The following configuration is compatible with most LLM applications that support MCP such as [Claude
If you already use Globus MCP, the globus mcp mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. The following configuration is compatible with most LLM applications that support MCP such as Claude Desktop:.
Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
globus_transfer_list_endpoints_and_collections — List endpoints and collections the user hasglobus_transfer_search_endpoints_and_collections — Use a filter string to search all endpointsglobus_transfer_submit_task — Submit a transfer task between two collectionsglobus_transfer_get_task_events — Get a list of task eventsglobus_transfer_list_directory — List contents of a directory on a collectionConfiguration is passed through the environment: GLOBUS_CLIENT_ID, GLOBUS_CLIENT_SECRET. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Plenty of planning and project tracking servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Globus MCP's toolset — globus_transfer_list_endpoints_and_collections, globus_transfer_search_endpoints_and_collections, globus_transfer_submit_task and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by globus; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| globus_transfer_list_endpoints_and_collections | List endpoints and collections the user has |
| globus_transfer_search_endpoints_and_collections | Use a filter string to search all endpoints |
| globus_transfer_submit_task | Submit a transfer task between two collections |
| globus_transfer_get_task_events | Get a list of task events |
| globus_transfer_list_directory | List contents of a directory on a collection |
{
"mcpServers": {
"globus-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["globus-mcp"]
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| GLOBUS_CLIENT_ID | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| GLOBUS_CLIENT_SECRET | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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