rs3005p-mcp

An MCP server that lets AI agents control an RS PRO RS-3005P (or RS-6005P) digital programmable DC power supply over its USB / RS232 serial interface.

It implements the documented RS Series Remote Control Syntax V2.0 (KORAD-compatible) and exposes voltage/current control, live measurements, output and over-current-protection switching, and panel-memory save/recall as MCP tools.

Supported hardware

The non-P variants (RS-3005D / RS-6005D) have no remote interface and cannot be driven by this server.

Serial settings (fixed by the firmware): 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control.

Related MCP server: SkippyMCP

Install

uv venv
uv pip install -e .

Run

The server speaks MCP over stdio:

uv run rs3005p-mcp

Claude Code / Claude Desktop config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rs3005p": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "rs3005p-mcp"],
      "cwd": "C:/path/to/rs3005p-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools

Safety profiles (protecting attached devices)

To stop an agent from over-driving the device wired to the terminals, supply a device-profile library at launch. It defines a safe envelope (voltage / current / power ceilings, output gating, slew limit) per device; the server rejects any agent request that would leave it. Profiles are set by the operator at startup and cannot be changed by any tool.

rs3005p-mcp --profile devices.json --device 24v-sensor

RS3005P_DEVICE/--device is only the default; an agent can switch among the curated devices at runtime with select_device (widening the envelope requires confirm_widen=true) and devices.json edits hot-reload on the next connect/select_device — no re-registration. No tool can create or modify a profile's limits; the file stays operator-curated.

See docs/safety.md and examples/devices.example.json. With no profile the server runs limited only by hardware (30 V / 5 A) and says so on every connect.

A typical agent flow:

1. list_serial_ports → find the port.

2. connect(port="COM4") → verifies identity, applies RS-3005P limits.

3. set_voltage(5.0), set_current(0.5).

4. set_output(True).

5. measure() → live readings.

Development

uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
uv run pytest

Tests run against an in-memory device emulator (tests/conftest.py), so no hardware is required. See docs/ for the protocol reference and architecture notes.

License

MIT.