IBM Quantum OpenQASM 2.0 MCP — list backends, submit QASM, poll jobs, get histograms.
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claude mcp add quantum-openqasm-mcp -e IBM_API_KEY=<IBM_API_KEY> -e IBM_SERVICE_CRN=<IBM_SERVICE_CRN> -e IBM_QUANTUM_ENDPOINT=<IBM_QUANTUM_ENDPOINT> -e IBM_QUANTUM_BACKEND=<IBM_QUANTUM_BACKEND> -- npx -y @markusvankempen/[email protected]
{
"mcpServers": {
"quantum-openqasm-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@markusvankempen/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"IBM_API_KEY": "<IBM_API_KEY>",
"IBM_SERVICE_CRN": "<IBM_SERVICE_CRN>",
"IBM_QUANTUM_ENDPOINT": "<IBM_QUANTUM_ENDPOINT>",
"IBM_QUANTUM_BACKEND": "<IBM_QUANTUM_BACKEND>"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"quantum-openqasm-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@markusvankempen/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"IBM_API_KEY": "<IBM_API_KEY>",
"IBM_SERVICE_CRN": "<IBM_SERVICE_CRN>",
"IBM_QUANTUM_ENDPOINT": "<IBM_QUANTUM_ENDPOINT>",
"IBM_QUANTUM_BACKEND": "<IBM_QUANTUM_BACKEND>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"quantum-openqasm-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@markusvankempen/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"IBM_API_KEY": "<IBM_API_KEY>",
"IBM_SERVICE_CRN": "<IBM_SERVICE_CRN>",
"IBM_QUANTUM_ENDPOINT": "<IBM_QUANTUM_ENDPOINT>",
"IBM_QUANTUM_BACKEND": "<IBM_QUANTUM_BACKEND>"
}
}
}
}
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
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Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
IBM_API_KEYRequired, secret | IBM Cloud API key for IBM Quantum Platform |
IBM_SERVICE_CRNRequired | IBM Quantum service instance CRN from quantum.ibm.com |
IBM_QUANTUM_ENDPOINTOptional | IBM Quantum API endpoint (default: us-east) |
IBM_QUANTUM_BACKENDOptional | Default backend name, e.g. ibm_fez |
Details
| Package | @markusvankempen/[email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Last updated | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.markusvankempen/quantum-openqasm-mcp |
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