mock-gkn-hpc 0.4.0

Public MCP mock of GKN's internal HPC server for Ansys/FEA analysis

mock-gkn-hpc

A public MCP mock of GKN's internal HPC server for Ansys / Finite Element analysis. It lets external clients exercise the full submit → poll → fetch-artifacts loop against a fake HPC — no real solver, queue, or cluster behind it.

This is a sample MCP server developed alongside the DUCTILE agentic orchestration paper. See the DUCTILE repository or the paper (DOI: TBD) for context.

Install and run

uvx mock-gkn-hpc

Or wire it into your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mock-gkn-hpc": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mock-gkn-hpc"]
    }
  }
}

Job artifacts default to a system tempdir (gettempdir()/mock-gkn-hpc). Override with --runs-dir /custom/path or the MOCK_GKN_HPC_RUNS_DIR env var.

Tool surface

submit_ansys_run mirrors GKN's qansys wrapper:

Param	qansys flag	Default	Notes
input_file	-i	(required)	Path to .ans / .cdb
version	wrapper version	"2025r1"	Picks the qansysX release
job_name	-j	input filename stem	Descriptive only — storage uses a UUID
output_file	-o	auto	Recorded but not enacted by the mock
np	--np	4	Cosmetic; doesn't scale runtime
product	-p	"ansys"	One of "ansys", "meba", "mechs"
start_time	-a	None	MMDDhhmm; recorded but doesn't delay
high_prio	--highprio	False	Cosmetic

All parameters round-trip through meta.json, the log banner, and the rendered results.rst.