diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/859.added.md b/doc/changelog.d/859.added.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de7a8f524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/859.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rpyc integration
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9fb8ff1e0..6c5666a68 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ viz = [
     "ansys-tools-visualization-interface>=0.2.6",
     "usd-core==24.8",
 ]
+rpc = [
+    "rpyc==6.0.0",
+    "toolz==0.12.1",
+]
 
 [project.scripts]
 ansys-mechanical = "ansys.mechanical.core.run:cli"
diff --git a/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/rpc/__init__.py b/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/rpc/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d377d389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/rpc/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 - 2024 ANSYS, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+# copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+
+"""RPC and Mechanical service implementation."""
+from .client import Client
+from .server import Server
+from .service import MechanicalService
+from .utils import get_remote_methods, remote_method
diff --git a/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/rpc/client.py b/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/rpc/client.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c9ac6217
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/rpc/client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 - 2024 ANSYS, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+# copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+"""Client for Mechanical services."""
+
+import time
+
+import rpyc
+
+
+class Client:
+    """Client for connecting to Mechanical services."""
+
+    def __init__(self, host: str, port: int, timeout: float = 60.0):
+        """Initialize the client.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        host : str, optional
+            IP address to connect to the server.  The default is ``None``
+            in which case ``localhost`` is used.
+        port : int, optional
+            Port to connect to the Mecahnical server. The default is ``None``,
+            in which case ``10000`` is used.
+        timeout : float, optional
+            Maximum allowable time for connecting to the Mechanical server.
+            The default is ``60.0``.
+
+        """
+        self.host = host
+        self.port = port
+        self.timeout = timeout
+        self.connection = None
+        self.root = None
+        self._connect()
+
+    def _connect(self):
+        self._wait_until_ready()
+        self.connection = rpyc.connect(self.host, self.port)
+        self.root = self.connection.root
+        print(f"Connected to {self.host}:{self.port}")
+
+    def _wait_until_ready(self):
+        t_max = time.time() + self.timeout
+        while time.time() < t_max:
+            try:
+                conn = rpyc.connect(self.host, self.port)
+                conn.ping()  # Simple ping to check if the connection is healthy
+                conn.close()
+                print("Server is ready to connect")
+                break
+            except:
+                time.sleep(2)
+        else:
+            raise TimeoutError(
+                f"Server at {self.host}:{self.port} not ready within {self.timeout} seconds."
+            )
+
+    def close(self):
+        """Close the connection."""
+        self.connection.close()
+        print(f"Connection to {self.host}:{self.port} closed")
diff --git a/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/rpc/server.py b/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/rpc/server.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2cfa51835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/rpc/server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 - 2024 ANSYS, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+# copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+"""Remote Procedure Call (RPC) server."""
+
+import threading
+import time
+import typing
+
+from rpyc.utils.server import ThreadedServer
+
+import ansys.mechanical.core as mech
+import ansys.mechanical.core.embedding.utils as utils
+
+from .service import MechanicalService
+
+
+class Server:
+    """Start rpc server."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        service: typing.Type[MechanicalService],
+        port: int = 18861,
+        version: int = None,
+        methods: typing.List[typing.Callable] = [],
+        impl=None,
+    ):
+        """Initialize the server."""
+        self._exited = False
+        self._app: mech.App = None
+        self._poster = None
+        self._port = port
+        self._service = service
+        self._methods = methods
+        init_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._start_app, args=(version,))
+        print("initializing mechanical")
+        init_thread.start()
+
+        while self._poster is None:
+            time.sleep(0.01)
+            continue
+        print("done initializing mechanical")
+
+        if impl is None:
+            self._impl = None
+        else:
+            self._impl = impl(self._app)
+
+        my_service = self._service(self._app, self._poster, self._methods, self._impl)
+        self._server = ThreadedServer(my_service, port=self._port)
+
+    def start(self) -> None:
+        """Start server on specified port."""
+        print(
+            f"starting mechanical application in server."
+            f"Listening on port {self._port}\n{self._app}"
+        )
+        self._server.start()
+        """try:
+            try:
+                conn.serve_all()
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                print("User interrupt!")
+        finally:
+            conn.close()"""
+        self._exited = True
+
+    def _start_app(self, version: int) -> None:
+        print("starting app")
+        self._app = mech.App(version=version)
+        print("started app")
+        self._poster = self._app.poster
+        while True:
+            if self._exited:
+                break
+            try:
+                utils.sleep(40)
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(str(e))
+                pass
+        print("out of loop!")
diff --git a/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/rpc/service.py b/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/rpc/service.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb1296930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/rpc/service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 - 2024 ANSYS, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+# copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+"""Mechanical service."""
