ACCESS-CI MCP ServersConnect AI assistants to ACCESS-CI resources, communities, and data with these Model Context Protocol servers.

What is MCP? ​

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard and open-source framework introduced by Anthropic that allows AI assistants to securely interact with external tools, systems, and data sources. It provides a universal interface for reading files, executing functions, and handling contextual prompts, creating a standardized way for large language models (LLMs) to integrate and share data. MCP has been widely adopted by major AI providers and the broader community.

ACCESS MCP Servers offer structured access to: ​

• Infrastructure Resources Query hardware specifications, system capabilities, and availability across ACCESS resources.
• System Status Track outages, maintenance schedules, and system announcements in real time.
• Software Discovery Search and browse software packages available on ACCESS-CI resources.
• XDMoD Metrics Access usage analytics, visualize trends with charts, and review resource utilization data.
• Affinity Groups Connect with communities, discover events, and access knowledge base resources.
• Allocations Browse active research projects, identify collaboration opportunities, and analyze allocation trends.
• Events Find workshops, webinars, and training sessions, with filters for date, type, skill level, and topic.
• Announcements Announcements from the community.

Quick Example ​

With ACCESS-CI MCP servers, you can ask Claude:

"What GPU resources are available on ACCESS-CI and what machine learning software do they have?"

Claude will query multiple MCP servers to provide comprehensive information about:

• Available GPU-enabled systems
• Hardware specifications
• Installed ML frameworks and libraries
• Current system status and availability

Getting Started ​

Ready to explore ACCESS-CI resources with AI assistance? Get started in just a few minutes:

What You'll Need ​

• Claude Desktop - Free AI assistant app with MCP support
• npm (Node Package Manager) - Comes with Node.js for TypeScript servers
• pipx - Python package installer for the Python MCP server

Quick Install ​

TypeScript Servers:

npm install -g @access-mcp/affinity-groups @access-mcp/compute-resources @access-mcp/system-status @access-mcp/software-discovery @access-mcp/xdmod-charts @access-mcp/allocations @access-mcp/nsf-awards @access-mcp/events @access-mcp/announcements

Python Server:

pipx install xdmod-mcp-data

Quick Setup ​

1. Install Prerequisites - Claude Desktop and npm
2. Install MCP Servers - One command installs all ACCESS-CI servers
3. Configure Claude - Add servers to your configuration file
4. Start Exploring - Ask Claude about ACCESS-CI resources

Authentication ​

• Most servers work immediately with no setup required
• Some servers may need API keys for full functionality
• Get started right away and add API keys as needed

Example Configuration ​

Here's a complete configuration example for Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "access-affinity-groups": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@access-mcp/affinity-groups"]
    },
    "access-compute-resources": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@access-mcp/compute-resources"]
    },
    "access-system-status": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@access-mcp/system-status"]
    },
    "access-software-discovery": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@access-mcp/software-discovery"],
      "env": {
        "SDS_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    },
    "access-xdmod-charts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@access-mcp/xdmod-charts"]
    },
    "access-allocations": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@access-mcp/allocations"]
    },
    "access-nsf-awards": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@access-mcp/nsf-awards"]
    },
    "access-events": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@access-mcp/events"]
    },
    "access-announcements": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@access-mcp/announcements"]
    },
    "xdmod-mcp-data": {
      "command": "xdmod-mcp-data",
      "env": {
        "XDMOD_API_TOKEN": "your-xdmod-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Supported by ACCESS-CI ​

These MCP servers are built to work with official ACCESS-CI APIs and are designed to help researchers more effectively discover and utilize cyberinfrastructure resources.