Run Hansl/Gretl econometrics workflows via MCP with GUI launch and artifacts.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add gretl-mcp -e GRETL_CLI=<GRETL_CLI> -e GRETL_GUI=<GRETL_GUI> -e GRETLMCP_WORKSPACE_DIR=<GRETLMCP_WORKSPACE_DIR> -e GRETLMCP_OPEN_GUI=<GRETLMCP_OPEN_GUI> -- npx -y [email protected]
{
"mcpServers": {
"gretl-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"GRETL_CLI": "<GRETL_CLI>",
"GRETL_GUI": "<GRETL_GUI>",
"GRETLMCP_WORKSPACE_DIR": "<GRETLMCP_WORKSPACE_DIR>",
"GRETLMCP_OPEN_GUI": "<GRETLMCP_OPEN_GUI>"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"gretl-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"GRETL_CLI": "<GRETL_CLI>",
"GRETL_GUI": "<GRETL_GUI>",
"GRETLMCP_WORKSPACE_DIR": "<GRETLMCP_WORKSPACE_DIR>",
"GRETLMCP_OPEN_GUI": "<GRETLMCP_OPEN_GUI>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"gretl-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"GRETL_CLI": "<GRETL_CLI>",
"GRETL_GUI": "<GRETL_GUI>",
"GRETLMCP_WORKSPACE_DIR": "<GRETLMCP_WORKSPACE_DIR>",
"GRETLMCP_OPEN_GUI": "<GRETLMCP_OPEN_GUI>"
}
}
}
}
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
GRETL_CLIOptional | Optional explicit path to gretlcli or gretlcli.exe. |
GRETL_GUIOptional | Optional explicit path to the visible Gretl GUI executable. |
GRETLMCP_WORKSPACE_DIROptional | Optional parent directory for Gretl run workspaces and generated artifacts. |
GRETLMCP_OPEN_GUIOptional | Set to false to prevent script-running tools from opening visible Gretl GUI windows by default. |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 15 May 2026 |
| Last updated | 15 May 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.OndrejLapes/gretl-mcp |
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