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IKA Hotplate & Overhead Stirrer MCP

An MCP server that allows AI agents to control IKA laboratory instruments, including hotplate stirrers and overhead stirrers, via the NAMUR interface. It supports reading temperatures, speed, and torque; setting and starting heating and stirring; waiting for specific temperatures; and managing hardware watchdogs for safety.

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IKA Hotplate & Overhead Stirrer MCP logo, by K-Dense-AICommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by K-Dense-AI
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  • Popularity 24 GitHub stars

What you can do with it

  • Read plate, probe, and medium temperatures
  • Set and start heating and stirring
  • Wait for a specific temperature
  • Arm the hotplate's hardware watchdog

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.1.1Apache-2.0
mcp-registry: io.github.K-Dense-AI/labmcp-ika@0.1.1Source repositoryProject website
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Packages and installation

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labmcp-ika 0.1.1

pypi
labmcp-ika package definition
{
  "version": "0.1.1",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "labmcp-ika",
  "registryType": "pypi",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://pypi.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "LABMCP_ADDRESS",
      "description": "Instrument address, e.g. serial:///dev/ttyUSB0 or tcp://192.168.1.50:5025"
    },
    {
      "name": "LABMCP_SIMULATE",
      "description": "Set to 1 to use the built-in simulator (no hardware)"
    },
    {
      "name": "LABMCP_READ_ONLY",
      "description": "Set to 1 to disable all state-changing tools"
    },
    {
      "name": "LABMCP_LIMITS",
      "description": "Safety limit overrides, e.g. max_temperature_c=80"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ika-hotplate-overhead-stirrer-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "labmcp-ika==0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LABMCP_ADDRESS": "<YOUR_LABMCP_ADDRESS>",
        "LABMCP_SIMULATE": "<YOUR_LABMCP_SIMULATE>",
        "LABMCP_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_LABMCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "LABMCP_LIMITS": "<YOUR_LABMCP_LIMITS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ika-hotplate-overhead-stirrer-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "labmcp-ika==0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LABMCP_ADDRESS": "<YOUR_LABMCP_ADDRESS>",
        "LABMCP_SIMULATE": "<YOUR_LABMCP_SIMULATE>",
        "LABMCP_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_LABMCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "LABMCP_LIMITS": "<YOUR_LABMCP_LIMITS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "ika-hotplate-overhead-stirrer-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "labmcp-ika==0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LABMCP_ADDRESS": "<YOUR_LABMCP_ADDRESS>",
        "LABMCP_SIMULATE": "<YOUR_LABMCP_SIMULATE>",
        "LABMCP_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_LABMCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "LABMCP_LIMITS": "<YOUR_LABMCP_LIMITS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ika-hotplate-overhead-stirrer-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "labmcp-ika==0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LABMCP_ADDRESS": "<YOUR_LABMCP_ADDRESS>",
        "LABMCP_SIMULATE": "<YOUR_LABMCP_SIMULATE>",
        "LABMCP_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_LABMCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "LABMCP_LIMITS": "<YOUR_LABMCP_LIMITS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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