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Record · ros-mcp-servMCP serverCosts not checkedRecord checked Sep 23, 2026

ROS MCP Server

Connect Claude, GPT and Gemini to ROS robots for two-way control and observation without changing robot code.

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Sources and review

Checked against public documentation on . Suitability guidance is our editorial judgment; this is not a performance benchmark or an endorsement.

Best for

Robotics developers prototyping natural-language control and inspection of a ROS system.

Avoid if

You can't run rosbridge alongside your robot; the server communicates through it.

About ROS MCP Server

ROS MCP Server connects LLMs to ROS and ROS 2 robots through the rosbridge node, with no changes to existing robot source code. Models can publish and subscribe to topics, call services and actions, set parameters, read sensor data and monitor robot state, and are guided to discover available interfaces, including custom message types. It works with Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT and Cursor.

ROS MCP Server is listed in this index written primarily in Python, with 1.5k stars on GitHub. Its latest recorded repository push was in November 2026; that is not an ASE editorial review date.

Before connecting: access and data

This record's specific permissions have not been reviewed by ASE. Read the publisher's documentation before copying setup or connecting.

  • List the accounts, files and services the enabled tools can read, change or execute. Check your actual credentials and discovered tools.
  • Use narrowly scoped credentials and read-only mode where supported. Review proposed writes before approving them; a generated configuration does not apply these limits for you.
  • Local launch is not local-only data processing. External services receive requests, and your client may pass tool results to its model provider. Check both destinations before sharing private data.
  • Keep keys and browser session files out of shared config, repositories and screenshots. Know how to disconnect the server and separately revoke its credentials or account sessions.

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