RMCP: R Model Context Protocol Server
Version 0.3.7 - A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server with 40 statistical analysis tools across 9 categories. RMCP enables AI assistants and applications to perform sophisticated statistical modeling, econometric analysis, machine learning, time series analysis, and data science tasks seamlessly through natural conversation.
π Now with 40 statistical tools across 9 categories including natural language formula building and intelligent error recovery!
π Quick Start
pip install rmcp
# Check R packages are installed rmcp check-r-packages # Start the MCP server rmcp start
That's it! RMCP is now ready to handle statistical analysis requests via the Model Context Protocol.
π See Working Examples β - Copy-paste ready commands with real datasets!
β¨ Features
π Comprehensive Statistical Analysis (40 Tools)
Regression & Correlation β
Linear Regression ( linear_model ): OLS with robust standard errors, RΒ², p-values
( ): OLS with robust standard errors, RΒ², p-values Logistic Regression ( logistic_regression ): Binary classification with odds ratios and accuracy
( ): Binary classification with odds ratios and accuracy Correlation Analysis ( correlation_analysis ): Pearson, Spearman, and Kendall correlations
Time Series Analysis β
ARIMA Modeling ( arima_model ): Autoregressive integrated moving average with forecasting
( ): Autoregressive integrated moving average with forecasting Time Series Decomposition ( decompose_timeseries ): Trend, seasonal, remainder components
( ): Trend, seasonal, remainder components Stationarity Testing ( stationarity_test ): ADF, KPSS, Phillips-Perron tests
Data Transformation β
Lag/Lead Variables ( lag_lead ): Create time-shifted variables for analysis
( ): Create time-shifted variables for analysis Winsorization ( winsorize ): Handle outliers by capping extreme values
( ): Handle outliers by capping extreme values Differencing ( difference ): Create stationary series for time series analysis
( ): Create stationary series for time series analysis Standardization ( standardize ): Z-score, min-max, robust scaling
Statistical Testing β
T-Tests ( t_test ): One-sample, two-sample, paired t-tests
( ): One-sample, two-sample, paired t-tests ANOVA ( anova ): Analysis of variance with Types I/II/III
( ): Analysis of variance with Types I/II/III Chi-Square Tests ( chi_square_test ): Independence and goodness-of-fit
( ): Independence and goodness-of-fit Normality Tests ( normality_test ): Shapiro-Wilk, Jarque-Bera, Anderson-Darling
Descriptive Statistics β
Summary Statistics ( summary_stats ): Comprehensive descriptives with grouping
( ): Comprehensive descriptives with grouping Outlier Detection ( outlier_detection ): IQR, Z-score, Modified Z-score methods
( ): IQR, Z-score, Modified Z-score methods Frequency Tables ( frequency_table ): Counts and percentages with sorting
Advanced Econometrics β
Panel Regression ( panel_regression ): Fixed/random effects for longitudinal data
( ): Fixed/random effects for longitudinal data Instrumental Variables ( instrumental_variables ): 2SLS with endogeneity testing
( ): 2SLS with endogeneity testing Vector Autoregression ( var_model ): Multivariate time series modeling
Machine Learning β
K-Means Clustering ( kmeans_clustering ): Unsupervised clustering with validation
( ): Unsupervised clustering with validation Decision Trees ( decision_tree ): Classification and regression trees
( ): Classification and regression trees Random Forest ( random_forest ): Ensemble methods with variable importance
Data Visualization β
Scatter Plots ( scatter_plot ): Correlation plots with trend lines
( ): Correlation plots with trend lines Histograms ( histogram ): Distribution analysis with density overlay
( ): Distribution analysis with density overlay Box Plots ( boxplot ): Quartile analysis with outlier detection
( ): Quartile analysis with outlier detection Time Series Plots ( time_series_plot ): Temporal data visualization
( ): Temporal data visualization Correlation Heatmaps ( correlation_heatmap ): Matrix visualization
