plr-mcp

Item: plr-mcp
Rating: 69
Author: M8ven

A Model Context Protocol server for PyLabRobot that exposes liquid handler, plate reader, thermocycler, and heater-shaker as MCP tools. It ships in simulation mode by default, allowing end-to-end testing without hardware.

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// key findings

✅

No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation

Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.

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// required environment variables

This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.

configCOUNTS_GLOB

configOUT_H5AD

configPLR_MCP_BACKEND— star plr-mcp # target a real Hamilton STAR instead

configPLR_MCP_SIMULATE

configPLR_MCP_OT2_HOST— PLR_MCP_BACKEND=ot2 =169.254.1.1 plr-mcp

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commit: 42b523dcac52364ab1ca15f2fcc96609da87f457

code hash: d3cf27d1703db4fda10a0a06149e49de1171bd1dfa1920b766296bdb69e20222

verified: 7/9/2026, 10:00:26 AM

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