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Qiskit IBM Runtime MCP Server

io.github.Qiskit/qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server · v0.6.2

MCP server for IBM Quantum computing services through Qiskit IBM Runtime

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server -e QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN=<QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN> -e QISKIT_IBM_RUNTIME_MCP_INSTANCE=<QISKIT_IBM_RUNTIME_MCP_INSTANCE> -- uvx qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server==0.6.2
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server==0.6.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN": "<QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN>",
        "QISKIT_IBM_RUNTIME_MCP_INSTANCE": "<QISKIT_IBM_RUNTIME_MCP_INSTANCE>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server==0.6.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN": "<QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN>",
        "QISKIT_IBM_RUNTIME_MCP_INSTANCE": "<QISKIT_IBM_RUNTIME_MCP_INSTANCE>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server==0.6.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN": "<QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN>",
        "QISKIT_IBM_RUNTIME_MCP_INSTANCE": "<QISKIT_IBM_RUNTIME_MCP_INSTANCE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

NameDescription
QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN
Required, secret
Your IBM Quantum API token for authentication
QISKIT_IBM_RUNTIME_MCP_INSTANCE
Optional
IBM Quantum instance CRN for faster startup (skips instance lookup)

Details

Package[email protected] (PYPI, stdio)
First published8 Oct 2026
Last updated8 Oct 2026
Registry nameio.github.Qiskit/qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server

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