How do I use ParaView-MCP?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@ParaView-MCP Load the fluid dynamics data and apply a slice filter colored by pressure" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

Paraview_MCP

ParaView-MCP is an autonomous agent that integrates multimodal large language models with ParaView through the Model Context Protocol, enabling users to create and manipulate scientific visualizations using natural language and visual inputs instead of complex commands or GUI operations. The system features visual feedback capabilities that allow it to observe the viewport and iteratively refine visualizations, making advanced visualization accessible to non-experts while augmenting expert workflows with intelligent automation.

Video Demo

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Installation

git clone https://github.com/LLNL/paraview_mcp.git cd paraview_mcp conda create -n paraview_mcp python=3.10 conda install conda-forge::paraview conda install mcp[cli] httpx

Setup for LLM

To set up integration with claude desktop, add the following to claude_desktop_config.json

"mcpServers": { "ParaView": { "command": "/path/to/python", "args": [ "/path/to/paraview_mcp/paraview_mcp_server.py" ] } }

running

1. Start paraview server

python pvserver --multi-clients

2. Connect to paraview server from paraview GUI (file -> connect)

3. Start claude desktop app

Citing Paraview_MCP

S. Liu, H. Miao, and P.-T. Bremer, “Paraview-MCP: Autonomous Visualization Agents with Direct Tool Use,” in Proc. IEEE VIS 2025 Short Papers, 2025, pp. 00

@inproceedings{liu2025paraview, title={Paraview-MCP: Autonomous Visualization Agents with Direct Tool Use}, author={Liu, S. and Miao, H. and Bremer, P.-T.}, booktitle={Proc. IEEE VIS 2025 Short Papers}, pages={00}, year={2025}, organization={IEEE} }