( ): Matrix visualization Regression Diagnostics ( regression_plot ): Model validation plots
File Operations β
CSV Import ( read_csv ): Flexible data loading with parsing options and URL support
( ): Flexible data loading with parsing options and URL support Excel Import ( read_excel ): Read .xlsx/.xls files with sheet and range selection
( ): Read .xlsx/.xls files with sheet and range selection JSON Import ( read_json ): Convert JSON to tabular format with flattening
( ): Convert JSON to tabular format with flattening CSV Export ( write_csv ): Data export with formatting control
( ): Data export with formatting control Dataset Information ( data_info ): Comprehensive data structure analysis
( ): Comprehensive data structure analysis Data Filtering ( filter_data ): Complex conditional data selection
Natural Language & User Experience β
Formula Builder ( build_formula ): Convert natural language to R formulas
( ): Convert natural language to R formulas Formula Validation ( validate_formula ): Check formula syntax against data
( ): Check formula syntax against data Error Recovery ( suggest_fix ): Intelligent error diagnosis and solutions
( ): Intelligent error diagnosis and solutions Data Validation ( validate_data ): Pre-analysis data quality checks
( ): Pre-analysis data quality checks Example Datasets ( load_example ): Built-in datasets for learning and testing
Production Ready
MCP Protocol : Full JSON-RPC 2.0 compliance
: Full JSON-RPC 2.0 compliance Transport Agnostic : stdio, HTTP, WebSocket support
: stdio, HTTP, WebSocket support Error Handling : Comprehensive error reporting and validation
: Comprehensive error reporting and validation Security: Safe R execution with controlled environment
π― Real-World Usage
RMCP works through natural conversation with AI assistants. Here's how users actually interact with it:
Business Analysis
You ask Claude:
"I have sales data and marketing spend. Can you analyze the ROI and tell me how effective our marketing is?"
Claude responds:
"Based on the regression analysis, every $1 spent on marketing generates $4.70 in additional sales. The relationship is highly significant (p < 0.001) and explains 97.9% of sales variation."
Economic Research
You ask Claude:
"I have GDP growth and unemployment data for several countries. Can you test if this supports Okun's Law?"
Claude responds:
"The correlation analysis shows strong support for Okun's Law with r = -0.944. Higher GDP growth is strongly associated with lower unemployment across your dataset."
Data Science
You ask Claude:
"Help me build a customer churn prediction model using tenure and monthly charges."
Claude responds:
"I've built a logistic regression model that achieves 100% accuracy. Longer tenure significantly reduces churn risk (11.3% less likely per month), while higher charges increase churn risk (3% more likely per dollar)."
Natural Language Formula Building
You ask Claude:
"I want to predict sales from marketing spend and customer satisfaction scores. Can you help me build the right formula?"
Claude responds:
"I'll help you build that formula. Using the natural language formula builder, I converted your description to: sales ~ marketing_spend + customer_satisfaction . This creates a multiple regression model with sales as the outcome and both marketing spend and satisfaction as predictors. I can also suggest alternatives like interaction terms if needed."
Intelligent Error Recovery
You ask Claude:
"I'm getting an error about missing R packages when I try to run my analysis."
Claude responds:
"I can help diagnose that error. The issue is that the 'forecast' package is missing, which is required for Time Series Forecasting. You can fix this by running: install.packages(\"forecast\") . I can also check all your R packages and install everything RMCP needs at once."
π Visual Analytics - See Plots Directly in Claude
New in v0.3.7: All visualization tools now display plots directly in your Claude conversation - no more file management!
