# Serial Port

> Use this tool when you need to establish serial communication with external devices, manage data transfer, and control serial port connections. It solves problems related to device connectivity, data exchange, and protocol implementation, providing inputs such as available ports and device plugins, and outputs including read and written data. Ideal for use cases requiring serial port interaction, such as IoT device integration, industrial automation, and legacy system communication.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/gh-es617-serial-port  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gh-es617-serial-port

## Description

Provides serial port communication capabilities for AI agents. List available ports, open connections, read and write data with line-oriented I/O, manage control lines (DTR/RTS), and support protocol specifications and device plugins.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.80
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/gh-es617-serial-port)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/es617/serial-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "gh-es617-serial-port"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gh-es617-serial-port` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gh-es617-serial-port/pull`

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