MCP Science

Install the uv package manager, which is used to run mcp-science servers without a separate install step.

curl -sSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | bash

MCP.science bundles multiple servers: web-fetch (HTML/PDF fetching), python-code-execution (sandboxed Python), materials-project (materials science data), ssh-exec (remote command execution), txyz-search (academic search), jupyter-act (Jupyter kernel interaction), gpaw (DFT calculations), mathematica-check (Wolfram Language evaluation), tinydb (JSON database), timer, and nemad (neuroscience data).

Use uvx to launch any mcp-science server directly without installing it globally. Replace <server-name> with the name of the server you want, such as web-fetch or python-code-execution.

uvx mcp-science web-fetch

Open your Claude Desktop or other MCP client configuration file and add the server entry. The example below adds the web-fetch server.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-fetch": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-science", "web-fetch"]
    }
  }
}

The Materials Project server and TXYZ search server require API keys. Add them as environment variables in the server config block.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "materials-project": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-science", "materials-project"],
      "env": {
        "MATERIALS_PROJECT_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop (or your MCP client) so it picks up the new server configuration. The server name should appear in the connected tools list.