Auditable MCP server + Claude Code skills to control a ZWO Seestar S50 smart telescope and QA its astrophotography output.
Quick Install
Copy the config for your editor. Some servers may need additional setup — check the README.
Claude Desktop
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Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"seestar-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"seestar-mcp"
]
}
}
}📋 Copy
Run in terminal:
claude mcp add seestar-mcp uvx seestar-mcp📋 Copy
Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"seestar-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"seestar-mcp"
]
}
}
}📋 Copy
Or install with pip: pip install seestar-mcp
README Excerpt
An auditable [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server plus a set of Claude Code Skills that let you control a **ZWO Seestar S50** smart telescope and run data-quality assurance on its astrophotography output. The server wraps pulls RAW FITS subs off the device, and scores them with a two-tier QA pipeline. It is
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SEESTAR_ALPACA_BASE_URL SEESTAR_ALPACA_DEVICE_NUM SEESTAR_BIND_HOST SEESTAR_DATA_DIR SEESTAR_REFINE_ALIGNMENT SEESTAR_REFINE_DATA_DIR SEESTAR_REFINE_DSS_CLI SEESTAR_REFINE_OUTPUT_DIR SEESTAR_REFINE_PIXINSIGHT_EXE SEESTAR_REFINE_REJECTION SEESTAR_SEESTAR_HOST add_horizon_mask assess_conditions check_backends check_night_guardrails connect_telescope download_subs engine get_focuser_position get_project
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