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What can you do with Globus MCP?

  • Search for Globus collections — Find accessible endpoints and collections by name or filter using globus_transfer_search_endpoints_and_collections.
  • List accessible endpoints and collections — Retrieve all Globus Transfer endpoints and collections you can access with globus_transfer_list_endpoints_and_collections.
  • Submit a file transfer — Move data between two Globus collections by creating a transfer task via globus_transfer_submit_task.
  • Browse a remote directory — Inspect the contents of a directory on a collection using globus_transfer_list_directory.
  • Run a Python function remotely — Register and execute a Python function on a Globus Compute endpoint with globus_compute_register_python_function and globus_compute_submit_task.
  • Check a compute task's status — Retrieve the status and result of a submitted Globus Compute task via globus_compute_get_task_status.

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Globus MCP Server

The Globus MCP Server enables LLM applications to interact with Globus services.

Supported Tools

Globus Transfer

  • globus_transfer_list_endpoints_and_collections - List endpoints and collections the user has access to
  • globus_transfer_search_endpoints_and_collections - Use a filter string to search all endpoints and collections that are visible to the user
  • globus_transfer_submit_task - Submit a transfer task between two collections
  • globus_transfer_get_task_events - Get a list of task events
  • globus_transfer_list_directory - List contents of a directory on a collection

Globus Compute

  • globus_compute_list_endpoints - List endpoints that the user has access to
  • globus_compute_register_python_function - Register a Python function
  • globus_compute_register_shell_command - Register a shell command
  • globus_compute_submit_task - Submit a task to an endpoint
  • globus_compute_get_task_status - Retrieve the status and result of a task

Configuration

The following configuration is compatible with most LLM applications that support MCP such as Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "globus-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["globus-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Limiting Tool Registration

By default, the Globus MCP server registers tools for every service. To register tools for only specific services, use the --services command-line flag:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "globus-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "globus-mcp",
        "--services",
        "compute"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Specifying Client Credentials

If you've registered a client application in the Globus web UI, you can specify the client credentials via the GLOBUS_CLIENT_ID and GLOBUS_CLIENT_SECRET environment variables:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "globus-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["globus-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GLOBUS_CLIENT_ID": "...",
        "GLOBUS_CLIENT_SECRET": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}