Ros MCP server

by husain-zaidi·io.github.husain-zaidi/ros-mcp·v1.0.1

MCP for ROS 2 monitoring, debugging, and managing nodes, topics, services, and TF2 frames.

B75/100grade B

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If you have run it, two minutes of your experience saves the next person an afternoon.

write = sends, deletes, buys or posts

Read from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.

call_service
Call a ROS 2 service with optional parameters
check_ros_system_status
Check overall ROS 2 system status, daemon, and node health
generate_ros_graph
Generate RQT graph showing connections between nodes and topics
get_node_connections
Get all topics that a node publishes to and subscribes from
get_node_parameters
Get parameters for a specific ROS 2 node
get_topic_info
Get detailed information about a specific ROS 2 topic including message type
list_ros_nodes
List all currently running ROS 2 nodes and their information
list_ros_services
List all available ROS 2 services
list_ros_topics
List all ROS 2 topics with their types and publishers/subscribers
monitor_tf2_frames
Monitor TF2 transform frames and their relationships
monitor_topic
Monitor a ROS 2 topic for a specified duration. Collects messages over time.
publish_to_topicwrite action
Publish a message to a ROS 2 topic
run_ros_launchwrite action
Launch a ROS 2 package launch file
run_ros_nodewrite action
Run a ROS 2 node from a package
set_node_parameter
Set a parameter for a ROS 2 node

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-09-28 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

Code scan7 source files scanned25/25
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
Maintenancelast push 239 days ago4/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Overall 75/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score: 75/100; higher than 45% of 48,255 servers
Tools: 15; the typical server has 7
Tools that change things: 20%; typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
Downloads a week: 36; more than 26% of 12,191 servers with a package

What its tools let an agent do: 10 read · 1 create · 1 change · 1 send or post · 2 run or deploy

Runs npx -y ros-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add ros-mcp -- npx -y ros-mcp

Is Ros MCP server safe?: Mostly: it is graded B (75/100). Read the Ros safety report
How do I install Ros?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Ros need an API key?: Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is Ros maintained?: The last commit was 276 days ago (2026-02-01). The latest release is v1.0.1.
How does Ros compare with other MCP servers?: safety score 75/100 (higher than 45% of 48,255 servers); tools 15 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 20% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.