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Predictive Maintenance MCP Server

by LGDiMaggio

Predictive Maintenance MCP Server

Python 3.11+ DOI Tests codecov License: MIT

Give any AI assistant the ability to analyze vibration data, detect machinery faults, and generate professional diagnostic reports — through natural conversation.

An open-source MCP server and predictive maintenance AI agent that turns LLMs into condition monitoring assistants. Engineers describe what they need in plain language; the AI calls the right analysis tools and delivers results — bearing fault detection, risk assessment, anomaly detection, and remaining useful life estimation. Also available as a Claude Code plugin with 8 diagnostic skills. It's designed to support and accelerate expert decision-making.


Who is this for?

  • Reliability & maintenance engineers who want fast vibration diagnostics in plain language — no coding required. It augments and accelerates expert judgment; it doesn't replace it.

  • Developers & industrial-AI practitioners who want to expose predictive-maintenance workflows as MCP tools and build on top of them.

  • Researchers & students working on bearing fault diagnosis, condition monitoring, or MCP / agent tooling.


Related MCP server: Equipment Health MCP Server

Quick Start

Get running in ~3 minutes. On Windows, one script wires everything into Claude Desktop — it installs the venv, pre-compiles dependencies, and writes claude_desktop_config.json for you (OneDrive / cloud-sync paths included):

git clone https://github.com/LGDiMaggio/predictive-maintenance-mcp.git
cd predictive-maintenance-mcp
.\setup_claude.ps1

Restart Claude Desktop, then try:

"Load real_train/OuterRaceFault_1.csv and check if the bearing is healthy."

Install the package:

pip install predictive-maintenance-mcp

Find the full path to uvx (which uvx on macOS/Linux, where uvx on Windows), then add to your client config — ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "predictive-maintenance": {
      "command": "/full/path/to/uvx",
      "args": ["predictive-maintenance-mcp"],
      "env": { "UV_LINK_MODE": "copy" }
    }
  }
}

Why the full path? Claude Desktop launches servers with a minimal PATH that often omits user-local tool directories (e.g. ~/.local/bin). Using the full path to uvx avoids a silent "command not found" failure. On Windows the typical path is C:\Users\<you>\.local\bin\uvx.exe.

More options: install from source · VS Code setup · Docker / HTTPS deployment · use with local LLMs (Ollama)


See It in Action


What Can It Do?

Upload a vibration signal → get a professional diagnosis through conversation.

You say

The AI does

"Is this bearing healthy?"

Loads the signal, runs spectral analysis, checks for fault patterns, classifies severity

"Generate a full diagnostic report"

Produces an interactive HTML report with charts, fault markers, and severity assessment

"Extract specs from test_pump_manual.pdf and diagnose the signal"

Reads the equipment manual, looks up the bearing model, calculates expected fault frequencies, matches them against the signal

"Train an anomaly detector on my healthy baselines, then flag anomalies"

Trains a machine learning model on normal data, scores new signals, highlights outliers

The AI doesn't guess — it calls 36 specialized MCP endpoints (33 tools + 3 prompts) running locally on your machine. Every signal is referenced by a single signal_id handle from load to report. Your data never leaves your infrastructure.

Signal Lifecycle (5)

Tool

Description

load_signal

Load vibration file(s) (CSV, WAV, MAT, NPY, Parquet) with declared sampling rate and unit — returns the signal_id handle

list_signals

Browse signal files on disk (scope="disk") or loaded signals in memory (scope="memory")

get_signal_info

Signal metadata (sampling rate, duration, declared unit, source metadata)

generate_test_signal

Create a synthetic signal, auto-registered and immediately analyzable

clear_signals

Remove one signal or the whole in-memory cache

Spectral & Statistical Analysis (6)

Tool

Description

analyze_fft

Frequency spectrum with automatic peak detection

analyze_envelope

Envelope analysis for bearing fault detection (default band 500–5000 Hz)

analyze_statistics

Time-domain features (RMS, kurtosis, crest factor)

extract_features_from_signal

Segmented statistical feature extraction

compute_power_spectral_density

Power spectral density (Welch method)

compute_spectrogram_stft

Time-frequency spectrogram

Diagnostics & Health Assessment (7)

Tool

Description

assess_severity

Unified ISO 20816-3 severity assessment (signal or direct RMS reading, custom thresholds) — requires a declared signal unit, never guesses

check_bearing_faults

Unified fault-frequency matching (catalog bearing, explicit frequencies, or explicit geometry)

diagnose_vibration

Integrated evidence-based diagnosis pipeline (one call)

calculate_bearing_characteristic_frequencies

Expected fault frequencies from bearing geometry

search_bearing_catalog

Look up verified, source-traced bearing geometry

train_anomaly_model

Train novelty detection on healthy baselines

predict_anomalies

Score a signal against a trained model (bounded output)