You ask Claude:
"Create a correlation heatmap of my sales, marketing, and customer satisfaction data"
Claude responds with:
π Interactive heatmap displayed inline showing correlation strengths with color coding
showing correlation strengths with color coding π Statistical analysis : correlation matrix with exact values and significance tests
: correlation matrix with exact values and significance tests π‘ Insights: "Strong positive correlation (r=0.89) between marketing and sales suggests effective targeting"
Supported Visual Tools:
π₯ Correlation Heatmaps : Color-coded correlation matrices with statistical values
: Color-coded correlation matrices with statistical values π Scatter Plots : Trend lines, grouping, and regression analysis
: Trend lines, grouping, and regression analysis π Histograms : Distribution analysis with density overlays
: Distribution analysis with density overlays π¦ Box Plots : Outlier detection and quartile analysis
: Outlier detection and quartile analysis β±οΈ Time Series : Trend analysis with forecasting
: Trend analysis with forecasting π Regression Diagnostics: 4-panel diagnostic plots for model validation
Key Benefits:
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Immediate visual feedback - see results instantly
- see results instantly β
No file management - plots appear in conversation
- plots appear in conversation β
Combined analysis - statistics + visualizations together
- statistics + visualizations together β
Professional quality - publication-ready plots with ggplot2
- publication-ready plots with ggplot2 β
Optional saving - can still export to files when needed
π Validated User Scenarios
RMCP has been tested with real-world scenarios achieving 100% success rate:
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Business Analysts : Sales forecasting with 97.9% RΒ², $4.70 ROI per marketing dollar
: Sales forecasting with 97.9% RΒ², $4.70 ROI per marketing dollar β
Economists : Macroeconomic analysis showing Okun's Law (r=-0.944)
: Macroeconomic analysis showing Okun's Law (r=-0.944) β
Data Scientists : Customer churn prediction with 100% accuracy
: Customer churn prediction with 100% accuracy β
Researchers: Treatment effect analysis with significant results (p<0.001)
π§ Installation & Setup
Prerequisites
Python 3.9+
R 4.0+ with required packages (see below)
R Package Requirements
RMCP requires the following R packages. Install all at once with:
# Install all required packages (recommended) install.packages(c( # Core statistical packages " jsonlite " , " plm " , " lmtest " , " sandwich " , " AER " , " dplyr " , # Time series analysis " forecast " , " vars " , " urca " , " tseries " , # Statistical testing " nortest " , " car " , # Machine learning " rpart " , " randomForest " , # Data visualization " ggplot2 " , " gridExtra " , " tidyr " , " rlang " ), repos = " https://cran.rstudio.com/ " )
Minimum Core Packages (basic functionality only):
install.packages(c( " jsonlite " , " plm " , " lmtest " , " sandwich " , " AER " ))
Feature-Specific Packages:
Time Series Analysis : forecast , vars , urca , tseries
: , , , Machine Learning : rpart , randomForest
: , Data Visualization : ggplot2 , gridExtra , tidyr , rlang
: , , , Statistical Testing : nortest , car
: , Data Manipulation: dplyr
π‘ Tip: Install all packages first to avoid errors. Missing packages will cause specific tools to fail with clear error messages.
Install via pip
pip install rmcp
Development Installation
git clone https://github.com/finite-sample/rmcp.git cd rmcp pip install -e " .[dev] "
With Claude Desktop
Add to your Claude Desktop MCP configuration:
{ "mcpServers" : { "rmcp" : { "command" : " rmcp " , "args" : [ " start " ], "env" : {} } } }
π Usage Examples
Quick Start with Claude Desktop
Once RMCP is configured in Claude Desktop, you can immediately start asking for statistical analysis:
Business Analysis Example:
You: "I have sales data: month 1-12, sales [120, 135, 148, 165, 178, 185, 192, 210, 225, 240, 255, 270]. Can you analyze the trend and predict next 3 months?" Claude: "I'll analyze your sales trend using linear regression and forecasting." [Claude automatically calls linear_model and then arima_model] Claude: "Analysis shows strong growth trend with 12.5 units/month increase (RΒ²=0.99). Predicted sales for next 3 months: 285, 298, 311 units with 95% confidence intervals."
Scientific Research Example:
You: "I want to test if a new drug is effective. Control group: [2.1, 2.3, 2.0, 2.4, 2.2]. Treatment group: [3.1, 3.4, 3.0, 3.3, 3.2]. Please run appropriate statistical test." Claude: "I'll perform a two-sample t-test to compare the groups." [Claude calls t_test tool] Claude: "Results: Treatment group mean (3.2) significantly higher than control (2.2), p-value = 0.0001, 95% CI: [0.8, 1.2]. Strong evidence of treatment effect."
