SCAPS-1D runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 116 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 25 Oct 2026.
Design, simulate, fit and sanity-check thin-film solar cells with SCAPS-1D on your own installation.
What the code does
We read the source, 4 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
listing = subprocess.run(
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add scaps-mcp -- uvx scaps-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"scaps-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"scaps-mcp"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.scaps-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["scaps-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"scaps-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"scaps-mcp"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"scaps-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"scaps-mcp"
]
}
}
}Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
SCAPS_HOME (SCAPS installation folder, the one that contains scapsXXXX.exe; found automatically in the usual locations when unset), SCAPS_TIMEOUT (Seconds allowed per SCAPS run), SCAPS_RUNS_DIR (Folder that keeps run inputs and results; defaults to the user cache folder).
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SCAPS-1D — questions
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