OrbitGuard: Autonomous Satellite Fault Isolation & Anomaly Detection MCP

Model Context Protocol Built with Nitrostack TypeScript Status License: MIT

OrbitGuard: Autonomous Satellite Fault Isolation & Anomaly Detection MCP is an onboard Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed for autonomous satellite constellation telemetry classification, South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) radiation glitch filtering, and fault isolation. Built and deployed on Nitrostack, it extends AI assistants — like Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and custom flight control agents — with real-world spacecraft operational capabilities.

📋 Table of Contents

🛰️ Overview

What does it do?

OrbitGuard uses a multi-stage evaluation pipeline to monitor and safe satellite telemetry in real time:

Critical Envelope Validation: Validates real-time telemetry against critical hardware safety limits (voltage, thermal, and tumble rates).
Space Weather Filtering: Filters out temporary radiation-induced sensor glitches (e.g., Single Event Upsets / SEUs in the South Atlantic Anomaly).
Persistent Fault Isolation: Isolates persistent hardware faults (such as gyroscope drifts) using density-based novelty detection.
Automated Triage & Safing: Generates structured diagnostic reports for flight controllers and triggers spacecraft emergency safing modes when necessary.

Who is it for?

Aerospace operators, flight operations controllers, and satellite constellation managers looking to integrate AI copilots directly into ground control operations for real-time monitoring and automated troubleshooting.

What makes it special?

Native MCP Integration: Exposes real-time spacecraft state vectors and safety limits as live MCP resources.
Space Weather Intelligent Filtering: Distinguishes between transient radiation noise and genuine hardware failures to prevent unnecessary safe-mode entries.
Copilot-Guided Triage: Bundles structured prompt templates (triage_fault, generate_pass_summary) to provide AI agents with exact step-by-step troubleshooting instructions during anomaly passes.

💡 What is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that enables AI assistants to securely connect to external tools, data sources, and services. Instead of being limited to static knowledge, an AI model calls MCP servers to retrieve live data, execute commands, and interface with physical and software systems.

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✨ Features

🔌 MCP-Native: Seamlessly connects to any MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Custom LLM Ground Control Agents).
🛠️ Full MCP Specification: Exposes tools, live resources, and prompt templates.
⚡ Nitrostack Powered: Hosted on Nitrocloud for low-latency execution and high availability.
🔐 Secure Design: Ground station authorization and encrypted telemetry stream support.
🧩 Composable: Easily orchestrate with satellite trajectory predictors or orbital physics engines.

📐 Architecture & Capabilities

                  Telemetry Vector Stream
                            │
                            ▼
          ┌───────────────────────────────────┐
          │  Stage 1: Hard Safety Envelope    │ ──► Trip? ──► SAFE_MODE
          └───────────────────────────────────┘
                            │ (No)
                            ▼
          ┌───────────────────────────────────┐
          │  Stage 2: Space Weather Filter   │ ──► SAA & SEU Glitch? ──► CONTINUE_MISSION
          └───────────────────────────────────┘
                            │ (No)
                            ▼
          ┌───────────────────────────────────┐
          │  Stage 3: Sensor Fault Isolation  │ ──► Gyro Drift? ──► ISOLATE_SENSOR
          └───────────────────────────────────┘
                            │ (Nominal)
                            ▼
                     NOMINAL OPERATING MODE

🛠️ MCP Tools, Resources & Prompts

Core MCP Modules (`src/modules/`)

Module	Description	Tools / Operations
`telemetry`	Multi-stage safety envelope & threshold evaluator	`evaluate_telemetry`
`anomaly`	Fault scenario simulator & density novelty detector	`simulate_scenario`, `detect_novelty_anomaly`
`alerts`	Component isolation & spacecraft emergency safing	`isolate_fault_component`, `trigger_safe_mode`
`reports`	Structured diagnostic summary generator	`generate_diagnostic_report`
`auth`	Ground station security & permission verifier	`verify_ground_station_auth`

Resources

telemetry://current-state — Real-time spacecraft telemetry vector.
telemetry://safety-thresholds — Configured hardware limits (voltage, thermal, tumbling).
satellite://constellation-health — Health matrix across active constellation satellites.

Prompts

triage_fault — Guided flight operations prompt for anomaly evaluation and recovery.
generate_pass_summary — Summary template for ground station contact passes.

🌐 Live Demo

🚀 Live MCP Endpoint: https://satellite-fault-isolation-6a6c6d22-techie-zeekies-srmist.app.nitrocloud.ai

Point your MCP client directly to this URL to start querying spacecraft state vectors and diagnosing simulated satellite anomalies.

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

Node.js: v18.0.0 or higher
npm: v9.0.0 or higher
An MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code with MCP extension)

Installation

git clone https://github.com/Litheshan07/satellite-anomaly-mcp.git
cd satellite-anomaly-mcp
npm install

Configuration

Copy the example environment configuration file:

cp .env.example .env

Build & Run Locally

# Build TypeScript code
npm run build

# Run automated unit & integration tests
npm test

# Start local server
npm run start

🔌 Connect to an MCP Client

Add OrbitGuard to your MCP client configuration file (e.g., claude_desktop_config.json or Cursor settings):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "orbitguard": {
      "url": "https://satellite-fault-isolation-6a6c6d22-techie-zeekies-srmist.app.nitrocloud.ai"
    }
  }
}

Restart your client to expose OrbitGuard's tools, resources, and prompt templates directly to your AI assistant.

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❓ FAQ

What is an MCP server?

An MCP server implements the Model Context Protocol to securely expose tools, live data resources, and structured prompts to AI assistants.

What does OrbitGuard do?

OrbitGuard provides telemetry safety checks, filters radiation noise (SEUs) in low-Earth orbit, isolates hardware component failures (like gyro drift), and automates spacecraft emergency safing.

Which AI clients support OrbitGuard?

Any client compatible with the MCP standard, including Claude Desktop, Cursor, and custom LLM applications built with @modelcontextprotocol/sdk.

🏷️ Keywords

Open Innovation · OrbitGuard · Satellite Fault Isolation · Anomaly Detection · MCP · Model Context Protocol · MCP Server · Nitrostack · Nitrocloud · Spacecraft Telemetry · AI Agents · Flight Operations

📜 License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Built with ❤️ using the Model Context Protocol on Nitrostack.