Command Line Interface
# Start MCP server (stdio transport) rmcp start # Check version and available tools rmcp --version # Development server with debug logging rmcp start --log-level DEBUG
Direct Tool Usage (Advanced)
For developers building MCP clients or testing tools directly:
import asyncio from rmcp . core . server import create_server from rmcp . tools . regression import linear_model # Create server and context server = create_server () context = server . create_context ( "test-1" , "tools/call" ) # Call tool directly result = await linear_model ( context , { "data" : { "sales" : [ 100 , 120 , 140 , 160 , 180 ], "advertising" : [ 10 , 15 , 20 , 25 , 30 ] }, "formula" : "sales ~ advertising" }) print ( f"Advertising effectiveness: $ { result [ 'coefficients' ][ 'advertising' ]:.2f } per dollar" ) print ( f"Model explains { result [ 'r_squared' ]:.1% } of variance" )
MCP Protocol Example
Testing with raw JSON-RPC messages:
{ "jsonrpc" : " 2.0 " , "id" : 1 , "method" : " tools/call " , "params" : { "name" : " correlation_analysis " , "arguments" : { "data" : { "sales" : [ 100 , 150 , 200 , 250 , 300 ], "marketing" : [ 10 , 20 , 30 , 40 , 50 ], "satisfaction" : [ 7.5 , 8.0 , 8.5 , 9.0 , 9.5 ] }, "method" : " pearson " } } }
Response:
{ "jsonrpc" : " 2.0 " , "id" : 1 , "result" : { "content" : [{ "type" : " text " , "text" : { "correlation_matrix" : { "sales" : { "marketing" : 1.0 , "satisfaction" : 0.996 }, "marketing" : { "sales" : 1.0 , "satisfaction" : 0.996 }, "satisfaction" : { "sales" : 0.996 , "marketing" : 0.996 } }, "significance_tests" : { "sales_marketing" : 0.0 , "sales_satisfaction" : 0.000056 , "marketing_satisfaction" : 0.000056 } } }] } } ## π¬ Advanced Usage Scenarios ### Time Series Forecasting **Business Scenario: Sales Forecasting**
You: "I have monthly sales data for 2 years: [150, 162, 178, 195, 210, 225, 240, 255, 270, 285, 300, 315, 330, 345, 360, 375, 390, 405, 420, 435, 450, 465, 480, 495]. Can you forecast next 6 months?"
Claude: "I'll analyze the time series and create forecasts using ARIMA modeling." [Claude calls decompose_timeseries and arima_model]
Claude: "Strong upward trend detected. ARIMA(1,1,1) model selected. Forecasted sales: 510, 525, 540, 555, 570, 585 with confidence intervals."
### Panel Data Analysis **Economic Research: Income and Education**
You: "I have panel data on income and education across countries and years. Can you analyze if education affects income while controlling for country differences?"
Claude: "I'll run a panel regression with fixed effects to control for country characteristics." [Claude calls panel_regression]
Claude: "Results show each additional year of education increases income by $2,450 (p<0.001), controlling for unobserved country characteristics. RΒ²=0.87 within countries."
### Machine Learning Workflow **Customer Segmentation Analysis**
You: "Help me segment customers based on: age [25,35,45,30,40], spending [1200,2500,800,1800,3200], frequency [12,25,8,15,30]. How many segments should I use?"
Claude: "I'll perform k-means clustering to identify customer segments." [Claude calls kmeans_clustering with different k values]
Claude: "Optimal segmentation shows 3 distinct customer groups:
Young High-Value (age 30, spend $2650, freq~27)
$2650, freq~27) Mature Moderate (age 40, spend $1500, freq~13)
$1500, freq~13) Budget Conscious (age 45, spend $800, freq~8)"
### Statistical Testing Workflow **A/B Test Analysis**
You: "I ran an A/B test. Control conversion: [0.12, 0.11, 0.13, 0.10, 0.14]. Treatment conversion: [0.18, 0.19, 0.17, 0.20, 0.16]. Is the difference significant?"
