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An MCP server for Altair Graph Studio (AGS) providing intelligent SPARQL query capabilities via the Model Context Protocol.

Project description

RMGS MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Altair Graph Studio (AGS) that provides intelligent SPARQL query capabilities, ontology management, and graphmart construction tools — all accessible from AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and other MCP-compatible clients.

Features

  • SPARQL Query Execution — Run SPARQL queries against AGS graphmarts
  • Knowledge Discovery — Explore ontologies, classes, and properties
  • Ontology Management — Create, modify, and delete ontologies
  • Graphmart Construction — Build and manage transformation layers and steps
  • Agent Memory — Persistent and ephemeral memory for context retention
  • Dual Modesexplore (read-only, 13 tools) and create (all 51 tools)
  • Multiple Transports — stdio, SSE, and streamable-http

Installation

pip install siemens-graph-studio-mcp-server

Default setup (recommended)

Use this as the baseline setup when installing from PyPI.

  1. Create a Python virtual environment:
python -m venv graph_mcp_env
  1. Activate the environment:
source /.../howtomcp/graph_mcp_env/bin/activate
  1. Install from PyPI:
pip install siemens-graph-studio-mcp-server
  1. Start MCP as two separate servers (recommended):
siemens-graph-studio-mcp-server --config ags-config.json --mode explore --transport sse --port 8000
siemens-graph-studio-mcp-server --config ags-config.json --mode create --transport sse --port 8001

Note: This also installs rdflib, which adds rdfpipe and rdfgraphisomorphism executables to your environment. These are standard rdflib CLI utilities and can be safely ignored.

From Source

git clone <repository-url>
cd rmgs-mcp-server
pip install -e .

Quick Start

1. Create a config file

Save this as ags-config.json (e.g., in your home directory or project):

{
  "servers": {
    "my-server": {
      "host": "your-ags-server.example.com",
      "port": 443,
      "username": "your-username",
      "password": "${AGS_PASSWORD}",
      "graphmart_uri": "http://cambridgesemantics.com/Graphmart/your-graphmart-id",
      "default": true
    }
  }
}

Security: Use ${ENV_VAR} references for passwords — they are resolved from environment variables at startup. Never commit real passwords to config files.

2. Connect your MCP client

Choose your client below.


VS Code — GitHub Copilot (Agent Mode)

Setup

  1. Create .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace:
{
  "servers": {
    "ags-sparql-agent": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "siemens-graph-studio-mcp-server",
      "args": ["--config", "/absolute/path/to/ags-config.json"],
      "env": {
        "AGS_PASSWORD": "your-password-here"
      }
    }
  }
}
  1. Reload VS Code (Cmd+Shift+P → "Developer: Reload Window").
  2. Open Copilot Chat and switch to Agent mode (click the mode selector at the top of the chat panel).
  3. The AGS tools will appear in the tool list (click the 🔧 icon to verify).

Usage

Type natural language prompts in Copilot Chat (Agent mode):

What ontologies are available in this graphmart?
Show me all classes in the equipment ontology
Run a SPARQL query to count all products
Create a new transformation layer for data linking

Copilot will automatically select and call the appropriate MCP tools.

Running from source (without pip install)

If you prefer to run directly from the cloned repo:

{
  "servers": {
    "ags-sparql-agent": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/rmgs_mcp_server/ags_sparql_agent.py",
        "--config", "/absolute/path/to/ags-config.json"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AGS_PASSWORD": "your-password-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Setup

Add to your project's .mcp.json (or ~/.claude.json for global config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ags-sparql-agent": {
      "command": "siemens-graph-studio-mcp-server",
      "args": ["--config", "/absolute/path/to/ags-config.json"],
      "env": {
        "AGS_PASSWORD": "your-password-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage

In Claude Code, the MCP tools are automatically available. Use natural language:

What data is in this knowledge graph?
Show me all properties of the Customer class
Create a linking ontology between orders and products

Claude Code will call the appropriate MCP tools to interact with your AGS graphmart.


Advanced Configuration

Multiple servers

{
  "servers": {
    "production": {
      "host": "prod-ags.example.com",
      "port": 443,
      "username": "your-username",
      "password": "${PROD_PASSWORD}",
      "graphmart_uri": "http://cambridgesemantics.com/Graphmart/prod-id",
      "default": true
    },
    "staging": {
      "host": "staging-ags.example.com",
      "port": 8443,
      "username": "your-username",
      "password": "${STAGING_PASSWORD}"
    }
  }
}

The server marked "default": true is automatically selected at startup. Switch at runtime using select_server and select_graphmart tools.