Documentation (4)

Tool

Description

search_documentation

Semantic search over equipment manuals

read_manual_excerpt

Read pages from a manual

extract_manual_specs

Extract structured specs from PDFs

list_machine_manuals

Browse available documentation

Reporting (8)

Tool

Description

plot_signal

Interactive time-domain plot

generate_fft_report

Interactive frequency analysis report

generate_envelope_report

Envelope analysis with fault markers

generate_iso_report

Severity zone visualization

generate_diagnostic_report_docx

Structured Word document report

generate_pca_visualization_report

PCA anomaly projection

generate_feature_comparison_report

Cross-signal feature comparison

list_html_reports

Report management (list all or inspect one)

Prognostics (2)

Tool

Description

analyze_signal_trend

Within-recording screening: feature trend + degradation onset in one call

estimate_rul

Remaining Useful Life from repeated measurements over time (linear, exponential, Kalman) — refuses single-recording extrapolation

Decision Support (1)

Tool

Description

generate_maintenance_recommendations

Maintenance recommendations from severity zone + canonical fault types

Guided Workflows (3 prompts)

Prompt

Description

diagnose_bearing

Complete bearing fault diagnostic decision tree

diagnose_gear

Gear fault detection workflow

quick_diagnostic_report

Fast health screening


Claude Code Plugin

The project includes a plugin for Claude Code with domain-specific skills that activate automatically during conversation. Install it and Claude gains guided diagnostic workflows, autonomous agents, and quick commands.

/plugin marketplace add LGDiMaggio/predictive-maintenance-mcp
/plugin install predictive-maintenance@predictive-maintenance-marketplace

Skills (8) — activate automatically based on context

Skill

What it does

bearing-diagnosis

Walks through a complete bearing fault diagnostic workflow

gear-diagnosis

Gear fault detection via spectral pattern analysis

quick-screening

30-second vibration health check

report-generation

Professional HTML and Word report generation

anomaly-detection

Train and run ML-based anomaly detection models

signal-management

Load, inspect, and manage vibration signals

documentation-search

Search equipment manuals and bearing catalogs

prognostics

Within-recording trend screening and multi-measurement RUL estimation

Agents (2) — run autonomously for complex tasks

Agent

What it does

diagnostic-pipeline

End-to-end: load signal → spectral analysis → fault detection → severity assessment → report

signal-explorer

Explore and compare multiple signals, find outliers, characterize patterns

Commands (3) — quick entry points

Command

Example

/pm-diagnose

/pm-diagnose bearing_signal.csv — full fault diagnosis

/pm-screen

/pm-screen bearing_signal.csv — quick health check

/pm-report

/pm-report bearing_signal.csv full — generate all reports


Reports

All analysis tools generate interactive HTML reports you can open in any browser — pan, zoom, hover for details. Also supports structured Word (.docx) exports.

Envelope Analysis Report

ISO Severity Assessment

Report Type

What it shows

Frequency spectrum

Peak detection, harmonic markers

Envelope analysis

Bearing fault frequency matching

Severity assessment

Vibration health zones (ISO 20816-3)

Word document

Full diagnostic narrative with embedded charts

PCA visualization

Multi-signal anomaly clustering

Feature comparison

Side-by-side signal feature analysis


Sample Data Included

The project ships with 20 real bearing vibration signals from production machinery tests — ready to use out of the box.

  • Training set: 2 healthy baselines + 12 fault signals (inner race, outer race)

  • Test set: 1 healthy baseline + 5 fault signals

Try: "Load real_train/OuterRaceFault_1.csv and diagnose the bearing fault."

