VoltPlan Wiring Diagrams MCP server

VoltPlan Wiring Diagrams · MCP Server

I refit my boat with Claude as the electrician. Here's the MCP that made it possible.

An MCP server that gives Claude (or any MCP-compatible AI) domain expertise in 12V / 24V / 48V electrical systems — sizing the bank, picking the wire gauge, recommending the fuse, and generating a complete wiring diagram. For boats, campers, vans, and off-grid builds.

{ "mcpServers": { "wiring-diagram": { "url": "https://mcp.voltplan.app/mcp" } } }

Drop that into your claudedesktopconfig.json, restart Claude, ask: "Plan a 400 Ah lithium house bank for a 30 ft sailboat with 2 days of autonomy." Done.

Why this exists

Built while refitting Largo, a 1996 Maxum, in Roermond. The math kept getting in the way of the work — sizing the bank, then the gauge, then the fuse, then redoing all of it after one load changed. So I gave Claude the math. Now it sizes the bank, picks the gauge, and generates the diagram. I'd rather just do the cabling.

The calculations are the same ones any cruiser or vanlifer ends up doing on graph paper at 11pm. This server makes them a one-sentence prompt.

What it does

Nine tools, all callable by name from any MCP client:

Demo

Three real prompts, three real outputs.

1. Size a sailboat house bank

"Plan a 400 Ah lithium house bank for a 30 ft sailboat. Loads: 12V fridge 24/7 (60W), LED nav and cabin lights (25W, 4h/day), USB chargers (30W, 2h/day), occasional inverter for a laptop (90W, 3h/day). 2 days of autonomy without solar, LiFePO4 with 80% DoD."

Claude calls calculatepowerbudget then calculatebatterybank:

Total daily energy: 1,870 Wh/day  (155.8 Ah/day at 12V)
Peak load:           205 W        (17.1 A)

Required capacity (2 days × 80% DoD):  4,675 Wh / 389.6 Ah
Recommended bank: 4 × 100 Ah / 12.8 V LiFePO4 in parallel (4P)
Total / usable:   400 Ah / 5,120 Wh   →   4,096 Wh usable
                  ≈ 2.2 days of autonomy

2. Pick a gauge for an inverter run

"What gauge wire for a 50A inverter run, 3 meters one-way, 12V, marine environment, max 3% drop?"

Claude calls calculatewiregauge:

Recommended cable:    16 mm² (6 AWG)   — rated 65 A
Voltage drop:         0.34 V (2.80%)   ✓ within target
Total resistance:     6.7 mΩ
Power lost as heat:   16.8 W
Fuse:                 70 A ANL bolt-down, within 18 cm of battery+

Status: OK — wire size meets all requirements.

(Ampacity alone would allow 10 mm² / 8 AWG, but voltage drop drives the choice up at this length.)

3. Generate a full schematic

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.