# sparkit-mcp

> MCP server for SPARKIT — call the scientific research agent from Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP clients.

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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/sparkit-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://sparkit.science
- repository: https://github.com/SPARKIT-science/sparkit-mcp/issues
- version: 0.1.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, sparkit, research, science, agent, anthropic
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:sparkit-mcp

### Description (declared)

# sparkit-mcp

MCP server for [SPARKIT](https://sparkit.science) — call the scientific
research agent from Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, or any other
MCP-compatible client.

Two tools are exposed:

- **`research`** — submit a scientific question. SPARKIT searches the
  literature, reads the relevant papers, and returns a cited Markdown
  report. Blocks until the job finishes (default 4 min) and returns the
  full report inline.
- **`get_job_status`** — fetch a previously-submitted job by id. Useful
  when `research` returned before the job finished, or to revisit a
  past report.

## Install

```bash
uv tool install sparkit-mcp
```

Or with pip:

```bash
pip install sparkit-mcp
```

Either installs a `sparkit-mcp` console script. (Pre-release: install
straight from GitHub with
``uv tool install "git+https://github.com/SPARKIT-science/sparkit-mcp.git"``
until the first PyPI release lands.)

## Get an API key

1. Sign up at https://app.sparkit.science/signup (Try-it costs $10 for
   5 queries; subscriptions start at $50/mo).
2. Visit https://app.sparkit.science/keys and create a key.
3. Copy the key — it's shown only once.

## Configure your MCP client

### Claude Desktop

Edit `claude_desktop_config.json`:

- macOS: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
- Windows: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`

Add:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sparkit": {
      "command": "sparkit-mcp",
      "env": {
        "SPARKIT_API_KEY": "sk_sparkit_..."
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Restart Claude Desktop. You should see `sparkit` appear in the tools
icon next to the chat input.

If `sparkit-mcp` isn't on Claude Desktop's PATH (common with `uv tool`),
use the absolute path:

```json
"command": "/Users/you/.local/bin/sparkit-mcp"
```

(Find the path with `which sparkit-mcp` after `uv tool install`.)

### Cursor

Edit `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (or `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sparkit": {
      "command": "…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- research.academic (0.825, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/sparkit-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T12:23:07.300Z)

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