ITASCA MCP server

This is a helper that connects your AI assistant to ITASCA's simulation software, the kind used for rocks, soil and geomechanics. It lets your AI look up the official documentation and run simulations in the engine you already have open. It is handy if you work with PFC, FLAC, 3DEC, MPoint or MassFlow and want to ask questions in plain language instead of hunting through manuals.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI something like running a test or looking up a command. The AI uses this helper to search the ITASCA documentation for your engine, or to send a command or script into the engine you have open. The engine runs it and sends back the output, plots or numbers. The AI then explains what happened and shows you the result in the chat.

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What you can do with it

• Search the ITASCA documentation for commands, Python API and reference pages
• Run a simulation script inside your open PFC, FLAC, 3DEC, MPoint or MassFlow engine
• Check the progress of a long-running simulation without stopping it
• Interrupt a running task when you want it to stop
• Browse the history of tasks you have submitted
• See what you typed in the engine's console and what it printed back
• Plot results such as stress-strain curves or contact force chains

Try asking your AI

• “Run a biaxial compression test on a dense specimen and plot the stress-strain curve”
• “Look up the plot commands in the docs, then plot the contact force chains of the current model”
• “The simulation is still running, check the current unbalanced force without stopping it”
• “Build a slope model in FLAC3D and find the factor of safety”

What it gives back to you

You get answers in the chat: documentation excerpts, command output, numbers from the running model, and plots the engine produced. For long tasks, the AI can report progress and intermediate values. When it changes something in the model, it tells you what it ran and what came back.

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Who it's for

Geotechnical and mining engineers, researchers and students who already use ITASCA software and want to work faster with an AI assistant.