mcp-server-elf

MCP server providing ELF600 electromagnetic field analysis documentation — file formats, solver options, element types, and workflow recipes for the ELF600 BEM-based electromagnetic analysis suite (MAGIC magnetostatic, ELFIN electrostatic, BEAM particle tracking).

This server does not execute ELF600 simulations — it provides curated documentation that AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) can consult while authoring .mai/.mei/.meg input files for ELF.

Features

13 tools providing curated docs + raw access to ELF600 help HTM, example inputs, vendor wiki, and Python ctypes API:

Each _* family has 3 tools: _index, _search(query), _get(path).

Bundled data (all generated from fresh ELF600 install via scripts/crawl_*.py):

• help_dump.json — Shift_JIS HTM decoded + HTML-stripped
• examples_dump.json — 228 MAGIC + 66 ELFIN + 38 BEAM input files
• wiki_dump.json — 67 curated pages from https://elf.co.jp/
• python_dump.json — elftypes.py/magtypes.py (83 ctypes API functions each), *.cfg, ELFERR.def/MESERR.def, etc.

Curated topics (elf_usage)

Returns documentation on:

• File formats: .mai (analysis input), .mei (mesh script), .meg (compiled mesh)
• Solvers: MAGIC (magnetostatic, transient, AC), ELFIN (electrostatic), BEAM (particle tracking)
• Eddy current: MAB / MAT / MBB elements, time-stepping, sinusoidal AC (SOL MOMC)
• Element types: full catalog with DOF counts and symmetry restrictions (3D / 2D / Axisym)
• B-H curves: anisotropy (HBA1/HBA2), recoil, extrapolation
• IPM motor workflow: Ld/Lq calculation
• Inductance: Lsc (JIS) and Ll (IEEJ) with 6 samples
• Magnetization / demagnetization (MAGNE2)
• Convergence troubleshooting, error codes (160+ ELF-Q/E/W codes)
• Force methods: FORC vs FORT vs FIXB
• Tools: IEmesh, Wmap3, MagFilter2, MaiEditor3, ELF/Bench

Available topics:

all, overview, mai_format, mei_format, meg_format,
magic, elfin, beam, element_types, bh_curves,
sol_commands, mei_commands, ipm_motor, inductance,
magnetization, examples, meg_export, treasure_box,
sinusoidal, anisotropy, sted, meshing, convergence,
force_methods, errors, iemesh, tools

Installation

pip install mcp-server-elf

Verify:

mcp-server-elf --selftest

Usage

Claude Code

claude mcp add elf "C:/Program Files/Python312/Scripts/mcp-server-elf.exe"

(Adjust path for your Python install. On Linux/macOS, the script is typically ~/.local/bin/mcp-server-elf or similar.)

Cursor / Other MCP clients

Add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elf": {
      "command": "mcp-server-elf"
    }
  }
}

Self-test

mcp-server-elf --selftest

Iterates through all 26 topics and asserts non-empty documentation.

What is ELF600?

ELF600 is a commercial BEM (Boundary Element Method) electromagnetic analysis suite distributed by Science Solutions International Laboratory (https://www.science-solutions.jp/elf/).

Workflow:

.mei (mesh script) --> IEmesh --> .meg (compiled mesh)
.mai (analysis) + .meg --> MAGIC/ELFIN/BEAM --> .mag/.mao results

Why this server?

LLM coding agents authoring ELF input files (.mai/.mei) need access to:

• The ~60k character ELF reference manual content,
• Element naming conventions (T/K/R symmetry × element family),
• SOL block recipes (MOME / MOMC / FIEL / FORC / NONL),
• Frequency-sweep AC analysis structure,
• Common error code interpretation,

without polluting context with the entire vendor PDF. This MCP server returns just the relevant topical chunk on demand.

License

BSD-3-Clause. See LICENSE.

ELF600 itself is a commercial product of Science Solutions International Laboratory and is not redistributed by this package — only documentation references.

Author

Kengo Sugahara, Kindai University (ksugahar@ele.kindai.ac.jp)