Mathematica

You can evaluate Wolfram Language code and query Wolfram Engine information through an MCP server that wraps Mathematica’s wolframscript. This lets you execute scripts, check versions, and determine license details from your MCP client in a streamlined way.

How to use

Use an MCP client to connect to the Mathematica MCP Server and access its tools. You can evaluate Wolfram Language code, retrieve the version of wolframscript, check the Wolfram Engine version, and query the license type. Each tool is designed to return results directly to your client for quick feedback.

How to install

Before installing, ensure WolframScript is installed and activated on your system.

wolframscript -version
wolframscript -activate
wolframscript -code "Integrate[x*Sin[x], x]"

Additional guidance

Install the uv package manager to simplify MCP server management.

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

MCP setup for Claude Desktop on macOS

Add the Mathematica MCP Server to Claude Desktop by editing the Claude Desktop config file. The environment is prepared by uvx, which installs the mathematica-mcp package and runs the server using the mathematica-mcp entry point defined in pyproject.toml. Logs are written to the default user log directory.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mathematica-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mathematica-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Alternative local installation via cloning

If you prefer, you can clone the repository and run the MCP server from the local directory. Claude Desktop will reference the local path to the repository.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mathematica-mcp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/Users/yourname/Code/mathematica-mcp",
        "run",
        "mathematica-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Notes on logs and environment

Logs are written to the default user log directory, such as the macOS path ~/Library/Logs/mathematica_mcp/mathematica_mcp.log.

Available tools

evaluate

Evaluates a Wolfram Language script and returns the result to your MCP client.

version_wolframscript

Returns the installed version of wolframscript.

version_wolframengine

Returns the version of the Wolfram Engine in use.

licensetype

Returns the license type of the Wolfram Engine in the current setup.