Give LLM Systems Agentic Access to Installed Wolfram Applications
Wolfram Local MCP gives agentic access to installed Wolfram applications, allowing them to power Wolfram Foundation Tool capabilities.
Read about what's new in Version 15Using Wolfram Local MCP, AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and Visual Studio Code can connect to installed Wolfram applications. The AI coding assistant can evaluate Wolfram Language code, search Wolfram documentation, read and write notebooks, run tests and inspect code.
Free with: Wolfram Engine Wolfram|One Mathematica
Works with: Antigravity ChatGPT Claude Code Claude Desktop Cline Codex Continue Cursor Kiro LibreChat OpenCode Roo Windsurf Zed Any client that supports MCP
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Best for use with Claude Code, Cursor, etc.
Keep data and execution within your environment.
Handle multistep operations, persistent data, etc.
Create and deploy custom MCP servers.
Work with local resources.
Create structured, interactive notebooks.
Best for use with ChatGPT, Claude, etc.
No infrastructure. Get started in seconds.
Only single requests allowed.
Cannot create and deploy custom MCP servers.
Does not support file upload or download.
Remote answers only, no local interactions.
User or agent sends query to LLM
LLM determines a need for computation and/or trusted data
LLM calls the Wolfram Foundation Tool/Wolfram tools via MCP, based on user setup
Wolfram returns trusted results to the LLM
LLM presents results to user or agent
With the Wolfram Foundation Tool, you're using the power of Wolfram symbolic computation to compute accurate results, free from LLM-related issues such as hallucinations.
The Foundation Tool efficiently computes exactly what you need—whether or not it has ever been computed before—rather than trying to find a precomputed result in an existing document.
The Foundation Tool accesses the Wolfram Knowledgebase—authoritative data curated over the past two decades—not material scraped from websites.
Results are backed by highly readable Wolfram Language and Wolfram|Alpha input that can readily be validated by users.
The Foundation Tool gives you access to the same Wolfram technology that's been trusted by the world's R&D leaders for more than three decades. Learn about what's new in the latest version
See Wolfram Local MCP in action inside a coding tool like Claude Code or Cursor. Your AI coding assistant queries Wolfram Language running on your machine—no cloud roundtrip, no data leaving your machine.
Wolfram Local MCP requires Wolfram|One, Mathematica or a licensed Wolfram Engine.
Wolfram Local MCP allows you to get the most out of the Wolfram product you already have installed. It allows for complex, multistep interactions using Wolfram Language driven by your preferred AI harness along with access to expert-level answers using Wolfram's algorithms and knowledgebase. If you have a licensed Wolfram Engine, Mathematica or Wolfram|One, you already have access to Wolfram Local MCP. Wolfram Cloud MCP is a free service that connects your MCP-compatible application to Wolfram technology.
No additional subscriptions are required.
Yes. For MCP-compatible clients not listed in the documentation, you can generate the raw JSON configuration and adapt it manually.
The default setting for evaluations is 60 seconds. For long-running computations, you can ask the AI to increase the timeout setting or break your computation into smaller steps.
The installed Wolfram Local MCP will use the same version of Wolfram Language as the session it was installed from. If you want to use a different version of Wolfram Language, you need to install Local MCP in a session of that version or manually edit the configuration file to point to a different Wolfram kernel.
The documentation for Local MCP contains many best practices for working with agents via MCP. For your chat clients, be sure to look at Persistent Instructions and Tips for Best Results. Tips for working with AI coding assistants can be found in Best Practices and Configuring AI Guidance with AGENTS.md.
