Koskamo

Crystallography Open DB MCP

An MCP server that provides tools to search the Crystallography Open Database (COD), look up single crystal structures by ID, and fetch full CIF files for inorganic, organic, metal-organic, and mineral structures.

Visit Pipeworx

Package and access

Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.

Crystallography Open DB MCP logo, by PipeworxCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by Pipeworx
Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

  • Search COD by compound name or chemical formula
  • Look up a single crystal structure by numeric COD ID
  • Fetch the full CIF file for a specific structure

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.3.1
mcp-registry: io.github.pipeworx-io/crystallography@0.3.1Source repositoryProject website
Maintenance checked

Packages and installation

Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.

@pipeworx/mcp-crystallography 0.3.1

npm
@pipeworx/mcp-crystallography package definition
{
  "version": "0.3.1",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@pipeworx/mcp-crystallography",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "PIPEWORX_API_KEY",
      "description": "Optional Pipeworx API key. Without it calls are anonymous and capped daily; a free key raises the cap."
    }
  ]
}

Tools

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

No tool definitions available.

Connect from your client

Each snippet configures the same source-provided package; replace placeholders before use.

This server is operated by the named third party. Listing and endpoint checks are not an endorsement or a security audit. Review the operator's permissions, terms, and data handling before connecting. How listings are checked and corrected.

Cursor

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart Cursor. Koskamo has not executed this package.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crystallography-open-db-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-crystallography@0.3.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart Cline. Koskamo has not executed this package.
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crystallography-open-db-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-crystallography@0.3.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart VS Code. Koskamo has not executed this package.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "crystallography-open-db-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-crystallography@0.3.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart Claude Desktop. Koskamo has not executed this package.
Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crystallography-open-db-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-crystallography@0.3.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Let your agent find its tools

Find servers like Crystallography Open DB MCP from your agent. Add Koskamo once to search the index for endpoints, access requirements, and client setup. Public discovery needs no key.

Connect Koskamo Explore workflows
See all 1,970