BV API MCP

Semantic search over BrainVoyager scripting API docs via MCP.

Setup

uv sync
uv run python tools/chunk_markdown.py
uv run python tools/build_vector_db.py

MCP Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Brainvoyager-API-search": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "--directory", "/path/to/bv_api_mcp", "python", "src/server.py"]
    }
  }
}

Example

- What can you do with VMR files in BrainVoyager with Python?
- How can I write a script to correct inhomogeneity in VMR files?

Tool

search_api_db — search BV commands, methods, and properties by describing what you want to do.

Param	Required	Description
query	yes	e.g. "normalize VMR to MNI space"
category	no	e.g. "VMR General", "Mesh"
api_type	no	"command" or "property"