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

Try It Now ​

Want to try ACCESS-CI MCP servers without installing anything? Connect Claude Desktop to our hosted servers in seconds.

1. Install Claude Desktop ​

Download Claude Desktop for macOS or Windows.

2. Add This Configuration ​

Open your Claude Desktop config file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Copy and paste this configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "access-compute-resources": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "http://45.79.215.140:3002/sse"]
    },
    "access-system-status": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "http://45.79.215.140:3003/sse"]
    },
    "access-software-discovery": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "http://45.79.215.140:3004/sse"]
    },
    "access-xdmod-charts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "http://45.79.215.140:3005/sse"]
    },
    "access-allocations": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "http://45.79.215.140:3006/sse"]
    },
    "access-nsf-awards": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "http://45.79.215.140:3007/sse"]
    },
    "access-xdmod-data": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "http://45.79.215.140:3008/sse"]
    },
    "access-announcements": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "http://45.79.215.140:3009/sse"]
    },
    "access-events": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "http://45.79.215.140:3010/sse"]
    },
    "access-affinity-groups": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "http://45.79.215.140:3011/sse"]
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop ​

Restart the app and ask: "What GPU resources are available on ACCESS-CI?"

Install Locally ​

Prefer to run the servers yourself? Install them locally for more control or to customize:

📖 Complete Installation Guide →

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.