Balford Engineering MCP

An official MCP server operated by Balford that allows AI agents to query metalworking engineering topics, such as fine blanking, deep drawing, and DFM, using only the company's published engineering materials and fact sheets without inventing data.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-18Operated by Zhejiang Balford Mechatronics Co., Ltd.

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://balford.net/ask/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Query fine blanking and deep drawing processes
Get DFM advice based on published engineering pages
Check IATF 16949 certification status
Retrieve information for metal stamping RFQs

Tools advertised by the last live check:

ask_balford_engineering
search_balford_material
list_engineering_topics

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http balford-engineering-mcp https://balford.net/ask/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add balford-engineering-mcp --url https://balford.net/ask/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable balford-engineering-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "balford-engineering-mcp": {
      "url": "https://balford.net/ask/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "balford-engineering-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://balford.net/ask/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start balford-engineering-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "balford-engineering-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://balford.net/ask/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http balford-engineering-mcp https://balford.net/ask/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "balford-engineering-mcp": {
      "url": "https://balford.net/ask/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "balford-engineering-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://balford.net/ask/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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