MATLAB MCP Integration MCP Server

MCP server to run MATLAB code from LLM via the Matlab Engine API.

What you get

This is an implementation of a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for MATLAB. It allows MCP clients (like LLM agents or Claude Desktop) to interact with a shared MATLAB session using the MATLAB Engine API for Python.

• Execute MATLAB Code: — Run arbitrary MATLAB code snippets via the runMatlabCode tool
• Retrieve Variables: — Get the value of variables from the MATLAB workspace using the getVariable tool
• Structured Communication: — Tools return results and errors as structured JSON for easier programmatic use by clients
• Non-Blocking Execution: — MATLAB engine calls are run asynchronously using asyncio.to_thread to prevent blocking the server
• Standard Logging: — Uses Python's standard logging module, outputting to stderr for visibility in client logs
• Shared Session: — Connects to an existing shared MATLAB session

Configuration and credentials

• Python 3.12 or higher * MATLAB (R2023a or higher recommended - check MATLAB Engine API for Python compatibility) with the MATLAB Engine API for Python installed. * numpy Python package.

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