Agent configuration

{
  "servers": { "...": "..." },
  "agent_config": {
    "max_iterations": 3,
    "query_timeout": 30,
    "cache_ontologies": true,
    "ontology_cache_ttl": 86400
  }
}

Transport options

# SSE (default)
siemens-graph-studio-mcp-server --config ags-config.json --transport sse --port 8000

# stdio (used by VS Code and Claude Code)
siemens-graph-studio-mcp-server --config ags-config.json

# Streamable HTTP
siemens-graph-studio-mcp-server --config ags-config.json --transport streamable-http --port 8000

Modes

# Explore mode — read-only tools only (safe for browsing)
siemens-graph-studio-mcp-server --config ags-config.json --mode explore

# Create mode — all tools including write operations (default)
siemens-graph-studio-mcp-server --config ags-config.json --mode create

Legacy: Direct ANZO_* environment variables (without a config file) are still supported but deprecated.


Tool Categories

System & Monitoring

Tool Description
test_system_connection Test MCP server and AGS agent status
get_session_logs Get session logs and interaction history
list_servers List all configured AGS servers
select_server Switch to a different AGS server at runtime
list_graphmarts List all graphmarts on the active server
select_graphmart Switch to a different graphmart at runtime

SPARQL Query Execution

Tool Description
execute_sparql_query Execute SPARQL directly against graphmart
query_ags_configuration Query graphmart metadata (local volume)
update_ags_configuration Update graphmart metadata with SPARQL

Knowledge Discovery

Tool Description
discover_knowledge_overview Get overview of available knowledge
discover_available_ontologies List all available ontologies
discover_ontology_classes List classes in a specific ontology
discover_class_data_properties List data properties for a class
discover_class_object_properties List object properties for a class

Ontology Management

Tool Description
create_ontology Create a new ontology
delete_ontology Delete an ontology
register_ontology Register ontology with graphmart
load_ontology_from_file Load TTL files into named graphs
add_ontology_class Add a class to an ontology
remove_ontology_class Remove a class from an ontology
add_ontology_property Add a property to an ontology
remove_ontology_property Remove a property from an ontology
add_ontology_import Add an import to an ontology
remove_ontology_import Remove an import from an ontology
list_ontology_structure_classes List classes in ontology structure
list_ontology_structure_properties List properties in ontology structure
get_ontology_cache_status Get ontology cache status
clear_ontology_cache Clear ontology caches
refresh_ontology_cache Force cache refresh

Graphmart Construction & Management

Tool Description
create_transformation_layer Create transformation layers
update_transformation_layer Update layer properties
delete_transformation_layer Delete transformation layers
list_transformation_layers List all transformation layers
add_transformation_step Add transformation steps to layers
update_transformation_step Update transformation step properties
delete_transformation_step Delete transformation steps
list_transformation_steps List steps within a layer
add_direct_load_step Add direct data loading steps
update_direct_load_step Update direct load step properties
add_bookmark_query Add a SPARQL query bookmark to graphmart
delete_bookmark_query Delete a single bookmark from a graphmart
delete_all_bookmark_queries Delete all bookmarks from a graphmart
refresh_graphmart Lightweight refresh of changed layers
reload_graphmart Complete reprocessing of all layers
get_layer_status Comprehensive layer and step error info
get_step_status Specific step debugging

Agent Memory

Tool Description
initialize_agent_memory Initialize memory for the agent
write_permanent_memory Write to persistent memory
write_ephemeral_memory Write to session-scoped memory
promote_ephemeral_memory Promote ephemeral to permanent memory
clear_agent_memory Clear agent memory
read_agent_memory Read from agent memory

Development

# Install in development mode
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run tests
pytest

# Build package
python -m build

Bump Version

Update the version in both:

  • pyproject.tomlversion = "x.y.z"
  • rmgs_mcp_server/__init__.py__version__ = "x.y.z"

Publish to PyPI

pip install build twine
python -m build
twine upload dist/*

Project Structure

rmgs-mcp-server/
├── rmgs_mcp_server/           # Main package
│   ├── __init__.py            # Package init with version
│   ├── ags_sparql_agent.py    # MCP server entry point
│   ├── models.py              # Data models
│   ├── server_registry.py     # Multi-server configuration manager
│   ├── sparql_agent_core.py   # Core SPARQL agent logic
│   ├── sparql_query_engine.py # SPARQL query engine
│   ├── ontology_cache.py      # Ontology caching
│   ├── ontology_discovery.py  # Ontology discovery
│   ├── interaction_logger.py  # Logging utilities
│   ├── tools/                 # MCP tool implementations
│   │   ├── base_tool.py       # Base tool class
│   │   ├── system/            # System, server & graphmart tools
│   │   ├── query/             # SPARQL query tools
│   │   ├── discovery/         # Knowledge discovery tools
│   │   ├── ontology/          # Ontology management tools
│   │   ├── graphmart/         # Graphmart construction tools
│   │   └── memory/            # Agent memory tools
│   └── utils/                 # Shared utilities
├── prompts/                   # Agent prompt templates
├── skills/                    # Best practices guides
├── pyproject.toml             # Package metadata & build config
├── LICENSE                    # MIT License
└── README.md                  # This file

License

MIT

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