deploy-addon

name	deploy-addon
description	Deploy the built RevitMCP.dll to the correct Revit Add-ins folder for a specified version (Windows only)
user-invocable	true

Deploy RevitMCP.dll to the Revit Add-ins directory for the selected version.

Platform Check

First, detect the OS. If not Windows, do not attempt deployment. Instead, show:

⚠️  This skill deploys to Windows only.
    Run the following command on your Windows machine:

    $version = "2024"  # change to your Revit version
    $yy = $version.Substring(2)  # "24"
    Copy-Item "MCP\bin\Release.R$yy\RevitMCP.dll" `
      "$env:APPDATA\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\$version\RevitMCP\" -Force

Then stop.

Usage

• No args → Show numbered version menu (2022-2026), ask user to choose
• --version {year} → Deploy directly to that version's directory

Target Paths

Version	Target Directory
2022	%APPDATA%\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2022\RevitMCP\
2023	%APPDATA%\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2023\RevitMCP\
2024	%APPDATA%\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2024\RevitMCP\
2025	%APPDATA%\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2025\RevitMCP\
2026	%APPDATA%\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2026\RevitMCP\

Steps

1. Check source DLL: Verify MCP/bin/Release.R{YY}/RevitMCP.dll exists (where {YY} matches the target version, e.g. Release.R24 for Revit 2024).

   • If missing → tell user to run /build-revit --version {version} first, then stop.

2. Check if Revit is running: Run tasklist | grep -i revit to detect Revit process.

   • Revit NOT running → Skip warning, proceed directly to step 3.
   • Revit IS running → Display:

     ⚠️  Revit is currently running. The DLL cannot be overwritten while Revit is open.
         Please close Revit before continuing.
     

     Ask: Ready to deploy? (y/n) — stop if user says no.

3. Create target directory if it doesn't exist:

   New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$env:APPDATA\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\{version}\RevitMCP\"
   

4. Copy DLL:

   $yy = "{version}".Substring(2)  # e.g. "2024" → "24"
   Copy-Item "MCP\bin\Release.R$yy\RevitMCP.dll" "$env:APPDATA\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\{version}\RevitMCP\" -Force
   

5. Verify: Confirm the file exists at the target path and show its timestamp.

6. Report success:

   ✅ Deployed to %APPDATA%\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\{version}\RevitMCP\RevitMCP.dll
      → Restart Revit to load the updated add-in.
   

Error Handling

Error	Response
Source DLL missing	Direct user to /build-revit --version {version}
Target directory creation failed	Suggest running terminal as Administrator
Copy failed (access denied)	Check if Revit is still running; suggest closing it or running as Administrator
Verification fails after copy	Show full error and suggest manual copy command