Software Discovery MCP Server

MCP server for discovering software packages across ACCESS-CI compute resources. Features global software search, AI-enhanced metadata, fuzzy matching, and software comparison using the Software Discovery Service (SDS) API v1.

Usage Examples

Search & Browse

"TensorFlow availability across ACCESS-CI"
"All software on Expanse"
"Python versions on Delta"
"GROMACS installation on Bridges-2"

AI-Enhanced Discovery

"Machine learning software on Delta"
"Quantum chemistry tools (all resources)"
"Computational biology packages"
"GPU-optimized software by category"

Comparison Queries

"Compare CUDA and OpenMPI availability"
"Which resources have TensorFlow and PyTorch?"

Tools

search_software

Search software packages on ACCESS-CI resources with fuzzy matching support.

Parameters: | Parameter | Type | Description | |-----------|------|-------------| | query | string | Software name to search for (supports fuzzy matching) | | resource | string | Resource provider name or ID (e.g., "anvil", "delta.ncsa.access-ci.org") | | fuzzy | boolean | Enable fuzzy matching (default: true) | | include_ai_metadata | boolean | Include AI-generated metadata (default: true) | | limit | number | Max results (default: 100) |

Examples:

// Search for Python packages with fuzzy matching
search_software({ query: "python", limit: 20 })

// Find TensorFlow on Anvil
search_software({ query: "tensorflow", resource: "anvil" })

// Exact search (no fuzzy matching)
search_software({ query: "gcc", fuzzy: false })

list_all_software

List all software packages available across ACCESS-CI resources.

Parameters: | Parameter | Type | Description | |-----------|------|-------------| | resource | string | Filter to a specific resource provider | | include_ai_metadata | boolean | Include AI-generated metadata (default: false) | | limit | number | Max results (default: 100) |

Examples:

// List all available software
list_all_software({ limit: 100 })

// List software on Delta
list_all_software({ resource: "delta", limit: 50 })

get_software_details

Get detailed information about a specific software package.

Parameters: | Parameter | Type | Description | |-----------|------|-------------| | software_name | string | Exact or partial software name (required) | | resource | string | Filter to a specific resource provider | | fuzzy | boolean | Enable fuzzy matching (default: true) |

Examples:

// Get TensorFlow details
get_software_details({ software_name: "tensorflow" })

// Get GCC details on Expanse
get_software_details({ software_name: "gcc", resource: "expanse" })

compare_software_availability

Compare software availability across multiple resources.

Parameters: | Parameter | Type | Description | |-----------|------|-------------| | software_names | array | List of software names to check (required) | | resources | array | List of resources to compare (compares all if not specified) |

Examples:

// Compare CUDA and OpenMPI availability
compare_software_availability({ software_names: ["cuda", "openmpi"] })

// Compare on specific resources
compare_software_availability({
  software_names: ["tensorflow", "pytorch"],
  resources: ["anvil", "delta", "expanse"]
})

Installation

npm install -g @access-mcp/software-discovery

Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "access-software-discovery": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@access-mcp/software-discovery"],
      "env": {
        "SDS_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Note: The SDS_API_KEY environment variable is required. Contact the ACCESS-CI team to request an API key.

Resources

• accessci://software-discovery - ACCESS-CI Software Discovery Service
• accessci://software/categories - Available filter values from actual software data