Rigol Oscilloscope MCP Server

Let an AI agent read the setup, adjust channels, timebase and trigger, run single acquisitions, take the scope's own measurements, capture calibrated waveforms and grab screenshots on Rigol digital oscilloscopes over SCPI. Its 16 documented tools cluster into read & search, update, run & execute, autoscale.

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 Rigol Oscilloscope

Claude Code

claude mcp add k-dense-ai-lab-instrument-mcps-servers-e -- uvx labmcp-rigol-scope

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

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

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-rigol-scope - 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 Rigol Oscilloscope can do

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

What you can build

g. after it was power cycled or a cable was re-plugged), start continuous acquisition (RUN), and save a screenshot of the oscilloscope display (PNG.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Rigol Oscilloscope lets an agent do.

read & search

4 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_device_info · get_settings

update

3 tools - e.g. Change a channel's vertical settings; unspecified settings are left alone. The probe ratio is applied first because it changes the valid scale range. Returns th; Set the main timebase scale and/or offset.…

set_channel · set_timebase · set_trigger

run & execute

2 tools - e.g. Start continuous acquisition (RUN).; Stop acquisition (STOP) and freeze the current waveforms, e.g. before reading deep memory.

run · stop

Autoscale

1 tool - e.g. Run the scope's automatic setup (AUTO key): it picks vertical scales, timebase and trigger for the connected signals. This overwrites the user's current setup -

autoscale

Capture

1 tool - e.g. Capture a channel's waveform, scaled to volts and seconds with the scope's waveform preamble, and return statistics plus a downsampled trace; optionally save al

capture_waveform

Force

1 tool - e.g. Force one trigger (FORCE key). Only has an effect in NORMal or SINGle sweep while waiting.

force_trigger

Measure

1 tool - e.g. Read the scope's automatic measurements for one channel: voltages (Vpp, Vmax, Vmin, Vtop, Vbase, Vamp, Vavg, Vrms, overshoot, preshoot) and timing (period, freq

measure

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

Limitations (from the README)

- One driver, three command families. Commands common to all guides are used as written (long forms, e.g. :TRIGger:EDGE:LEVel, :MEASure:ITEM? VPP,CHANnel1, :WAVeform:PREamble?). The differences are taken from each guide: autoscale is :AUToscale (DS1000Z, MSO5000) or :AUToset (DHO); screenshots are :DISPlay:DATA? ON,OFF,PNG (DS1000Z), :DISPlay:DATA? PNG (DHO) or :DISPlay:DATA? → BMP (MSO5000); screen captures return 1

04 · Who maintains Rigol Oscilloscope

Rigol Oscilloscope 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/engineering/rigol-oscilloscope
category: other - actively maintained as of 2026-09-30.
registry: io.github.K-Dense-AI/labmcp-rigol-scope (active, first published 2026-09-26 · 3 versions)
packages: pypi:labmcp-rigol-scope

06 · Rigol Oscilloscope FAQ

Is Rigol Oscilloscope still maintained?

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

What can Rigol Oscilloscope do?

g. after it was power cycled or a cable was re-plugged), start continuous acquisition (RUN), and save a screenshot of the oscilloscope display (PNG.

How do I install Rigol Oscilloscope?

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

Does Rigol Oscilloscope 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 Rigol Oscilloscope

Alternatives to Rigol Oscilloscope

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