Yamaru Hardware Probe (MCP)

Expert system hardware probe and performance diagnostic engine for AI, Gaming, and High-Performance workflows. This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides deep system insights beyond simple specifications.

Key Features

• 🔍 Deep Hardware Inventory: Comprehensive analysis of CPU, RAM, GPU (VRAM/Bandwidth), Storage, and OS topology.

• ⚡ Real-time Performance Monitoring: Live tracking of system load and identification of resource-hogging processes.

• 🧊 Thermal & Power Diagnostics: Detects thermal throttling and frequency clipping to resolve unexpected slowness.

• 🤖 AI/LLM Optimization: Specialized tools for predicting LLM performance, calculating quantization fit, and optimizing runtimes (Ollama, CUDA, Metal).

• 🛡️ Privacy-First: Automatic anonymization of unique hardware identifiers before any remote transmission.

Related MCP server: MCP System Monitor Server

Installation

For Gemini CLI Users

gemini extension install @yamaru-eu/hardware-probe

For Manual MCP Setup

Add this to your MCP settings file (e.g., npx-config.json or claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yamaru-probe": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@yamaru-eu/hardware-probe"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

• analyze_local_system: Full hardware inventory.

• analyze_performance: Real-time performance metrics and top processes.

• analyze_ram_pressure: Detailed memory pressure and RSS analysis for deep RAM troubleshooting.

• check_storage_health: Disk SMART health, firmware, and I/O bottleneck analysis.

• thermal_profile: Real-time CPU/GPU thermal states, fan speeds, and frequency throttling detection.

• diagnose_antivirus_impact: Detects EDR/Antivirus conflicts and exclusion coverage on dev paths.

• monitor_system_health: Statistical health report (CPU load, RAM usage, temperature) with min/max/avg over a configurable time window (up to 10 minutes).

• check_llm_compatibility (BETA): Predicts performance for a specific LLM model via remote API.

• get_llm_recommendations (BETA): Recommends the best local models via remote API.

• analyze_inference_config: Deep-dive into AI runtimes and environment variables.

Skills Integration

When used with Gemini CLI, this extension provides the following expert skills:

• hardware-performance-expert: Global protocol for system health and troubleshooting.

• local-inference-optimizer: Specialized logic for fine-tuning local LLM runs.

Development

npm install        # Install dependencies
npm run build      # Compile TypeScript → dist/
npm run test       # Run test suite
npm run inspector  # Test tools in the MCP Inspector

License

Apache 2.0 - Part of the Yamaru Project.