# materials-project-mcp-from-scratch

> materials-project-mcp-from-scratch — ibtisamkhan96-materials-project-mcp-from-scratch. Use this tool when you need to access materials science data and perform searches on chemical systems, retrieve material properties, or find specific materials like semiconductors. It solves problems related to materials discovery and research by providing an interface to the Materials Project API, accepting queries and returning relevant data on material summaries, band gaps, and crystal structures. It is ideal for use cases involving materials science research, education, or development, where quick access to reliable materials data is necessary.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/ibtisamkhan96-materials-project-mcp-from-scratch  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ibtisamkhan96-materials-project-mcp-from-scratch

## Description

An educational MCP server that wraps the Materials Project API, exposing tools to search chemical systems, get material summaries, find semiconductors by band gap, and retrieve crystal structure facts.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-08-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ek7vqq3s0f)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/ibtisamkhan96/materials-project-mcp-from-scratch>

## 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": "ibtisamkhan96-materials-project-mcp-from-scratch"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ibtisamkhan96-materials-project-mcp-from-scratch` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ibtisamkhan96-materials-project-mcp-from-scratch/pull`

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