bim-cli for Claude Code

A local, offline command-line tool for AEC workflows. Drive Revit, Rhino, PDF viewers, Excel, Google Sheets, and site-assessment APIs directly from Claude Code -- no cloud execution, no account required.

What bim-cli does

bim-cli is a Go dispatcher (bim <format> <verb>) that routes commands to local driver binaries. Each driver wraps a desktop application or local data source. All execution happens on your machine; nothing is sent to Small Tiger Group's servers except optional anonymous telemetry (see Privacy Policy).

Supported drivers:

Format	What it controls
`revit`	Autodesk Revit models and sessions via the add-in API
`rhino`	Rhino 3D via the RhinoCompute SDK
`pdf`	PDF viewing, markup, diff, and form-fill via local viewers
`excel`	Excel workbooks via the local Excel COM interface
`google`	Google Sheets and Docs via the user's own OAuth credentials
`site`	Flood zone, zoning, and parcel lookups via FEMA and public APIs
`image`	Local image processing (resize, crop, convert, OCR)

Requirements

Windows 10 or 11 (x64)
The relevant desktop application installed (Revit, Rhino, Excel) for drivers that wrap desktop apps
No admin rights required for install; no cloud account required to use

Install

iex (iwr https://bimcli.com/install.ps1).Content

This installs bim-cli per-user to %LOCALAPPDATA%\bim-cli\. The installer writes bim.exe to a directory on your PATH.

Verify the install:

bim version
bim doctor

Telemetry and privacy

bim-cli sends anonymous usage telemetry by default -- verb names and exit codes only. No file paths, argument values, or identifying information are ever sent. Set DO_NOT_TRACK=1 or BIM_TELEMETRY=0 to disable.

Full details: bimcli.com/privacy

Contact and support

Questions: libo@smalltigergroup.com

Documentation: bimcli.com

Publisher: Small Tiger Group