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Vmd Hydrate MCP Server

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Drive VMD for GROMACS/LAMMPS analysis + clathrate-hydrate cage science (needs a local VMD)

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Drive VMD for GROMACS/LAMMPS analysis + clathrate-hydrate cage science (needs a local VMD)

Security Report

4.8
Use Caution4.8High Risk

This is a well-engineered MCP server for molecular dynamics visualization with generally sound security practices. It implements filesystem allowlisting, Tcl command whitelisting, and token-gated socket communication. A few minor code quality issues (broad exception handling, incomplete validation in one code path) and a potential socket resource leak under edge cases prevent a higher score, but the core security architecture is solid. Supply chain analysis found 5 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (2 critical, 3 high severity). Package verification found 1 issue.

6 files analyzed · 11 issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

File System Read

Reads files on your machine. Normal for tools that analyze or process local data.

File System Write

Writes or modifies files on your machine. Check that this is expected for the tool.

env_vars

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HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

process_spawn

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system_info

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How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-wjgoarxiv-vmd-hydrate-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "vmd-hydrate-mcp-demo"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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