Quantum Simulator MCP Server

A Docker image providing a quantum circuit simulator that implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing integration with MCP clients such as

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What is the Quantum Simulator MCP MCP server?

Quantum Simulator MCP becomes available to MCP clients through the quantum simulator mcp mcp server. A Docker image providing a quantum circuit simulator that implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing integration with MCP clients such as Claude for Desktop.

What Quantum Simulator MCP does

A Docker image providing a quantum circuit simulator that implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing integration with MCP clients such as Claude for Desktop.

Key capabilities

  • Quantum computing simulator with noise models
  • Support for OpenQASM 2.0 quantum circuits
  • Quantum circuit simulation using Qiskit
  • Support for various noise models (depolarizing, thermal relaxation, readout error)
  • Multiple result types including counts, statevector, and visualized histograms
  • Pre-configured example circuits
  • Seamless integration with MCP clients

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 5 tools directly:

  • run_circuit — Run a quantum circuit with specified noise model
  • list_noise_models — List all available noise models and their descriptions
  • list_result_types — List all available result types and their descriptions
  • get_circuit_stats — Analyze a quantum circuit and return statistics
  • create_test_histogram — Create a test histogram file to verify output directory configuration

Installing the quantum simulator mcp mcp server

The server is distributed via a container image as ychen94/quantum-simulator-mcp, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Where it fits

Cloud and DevOps servers put infrastructure on speaking terms with your assistant, so "why is this broken?" is answered from real state rather than a generic checklist. Quantum Simulator MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — run_circuit, list_noise_models, list_result_types among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other cloud devops servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • Maintained by YuChenSSR.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the quantum simulator mcp mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
run_circuitRun a quantum circuit with specified noise model
list_noise_modelsList all available noise models and their descriptions
list_result_typesList all available result types and their descriptions
get_circuit_statsAnalyze a quantum circuit and return statistics
create_test_histogramCreate a test histogram file to verify output directory configuration

How to install the Quantum Simulator MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "quantum-simulator": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "ychen94/quantum-simulator-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Quantum Simulator MCP to run circuit.
  • Use Quantum Simulator MCP to list noise models.
  • Use Quantum Simulator MCP to list result types.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Quantum Simulator MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 5 tools (run_circuit, list_noise_models, list_result_types, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Quantum Simulator MCP directly.