Globus MCP Server

The Globus MCP Server enables LLM applications to interact with Globus services.

Supported Tools

Globus Transfer

• globus_transfer_list_endpoints_and_collections - List endpoints and collections the user has access to

• globus_transfer_search_endpoints_and_collections - Use a filter string to search all endpoints and collections that are visible to the user

• globus_transfer_submit_task - Submit a transfer task between two collections

• globus_transfer_get_task_events - Get a list of task events

• globus_transfer_list_directory - List contents of a directory on a collection

Globus Compute

• globus_compute_list_endpoints - List endpoints that the user has access to

• globus_compute_register_python_function - Register a Python function

• globus_compute_register_shell_command - Register a shell command

• globus_compute_submit_task - Submit a task to an endpoint

• globus_compute_get_task_status - Retrieve the status and result of a task

Configuration

The following configuration is compatible with most LLM applications that support MCP such as Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "globus-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["globus-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Limiting Tool Registration

By default, the Globus MCP server registers tools for every service. To register tools for only specific services, use the --services command-line flag:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "globus-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "globus-mcp",
        "--services",
        "compute"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Specifying Client Credentials

If you've registered a client application in the Globus web UI, you can specify the client credentials via the GLOBUS_CLIENT_ID and GLOBUS_CLIENT_SECRET environment variables:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "globus-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["globus-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GLOBUS_CLIENT_ID": "...",
        "GLOBUS_CLIENT_SECRET": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}