quantum-resource-estimator-mcp

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that makes quantum resource estimation accessible through natural language. Built on Microsoft's QDK resource estimator.

Estimates physical quantum resources (qubit count, runtime) needed to run quantum algorithms on fault-tolerant hardware. Helps researchers answer questions like:

• "How many qubits does it take to break RSA-2048 with Shor's algorithm?"
• "How does a superconducting qubit hardware compare to trapped-ion for this chemistry simulation?"
• "What's the tradeoff between qubit count and runtime for my algorithm?"

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | estimate_resources | Run a single resource estimation with defaults or custom params | | compare_configurations | Side-by-side comparison across hardware architectures | | generate_frontier | Pareto frontier: qubit-count vs. runtime tradeoff | | list_qubit_models | Reference data for all 6 predefined qubit models | | list_qec_schemes | Reference data for QEC schemes (surface_code, floquet_code) | | list_algorithm_templates | Predefined algorithms with logical resource counts | | explain_parameters | Domain-specific guidance (cryptography, chemistry, optimization) | | custom_qubit_model_estimate | Estimation with fully custom qubit parameters |

Requires uv. The qsharp package bundles its own native runtime — no .NET SDK install needed.

No cloning needed. Configure your MCP client directly (see below) — uvx handles installation automatically on first run.

git clone https://github.com/DeDuckProject/quantum-resource-estimator-mcp
cd quantum-resource-estimator-mcp
uv sync

macOS — `~/Library/Application Support/Claude