OpenMM MCP Server

A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for molecular dynamics simulations using OpenMM and DFT calculations with Abacus. This server provides a natural language interface for complex…

Local serverstdio

What is the OpenMM MCP Server?

OpenMM MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the phelanshao/openmm-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for molecular dynamics simulations using OpenMM and DFT calculations with Abacus. This server provides a natural language interface…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using python. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the OpenMM MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openmm-server": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "run_openmm_server.py"
      ],
      "cwd": "path-to\\openmm-mcp-server",
      "alwaysAllow": [
        "create_md_simulation",
        "create_advanced_md_simulation",
        "setup_protein_simulation",
        "setup_membrane_simulation",
        "create_dft_calculation",
        "control_simulation",
        "get_task_status",
        "list_all_tasks",
        "analyze_results"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.