DiffBeam Gaussian Beam Optics

com.gaussian-beamPublished by gaussian-beam.comOfficial publisherv2.0.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

Read-only optical catalog search plus DiffBeam server, schema, and catalog revision metadata.

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Server details

Identifier: com.gaussian-beam/diffbeam
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Runtime: Web executable
Trust: Verified
Published: Sep 16, 2026

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Overview

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Anonymous, read-only remote MCP for searching Gaussian beam optics component catalogs and reporting DiffBeam server and catalog revisions.

What you can do: Search fiber, fiber collimator and lens catalogs for optical components, read-only and anonymously, with no solver or workspace access. Read DiffBeam server, schema and catalog revision metadata to confirm which release and catalog the assistant is querying. The public endpoint is stateless and read-only, so it returns catalog results and revision information rather than design or analysis output. Workspace reads, deterministic solving, planner edits, undo and revision restore belong to a separate credentialed Direct Agent Bridge, not to this anonymous MCP.
When to use it: Use it when an assistant needs to look up fibers, collimators or lenses from the Gaussian Beam catalog, or to check which DiffBeam server and catalog revision it is talking to. It is not the tool for analyzing a beam or editing a planner workspace; those need the separate credentialed bridge.
Requirements: A remote Streamable HTTP endpoint; no installation, account, API key or environment variable is declared. The client must support Streamable HTTP and have network access to the endpoint.

Before you install

The public endpoint is anonymous and read-only, so it cannot change designs or workspaces. The credentialed Direct Agent Bridge is separate and uses a temporary workspace-scoped credential; the README warns never to put that credential in a URL, public page, model configuration, log or repository.

Installation

In SourceWeft

Open DiffBeam Gaussian Beam Optics in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.

Use with an agent

Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another agent — or into SourceWeft chat. The agent reads this server's install guide, shows you its publisher, endpoint and sign-in, and adds it to your client once you agree. Keys never go into a command.

Read https://sourceweft.com/mcp/com.gaussian-beam%2Fdiffbeam/install.md and connect the MCP server it describes to my client. Before changing any config, show me its publisher, endpoint and sign-in method and wait for my OK. Never put an API key in a command or in a file I would commit; ask me where it should come from.

Read the install guide the agent follows

Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "diffbeam-gaussian-beam-optics": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://catalog-api.gaussian-beam.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

README

DiffBeam by Gaussian Beam

DiffBeam is a deterministic Gaussian beam optics service for AI agents and engineering tools. Its anonymous MCP searches optical component catalogs and reports server/catalog revisions. A separate credentialed Direct Agent Bridge analyzes and applies revisioned edits to a user's Gaussian Beam planner workspace.

DiffBeam does not host or proxy a language model. Bring any compatible AI client.

Remote MCP server

Endpoint: https://catalog-api.gaussian-beam.com/mcp/
Release: 2.0.0
Registry name: com.gaussian-beam/diffbeam
Human-readable documentation: https://gaussian-beam.com/mcp/
Machine-readable manifest: https://gaussian-beam.com/.well-known/mcp/server.json
Contracts: https://gaussian-beam.com/mcp/contracts/

MCP clients connect directly with Streamable HTTP. The public endpoint is anonymous, stateless, and read-only. It has no solver, design-link, or workspace authority.

No-install Direct Agent Bridge

An internet-capable AI that can send HTTPS POST requests does not need native MCP installation. The planner's Connect your AI dialog creates a workspace-specific endpoint, temporary scoped credential, and ready-to-copy prompt. The normal flow is:

get_workspace
make one small planner-native operation such as add_lens or set_wavelength
inspect the returned beam feedback and explain the visible revision
refine with the next useful operation; use dry_run only for explicit preview-only work

Read the Direct Agent Bridge guide. Never put a workspace credential in a URL, public page, model configuration, log, or repository.

Public MCP tools

get_diffbeam_state
search_fibers
search_fiber_collimators
search_lenses

Credentialed bridge operations

The bridge is not part of the anonymous MCP. It uses the temporary capability from Connect your AI and groups operations into:

workspace reads, changes, and revision history;
deterministic solving, beam summaries, waist finding, and point measurement;
fiber, collimator, and lens catalog searches;
planner-native source, element, parameter, unit, and beam-target mutations;
undo and revision restore.

Writes require the current expected_revision and create a live planner revision by default. The public MCP cannot access these operations.

Worked optical-design guides

The JSON file in examples/ is a planner-import example for documentation and bridge workflows. It is not an argument accepted by the anonymous catalog MCP.

Repository scope

This public repository contains discovery metadata and integration documentation. It deliberately contains no production credentials, private workspace data, telemetry, or deployment configuration. The documents and examples are licensed under Apache-2.0.

Security issues should be reported privately as described in SECURITY.md.

Source: README.md at commit b034e01

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Version history

v2.0.0LatestSep 16, 2026

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