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Lake Shore Temperature Controller MCP

An MCP server for Lake Shore Cryotronics 335, 336, and 350 temperature controllers. It allows AI agents to read sensors, check heater status, set setpoints, ramps, heater ranges, and PID values. It supports USB, Ethernet, and GPIB interfaces and includes a simulator for testing without hardware.

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Lake Shore Temperature Controller MCP logo, by K-Dense-AICommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by K-Dense-AI
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What you can do with it

  • Read sensor data from cryostat inputs
  • Set temperature setpoints and ramps
  • Check heater status and PID values
  • Turn all heaters off for safety

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.1.3
mcp-registry: io.github.K-Dense-AI/labmcp-lakeshore@0.1.3Source repositoryProject website
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Packages and installation

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labmcp-lakeshore 0.1.3

pypi
labmcp-lakeshore package definition
{
  "version": "0.1.3",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "labmcp-lakeshore",
  "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": {
    "lake-shore-temperature-controller-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "labmcp-lakeshore==0.1.3"
      ],
      "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": {
    "lake-shore-temperature-controller-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "labmcp-lakeshore==0.1.3"
      ],
      "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": {
    "lake-shore-temperature-controller-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "labmcp-lakeshore==0.1.3"
      ],
      "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": {
    "lake-shore-temperature-controller-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "labmcp-lakeshore==0.1.3"
      ],
      "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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