# pymat-mcp

> MCP server exposing py-materials curated material properties to AI agents

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/pymat-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Lars Gerchow
- homepage: https://github.com/MorePET/mat/tree/main/clients/python/pymat-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/MorePET/mat/tree/main/clients/python/pymat-mcp
- version: 0.2.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, cad, claude, materials, mcp, model-context-protocol
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:pymat-mcp

### Description (declared)

# pymat-mcp

MCP server exposing the [py-materials](https://github.com/MorePET/mat) curated
material registry to AI agents — Claude Desktop, Cursor, MCP Inspector, any
MCP-compatible client.

> "Aluminum 6061-T6 yield strength?" — agent calls `get_material` instead of
> guessing. CAD prompts that need real density / mechanical properties stop
> hallucinating.

## Install

Zero-install via `uvx`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pymat": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["pymat-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
```

That's it. `uvx` fetches `pymat-mcp` (which transitively pulls
`py-materials`) and runs it in an isolated venv per session.

For a pinned version: `"args": ["pymat-mcp@0.1.0"]`.

For programmatic use, `pip install pymat-mcp` works too — the package is
fully a normal Python module.

## Tools

| Tool | What |
|---|---|
| `search_materials(query, limit=10)` | Fuzzy lookup → list of brief rows |
| `get_material(key_or_name)` | Full property dump (mechanical / thermal / electrical / optical / manufacturing / compliance / sourcing) + visual identity |
| `list_categories()` | Top-level groups (aluminum, stainless, lyso, …) |
| `list_grades(material)` | Children (grades / tempers / treatments) |
| `compute_mass(material, volume_mm3)` | Mass in grams from a build123d-style volume |
| `get_appearance(material)` | Vis dict — mat-vis identity, finishes, PBR scalars |
| `to_threejs(material, finish=None)` | Three.js MeshPhysicalMaterial init dict |
| `to_gltf(material, finish=None)` | glTF 2.0 material node |
| `compare_materials(keys, properties=None)` | Side-by-side property comparison |

All tools are read-only. Errors come back as `{"error": "...", "did_you_mean": [...]}` rather than exceptions.

## Example agent prompts

- *"What's the yield strength of 17-4 PH H1025? Use the materials database."*
- *"I have a 50×50×10 mm 6061 plate; what's the mass?"*
- *"Give me a Three.js material dict for stainless steel with a polished finish."*
- *"Compare density and thermal condu…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- media.3d (1, declared)
- data.database (0.791, derived)
- ai.prompting (0.791, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/pymat-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T10:24:36.954Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/pymat-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/pymat-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:pymat-mcp