Full dataset documentation: data/README.md


Architecture

          YOU (natural language)
               │
               v
     LLM (Claude, GPT, Ollama...)
     understands intent, selects tools
               │
               v  ── Model Context Protocol ──
    ┌──────────────────────────────┐
    │    Predictive Maintenance    │
    │         MCP Server           │
    │                              │
    │  Signal Analysis    Reports  │
    │  Fault Detection    ML       │
    │  Severity Rating    RAG Docs │
    └──────────────────────────────┘
               │
               v
       YOUR DATA (stays local)
    signals · manuals · models

The codebase follows a modular architecture organized around the ISO 13374 Six-Block Diagnostic standard — signal acquisition, processing, diagnostics, prognostics, and decision support as separate sub-packages.

src/predictive_maintenance_mcp/
├── mcp_tools/                 # MCP endpoint registration (36 MCP endpoints)
│   ├── acquisition_tools.py   # Signal loading & management
│   ├── analysis_tools.py      # Spectral & statistical analysis
│   ├── diagnostics_tools.py   # Fault detection, ML, document search
│   ├── report_tools.py        # HTML/DOCX report generation
│   ├── prompts.py             # Guided diagnostic workflows
│   └── _utils.py              # Shared utilities
├── signal_acquisition/        # Multi-format loaders (CSV, MAT, WAV, NPY, Parquet)
├── signal_processing/         # Spectral analysis & feature extraction
├── diagnostics/               # Bearing/gear analysis, ISO standards
├── decision_support/          # Evidence-based diagnosis pipeline
├── prognostics/               # RUL estimation (linear, exponential, Kalman) & trend analysis
├── rag.py                     # Document indexing & search (FAISS/TF-IDF)
├── models.py                  # Pydantic data models
├── server.py                  # FastMCP server entry point
└── config.py                  # Configuration management

Standards implemented: ISO 13374 (diagnostic architecture), ISO 20816-3 (vibration severity classification), MIMOSA OSA-CBM (condition-based maintenance framework).

Key design choices:

  • Privacy-first — raw vibration data never leaves your machine; only computed results flow to the LLM

  • LLM-agnostic — works with Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot Studio, or any MCP-compatible client. Use Ollama for fully air-gapped deployments

  • Modular — use only the tools you need, extend with your own


Documentation

Guide

For

Quickstart for Engineers

Get results fast, no coding required

Quickstart for Developers

Understand MCP, extend the server

Plugin README

Claude Code plugin installation and usage

HTTPS Deployment

Docker + HTTPS for enterprise environments

Ollama Guide

Use with local LLMs (fully air-gapped)

Architecture

ISO 13374 block mapping and module design

Examples

Complete diagnostic workflows

Installation

Detailed setup and troubleshooting

Contributing

How to contribute (all skill levels welcome)

Changelog

Version history


Testing

86% test coverage across Windows, macOS, and Linux (Python 3.11 & 3.12).

pytest                                  # run all tests
pytest --cov=src --cov-report=html      # with coverage report

20+ test files covering signal analysis, fault detection, severity assessment, ML models, report generation, RAG search, and real bearing fault data validation.


Roadmap

  • 36 MCP endpoints (33 tools, 3 prompts) with modular architecture and a single signal_id handle

  • Claude Code plugin (8 skills, 2 agents, 3 commands)

  • 86% test coverage, CI/CD on 3 platforms

  • Docker + SSE/HTTP transport for enterprise deployment

  • Semantic document search (FAISS + TF-IDF)

  • Customizable severity thresholds

  • Remaining useful life (RUL) estimation from repeated measurements (linear, exponential, Kalman)

  • Trend analysis and degradation onset detection

  • Multi-signal trending and historical comparison

  • Real-time streaming (MQTT/Kafka)

  • Fleet dashboard for multi-asset monitoring

  • CMMS integration (SAP, Maximo, Infor)

Ideas? Open a discussion or create an issue.


Are you using this?

I'd genuinely love to know. Whether you ran it on real machinery or just tried the sample data, drop a line in Discussions — one sentence about your machine or use case is enough. Real-world feedback directly shapes what gets built next.


claude-stwinbox-diagnostics — Extends this project by connecting a physical edge sensor (STEVAL-STWINBX1) to Claude via MCP, with Claude Skills for guided condition monitoring. Same analysis engine, real hardware, operator-friendly reports.


Contributing

Contributions welcome from everyone — not just programmers. Domain experts, technical writers, and testers are equally valued. See CONTRIBUTING.md for paths tailored to your background.

Quick start: browse Issues for good first issue or help wanted labels.


Citation

@software{dimaggio_predictive_maintenance_mcp_2025,
  title   = {Predictive Maintenance MCP Server},
  author  = {Di Maggio, Luigi Gianpio},
  year    = {2025},
  version = {0.9.1},
  url     = {https://github.com/LGDiMaggio/predictive-maintenance-mcp},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.17611542}
}

License

MIT — see LICENSE. Sample data is CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (non-commercial); for commercial use, replace with your own machinery data.

Acknowledgments

FastMCP framework · Model Context Protocol by Anthropic · Sample data from MathWorks · Core development assisted by Claude


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