# xraylarch-mcp

> MCP server for X-ray spectroscopy analysis via xraylarch

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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/xraylarch-mcp/claim

## Declared
- version: 0.3.3
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:xraylarch-mcp

### Description (declared)

# xraylarch-mcp 
 
MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that wraps [xraylarch](https://xraypy.github.io/xraylarch/) for X-ray spectroscopy analysis. Load, process, analyze, and plot XAS/XAFS spectra through Claude Desktop or Claude Code with natural language tool calls. Supports XANES normalization, EXAFS extraction, Fourier transforms, linear combination fitting, PCA, FEFFIT shell fitting, and publication-quality plotting. 
 
## Installation 
 
```bash 
pip install xraylarch-mcp 
``` 
 
## Configuration 
 
### Claude Desktop 
 
Add to your Claude Desktop configuration (`claude_desktop_config.json`): 
 
```json 
{ 
  "mcpServers": { 
    "xraylarch": { 
      "command": "python", 
      "args": ["-m", "xraylarch_mcp"] 
    } 
  } 
} 
``` 
 
### Claude Code 
 
```bash 
claude mcp add xraylarch -- python -m xraylarch_mcp 
``` 
 
## Quick Start 
 
Ask Claude: 
 
> "Load the spectrum at ~/data/fe_foil.xdi and show me the normalized XANES" 
 
Claude will: 
1. Call `larch_load_spectrum` to read your data 
2. Call `larch_normalize` to perform pre-edge subtraction and normalization 
3. Call `larch_plot` with `plot_type="norm"` to generate a publication-quality plot 
 
## Tool Reference 
 
### I/O Tools 
 
| Tool | Description | 
|------|-------------| 
| `larch_load_spectrum` | Load a spectrum from file (.xdi, .dat, .csv, .prj, etc.) | 
| `larch_read_athena_project` | Read/inspect Athena project files | 
| `larch_list_groups` | List all loaded spectrum groups | 
| `larch_inspect_group` | Detailed view of a group's arrays and scalars | 
| `larch_remove_group` | Remove a group to free memory | 
 
### XAFS Analysis Tools 
 
| Tool | Description | 
|------|-------------| 
| `larch_normalize` | Pre-edge subtraction and normalization (wraps `pre_edge`) | 
| `larch_autobk` | EXAFS background removal (AUTOBK algorithm) | 
| `larch_xftf` | Forward Fourier transform: chi(k) -> chi(R) | 
| `larch_xftr` | Back Fourier transform: chi(R) -> chi(q) | 
| `larch_fluo_corr` | Fluorescence se…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.terminal (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/xraylarch-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T16:23:02.371Z)

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