC: networks come from geometry, not from a guess. The same model always gives the same networks, from any AI, on any day. Read the networks of an IFC model already uploaded by the user.…Read-only
- name_ifc_networksApply the names you propose, and get back the updated report. THE NAMES ARE YOURS, THE NETWORKS ARE NOT. You are naming what the tool measured; you are not changing what it measured. Nothing you sen…Can change things
- trace_duct_circuitsTHE CIRCUITS THE FANS OF A MODEL ARE SIZED ON, found without anyone clicking and computed on the pressure-drop page, where the user confirms types and flows and reads the pressure drops. THE USER WA…Can change things
- open_ifc_uploadShow an upload box in the conversation where the user can drop an IFC file (.ifc) of a building services model (HVAC, plumbing, heating). The file goes straight from the user's browser to thenewengin…Can change things
- ifc_upload_resultWhere the upload stands. When `state` is `depose`, `token` is the token to pass to read_ifc_networks.Read-only
Audit history
- Nov 13Passed
What we sent
Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.
| Request | Answer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| initialize | HTTP 200 | 543 ms |
| initialized | HTTP 202 | 141 ms |
| tools/list | HTTP 200 | 533 ms |
| resources/list | HTTP 200 | 141 ms |
| prompts/list | HTTP 200 | 133 ms |
| unknown-method | HTTP 200 | 147 ms |
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