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FDTD Lumerical MCP

by pcmdagonger

Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
FDTD_WORKSPACENoOverride the default workspace directory for FDTD projects.
LUMERICAL_API_PATHNoPath to the lumapi.py file from an Ansys/Lumerical installation, used if automatic discovery fails.

Instructions

Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.

This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.

Capabilities

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

CapabilityDetails
tools
{
  "listChanged": false
}
prompts
{
  "listChanged": false
}
resources
{
  "subscribe": false,
  "listChanged": false
}
experimental
{}

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
fdtd_startC

Start a local Ansys Lumerical FDTD GUI session.

fdtd_closeA

Close the active FDTD session.

fdtd_statusA

Return FDTD MCP session status.

project_newA

Create a new blank FDTD project in the active session.

project_loadA

Load an .fsp project from FDTD_WORKSPACE.

project_saveC

Save the active FDTD project under FDTD_WORKSPACE.

script_evalC

Evaluate Lumerical script code in the active FDTD session.

script_run_fileC

Run a Lumerical script file from FDTD_WORKSPACE.

object_addC

Create an FDTD object with a Lumerical add* command.

object_setC

Set properties on a named FDTD object.

object_getC

Read selected properties from a named FDTD object.

object_deleteC

Delete a named FDTD object.

fdtd_runB

Run the active FDTD simulation.

result_getC

Read a result dataset from a named FDTD object.

data_exportC

Export data to FDTD_WORKSPACE, optionally using a Lumerical script.

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription
session_status_resource
workspace_files_resource

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