MCP server for IBM Quantum computing services through Qiskit IBM Runtime
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add qiskit-ibm-runtime --env QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN='<QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN>' -- uvx qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.qiskit-ibm-runtime]
command = "uvx"
args = ["qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server"]
env = { QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN = "<QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN>" }
# codex mcp add qiskit-ibm-runtime --env QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN='<QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN>' -- uvx qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"qiskit-ibm-runtime": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN": "<QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"qiskit-ibm-runtime": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN": "<QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"qiskit-ibm-runtime": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN": "<QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"qiskit-ibm-runtime": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN": "<QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"qiskit-ibm-runtime": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN": "<QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.