nTop

nTop (formerly nTopology) is computational design and engineering software for advanced and additive manufacturing. Its field-driven, implicit modeling engine lets engineers build reusable, logic-driven design workflows and systematically explore hundreds of design variants with manufacturing constraints, performance requirements, and simulation built in — spanning lattices, conformal structures, design-for-additive-manufacturing, and topology-informed optimization across aerospace, automotive, medical, and industrial applications. Beyond the desktop application, nTop exposes a developer surface: the nTop Core SDK (a native Windows DLL with C++, .NET, and Python bindings for querying implicit bodies), nTop Automate for headless workflow automation, extensive Mintlify-hosted documentation, and a public documentation MCP server for agent-based retrieval.

nTop is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Manufacturing, Computational Design, Additive Manufacturing, and Engineering Software.

nTop’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, changelog, support, engineering blog, signup flow, and 10 more developer resources.

27.6/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 12/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
0 APIs 1 MCP Servers
CompanyManufacturingComputational DesignAdditive ManufacturingEngineering Software3D ModelingCADDesign AutomationSDK

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 27.6/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 11.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 6.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 2.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.8 / 10
Agent readiness — 12/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

ntop-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Ntop Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: ntop
name: nTop
description: 'nTop (formerly nTopology) is computational design and engineering software for advanced and additive manufacturing.
  Its field-driven, implicit modeling engine lets engineers build reusable, logic-driven design workflows and systematically
  explore hundreds of design variants with manufacturing constraints, performance requirements, and simulation built in —
  spanning lattices, conformal structures, design-for-additive-manufacturing, and topology-informed optimization across aerospace,
  automotive, medical, and industrial applications. Beyond the desktop application, nTop exposes a developer surface: the
  nTop Core SDK (a native Windows DLL with C++, .NET, and Python bindings for querying implicit bodies), nTop Automate for
  headless workflow automation, extensive Mintlify-hosted documentation, and a public documentation MCP server for agent-based
  retrieval.'
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x-type: company
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specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-20'
tags:
- Company
- Manufacturing
- Computational Design
- Additive Manufacturing
- Engineering Software
- 3D Modeling
- CAD
- Design Automation
- SDK
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.ntop.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.ntop.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.ntop.com/Product-Documentation/ntop/welcome
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.ntop.com/Product-Documentation/ntop-core/readme
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.ntop.com/Product-Documentation/ntop/_getting_started
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://docs.ntop.com/Product-Documentation/ntop/release-notes/version-5.51
- type: Support
  url: https://support.ntop.com/hc/en-us
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.ntop.com/resources/blog/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/nTopology
- type: SignUp
  url: https://app.ntop.com/login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.ntop.com/terms-of-use/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.ntop.com/privacy-policy/
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/ntop-mcp.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/ntop-llms.txt
- type: Packages
  url: packages/ntop-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/ntop-packages.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ntop-domain-security.yml
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