Tecan Cavro Syringe Pump MCP Server

Let an AI agent initialize, aspirate and dispense microlitre volumes at set flow rates, switch valve ports and stop Tecan Cavro OEM syringe pumps through the documented Cavro Data Terminal (DT) protocol. Its 9 documented tools cluster into read & search, aspirate, dispense, initialize.

People connecting this server to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

One of 32 MCP servers published from k-dense-ai/lab-instrument-mcps. Stars and repository activity are shared across all of them. See all 32 →

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-26 · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

Apache-2.0 · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Tecan Cavro Syringe Pump

Claude Code

claude mcp add k-dense-ai-lab-instrument-mcps-servers-b -- uvx labmcp-cavro

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "k-dense-ai-lab-instrument-mcps-servers-b": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "labmcp-cavro"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

repo age created 2026-09-25 - young repo, little track record yet

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

pypi package labmcp-cavro - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.K-Dense-AI is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Tecan Cavro Syringe Pump can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

An agent gets 9 documented tools across read & search, aspirate, dispense, including aspirate_ul, dispense_ul, get_command_log, get_connection_info.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Tecan Cavro Syringe Pump lets an agent do.

read & search

3 tools - e.g. Return the most recent raw commands sent to / replies received from the instrument (newest last). Useful for debugging and for recording what was done.; Report which instrument is connected (identity…

get_command_log · get_connection_info · get_status

Aspirate

1 tool - e.g. Draw volume_ul into the syringe at flow_ul_s through the current (or given) valve port, and wait until the move has finished. The pump must be initialized and h

aspirate_ul

Dispense

1 tool - e.g. Push volume_ul out of the syringe at flow_ul_s through the current (or given) valve port, and wait until the move has finished. The syringe must contain at leas

dispense_ul

Initialize

1 tool - e.g. Initialize the pump: drive the plunger to the top of the syringe (expelling its contents through the valve), set that as position 0 and home the valve. Needed a

initialize

Reconnect

1 tool - e.g. Close and re-open the connection to the instrument (e.g. after it was power cycled or a cable was re-plugged).

reconnect

update

1 tool - e.g. Turn the valve to a named position (3/4-port valves) or to a numbered port (distribution valves). In bypass the plunger cannot move. Returns the new status.

set_valve

Terminate

1 tool - e.g. Stop any plunger move, loop or delay immediately (DT command T). A valve move in progress still completes. Re-initialize afterwards: the plunger may have lost s

terminate

Limitations (from the README)

- Conversion. Steps = volume × steps-per-stroke ÷ syringe volume, where steps-per-stroke is 6000 (XLP/XMP) or 3000 (XCalibur) in standard mode and 8× that in fine-positioning mode (N1). The mode is read from the pump (?28) before every move. Top speed V = flow × 6000 ÷ syringe volume: on all three models a full stroke is 6000 speed pulses in N0/N1. For the XCalibur this is derived from Tecan's published 1.2 s–20 min

04 · Who maintains Tecan Cavro Syringe Pump

Tecan Cavro Syringe Pump is maintained by k-dense-ai. We track 32 MCP servers from k-dense-ai - 32 actively maintained, 9 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Sep 2026. Full record: all servers from k-dense-ai.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/k-dense-ai/lab-instrument-mcps
website: https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/lab-instrument-mcps/tree/main/servers/biology/tecan-cavro-pump
category: other - actively maintained as of 2026-09-30.
registry: io.github.K-Dense-AI/labmcp-cavro (active, first published 2026-09-25 · 4 versions)
packages: pypi:labmcp-cavro

06 · Tecan Cavro Syringe Pump FAQ

Is Tecan Cavro Syringe Pump still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-26. We re-verify nightly.

What can Tecan Cavro Syringe Pump do?

An agent gets 9 documented tools across read & search, aspirate, dispense, including aspirate_ul, dispense_ul, get_command_log, get_connection_info.

How do I install Tecan Cavro Syringe Pump?

Run `uvx labmcp-cavro`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Tecan Cavro Syringe Pump run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Tecan Cavro Syringe Pump

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