viznoir MCP Server
Cinema-quality science visualization for AI agents — headless VTK via MCP.
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Published as viznoir on pypi. Runs locally.
Known issues
5 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team. Issues filed by the project's own maintainers are excluded.
Most discussed
Add colormap preview resource (viznoir://colormaps/preview)
Summary
Add an MCP resource viznoir://colormaps/preview that returns a visual preview (PNG) of all built-in colormaps rendered as horizontal gradient bars.
Why
Users often don't know which colormap to use. A visual preview helps them pick the right one without trial-and-error rendering.
Implementation Guide
- File:
src/viznoir/resources/catalog.py - Reference:
engine/colormaps.pyhas all colormap definitions - Approach: Generate a single PNG image with labeled
Read the thread · 2026-03-07 · closed · 2 comments
Stable API + SemVer & deprecation policy
Summary
Commit to a stable public API for 1.0: SemVer guarantee + deprecation cycle, documented.
What to do
- API stability doc + deprecation policy. Audit tool/pipeline signatures for 1.0 freeze.
Milestone: v1.0.0
Read the thread · 2026-05-31 · closed · 1 comment
[Epic] v0.11.0 — Trust & Guard (Physics Guard & Autoexp)
v0.9.0 — Quality & Guard
물리 가드 + autoexp 파일럿. '환각 방지' 기초.
Roadmap: docs/plans/2026-05-31-reactivation-and-v0.9-resume.md
Sub-tasks
- #58 guard/ module — domain rules + validator
- #59 validate_render MCP tool (23→24)
- #60 engine/quality.py — quality metrics
- #61 core/autoexp.py — modify→render→measure loop
- #62 Quality gates — coverage 90% + benchmark CI
Read the thread · 2026-05-31 · closed · 1 comment
validate_render MCP tool
Summary
MCP tool running the guard validator on a render → pass/warn/fail + fix suggestions. Brings tool count 23→24.
What to do
src/viznoir/tools/validate_render.py+ register inserver.py.- Depends on guard/ module.
Milestone: v0.9.0
Read the thread · 2026-05-31 · closed · 1 comment
Add example gallery with sample datasets and outputs
Summary
Create a docs/examples/ directory with 3-5 end-to-end usage examples showing viznoir's capabilities, each with a README, sample MCP tool call, and expected output screenshot.
Why
New users and contributors need concrete examples to understand what viznoir can do. A gallery lowers the barrier to both usage and contribution.
Suggested Examples
- Wavelet slice —
render+sliceon VTK wavelet data - CFD pressure contour —
renderwith cinematic lighting on pres
Read the thread · 2026-03-07 · closed · 0 comments
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