wavekit-mcp

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An MCP server that gives AI assistants a persistent, sandboxed Python environment for waveform analysis using wavekit.

The AI can open VCD/FST/FSDB files, load and manipulate waveforms, run temporal pattern matching, and iterate across multiple tool calls — all within a shared execution context that persists state between calls.

Why wavekit-mcp?

The problem: Digital waveforms are huge. A single simulation can produce millions of transitions across thousands of signals. Sending this data to an LLM directly is both inefficient and ineffective — the AI sees noise, not insight.

Our approach: Give the AI tools, not data. wavekit-mcp exposes wavekit's full waveform analysis capabilities through a persistent Python session. The AI writes code to:

• Load signals from VCD/FST/FSDB files

• Apply temporal pattern matching

• Compute statistics, detect anomalies, extract events

The AI gets only the answers it asks for — a mean, a timing violation, a filtered subset — never the raw waveform. Output limits ensure the AI must think in terms of signal semantics, not value sequences.

Related MCP server: EDA Tools MCP Server

Installation

pip install wavekit-mcp

Start the server:

wavekit-mcp                              # defaults
wavekit-mcp --config wavekit_mcp.toml   # custom config

Register with your MCP client (e.g. Claude Desktop):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wavekit": {
      "command": "wavekit-mcp",
      "args": ["--config", "/path/to/wavekit_mcp.toml"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration

Copy wavekit_mcp.toml.example and edit as needed. All fields are optional.

[limits]
max_sessions         = 5
run_timeout_sec      = 120
output_max_chars     = 500
result_preview_items = 30

[file_access]
read_enabled         = false
write_enabled        = false
read_allowed_paths   = ["/tmp/**"]
write_allowed_paths  = ["/tmp/**"]

[log]
file  = "/var/log/wavekit_mcp.log"   # empty = stderr only
level = "INFO"                        # DEBUG logs full code + result per run

Scalar fields can be overridden via environment variable:

WAVEKIT_MCP_RUN_TIMEOUT_SEC=300 wavekit-mcp

Tools

Every session has these pre-injected: wavekit, Pattern, Channel, VcdReader, FstReader, FsdbReader, Viewer.

Use wavekit.MatchStatus, wavekit.Waveform, etc. for other types.

numpy is available via default allowed_imports: import numpy as np.

run() returns structured summaries for large objects rather than raw data — the Waveform, ndarray, and MatchResult objects stay in the session namespace for further processing.

Usage Examples

Load and analyse

# call 1
r = VcdReader("/data/sim.vcd")
data = r.load_waveform("tb.dut.data[7:0]", clock="tb.clk")

# call 2 — state persists
print(f"samples={len(data.value)}")

Pattern matching (AXI read latency)

arvalid = r.load_waveform("tb.arvalid",     clock="tb.clk")
arready = r.load_waveform("tb.arready",     clock="tb.clk")
rvalid  = r.load_waveform("tb.rvalid",      clock="tb.clk")
rready  = r.load_waveform("tb.rready",      clock="tb.clk")

result = (
    Pattern()
    .wait(arvalid & arready)
    .wait(rvalid  & rready)
    .timeout(256)
    .match()
)

valid = result.filter_valid()
print(f"transactions={len(valid.duration.value)}  mean={np.mean(valid.duration.value):.1f} cycles")

Security

Code runs under RestrictedPython: import is blocked by default, __class__ / __bases__ access is blocked, and file I/O is disabled by default. Designed to prevent accidental operations, not to sandbox fully untrusted code.

Relaxing restrictions

To allow specific imports, add to your config:

[sandbox]
allowed_imports = ["plotly.*", "matplotlib.*"]  # glob patterns
# allowed_imports = ["*"]  # allow all imports

AI assistant skill

This repository includes a Claude/OpenCode skill for wavekit-mcp usage:

• skills/wavekit-usage/SKILL.md — installable skill entry point

• skills/wavekit-usage/references/cheatsheet.md — detailed cheatsheet of common patterns