+
+import rpyc
+import toolz
+
+from .utils import get_remote_methods
+
+
+class MechanicalService(rpyc.Service):
+    """Starts Mechanical app services."""
+
+    def __init__(self, app, poster, functions=[], impl=None):
+        """Initialize the service."""
+        super().__init__()
+        self._app = app
+        self._poster = poster
+        self._install_functions(functions)
+        self._install_class(impl)
+
+    def _install_functions(self, methods):
+        """Install the given list of methods."""
+        [self._install_function(method) for method in methods]
+
+    def _install_class(self, impl):
+        """Install methods from the given implemented class."""
+        if impl is None:
+            return
+        for methodname, method in get_remote_methods(impl):
+            print(f"installing {methodname} of {impl}")
+            self._install_method(method)
+
+    def on_connect(self, conn):
+        """Handle client connection."""
+        print("Client connected")
+        print(self._app)
+
+    def on_disconnect(self, conn):
+        """Handle client disconnection."""
+        print("Client disconnected")
+
+    def _curry_method(self, method, realmethodname):
+        """Curry the given method."""
+
+        def posted(*args):
+            def curried():
+                original_method = getattr(method._owner, realmethodname)
+                result = original_method(*args)
+                return result
+
+            return self._poster.post(curried)
+
+        return posted
+
+    def _curry_function(self, methodname):
+        """Curry the given function."""
+        wrapped = getattr(self, methodname)
+        curried_method = toolz.curry(wrapped)
+
+        def posted(*args):
+            def curried():
+                return curried_method(self._app, *args)
+
+            return self._poster.post(curried)
+
+        return posted
+
+    def _install_method(self, method):
+        """Install methods of impl with inner and exposed pairs."""
+        exposed_name = f"exposed_{method.__name__}"
+        inner_name = f"inner_{method.__name__}"
+
+        def inner_method(*args):
+            """Convert to inner method."""
+            result = method(*args)
+            return result
+
+        def exposed_method(*args):
+            """Convert to exposed method."""
+            f = self._curry_method(method, method.__name__)
+            result = f(*args)
+            return result
+
+        setattr(self, inner_name, inner_method)
+        setattr(self, exposed_name, exposed_method)
+
+    def _install_function(self, function):
+        """Install a functions with inner and exposed pairs."""
+        print(f"Installing {function}")
+        exposed_name = f"exposed_{function.__name__}"
+        inner_name = f"inner_{function.__name__}"
+
+        def inner_method(app, *args):
+            """Convert to inner method."""
+            return function(app, *args)
+
+        def exposed_method(*args):
+            """Convert to exposed method."""
+            f = self._curry_function(inner_name)
+            return f(*args)
+
+        setattr(self, inner_name, inner_method)
+        setattr(self, exposed_name, exposed_method)
diff --git a/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/rpc/utils.py b/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/rpc/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9077e0326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/rpc/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 - 2024 ANSYS, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+# copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+"""Utilities necessary for remote calls."""
+import typing
+
+
+class remote_method:
+    """Decorator for passing remote methods.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    func : Callable
+        The function to be decorated as a remote method.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, func):
+        """Initialize with the given function."""
+        self._func = func
+
+    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Call the stored function with provided arguments."""
+        return self._func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def __call_method__(self, instance, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Call the stored function with the instance and provided arguments."""
+        return self._func(instance, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def __get__(self, obj, objtype):
+        """Return a partially applied method."""
+        from functools import partial
+
+        func = partial(self.__call_method__, obj)
+        func._is_remote = True
+        func.__name__ = self._func.__name__
+        func._owner = obj
+        return func
+
+
+def get_remote_methods(obj) -> typing.Generator[typing.Tuple[str, typing.Callable], None, None]:
+    """Yield names and methods of an object's remote methods.
+
+    A remote method is identified by the presence of an attribute `_is_remote` set to `True`.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    obj: Any
+        The object to inspect for remote methods.
+
+    Yields
+    ------
+    Generator[Tuple[str, Callable], None, None]
+        A tuple containing the method name and the method itself
+        for each remote method found in the object.
+    """
+    for methodname in dir(obj):
+        if methodname.startswith("__"):
+            continue
+        method = getattr(obj, methodname)
+        if not callable(method):
+            continue
+        if hasattr(method, "_is_remote") and method._is_remote is True:
+            yield methodname, method