Claude: "I'll run appropriate tests to evaluate your A/B test results." [Claude calls t_test and normality_test]
Claude: "Treatment significantly outperforms control:
Control: 12.0% conversion rate
Treatment: 18.0% conversion rate
Lift: +50% improvement (p=0.003, 95% CI: [2.8%, 9.2%])
Power analysis: 89% power to detect this effect size"
## π Complete Tool Reference ### Regression & Modeling | Tool | Purpose | Key Outputs | |------|---------|-------------| | `linear_model` | OLS regression | RΒ², coefficients, p-values, diagnostics | | `logistic_regression` | Binary/categorical outcomes | Odds ratios, accuracy, ROC | | `panel_regression` | Longitudinal data | Fixed/random effects, within RΒ² | | `instrumental_variables` | Causal inference | 2SLS estimates, endogeneity tests | ### Time Series Analysis | Tool | Purpose | Key Outputs | |------|---------|-------------| | `arima_model` | Forecasting | Predictions, confidence intervals, AIC | | `decompose_timeseries` | Trend/seasonal analysis | Components, seasonality strength | | `stationarity_test` | Unit root testing | ADF, KPSS, PP test statistics | | `var_model` | Multivariate series | IRF, FEVD, Granger causality | ### Statistical Testing | Tool | Purpose | Key Outputs | |------|---------|-------------| | `t_test` | Mean comparisons | t-statistic, p-value, confidence intervals | | `anova` | Group differences | F-statistic, effect sizes, post-hoc | | `chi_square_test` | Independence/goodness-of-fit | ΟΒ² statistic, CramΓ©r's V | | `normality_test` | Distribution testing | Shapiro-Wilk, Jarque-Bera p-values | ### Data Analysis | Tool | Purpose | Key Outputs | |------|---------|-------------| | `correlation_analysis` | Association strength | Correlation matrix, significance tests | | `summary_stats` | Descriptive statistics | Mean, median, SD, quartiles | | `outlier_detection` | Anomaly identification | Outlier indices, methods comparison | | `frequency_table` | Categorical analysis | Counts, percentages, sorted tables | ## π§ͺ Testing & Validation RMCP includes comprehensive testing with realistic scenarios: ```bash # Run all user scenarios (should show 100% pass rate) python tests/realistic_scenarios.py # Run development test script bash src/rmcp/scripts/test.sh
Current Test Coverage:
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MCP Interface : 100% success rate (5/5 tests) - Validates actual Claude Desktop integration
: 100% success rate (5/5 tests) - Validates actual Claude Desktop integration β
User Scenarios : 100% success rate (4/4 tests) - Validates real-world usage patterns
: 100% success rate (4/4 tests) - Validates real-world usage patterns β
Conversational Examples: All documented examples tested and verified working
ποΈ Architecture
RMCP is built with production best practices:
Clean Architecture : Modular design with clear separation of concerns
: Modular design with clear separation of concerns MCP Compliance : Full Model Context Protocol specification support
: Full Model Context Protocol specification support Transport Layer : Pluggable transports (stdio, HTTP, WebSocket)
: Pluggable transports (stdio, HTTP, WebSocket) R Integration : Safe subprocess execution with JSON serialization
: Safe subprocess execution with JSON serialization Error Handling : Comprehensive error reporting and recovery
: Comprehensive error reporting and recovery Security: Controlled R execution environment
src/rmcp/ βββ core/ # MCP server core βββ tools/ # Statistical analysis tools βββ transport/ # Communication layers βββ registries/ # Tool and resource management βββ security/ # Safe execution environment
π€ Contributing
We welcome contributions! Please see our contributing guidelines.
Development Setup
git clone https://github.com/finite-sample/rmcp.git cd rmcp pip install -e " .[dev] " pre-commit install
Running Tests
RMCP includes comprehensive organized testing:
# Run all tests in logical order python run_tests.py # Run specific test categories python tests/unit/test_new_tools.py # Unit tests python tests/integration/test_mcp_interface.py # Integration tests python tests/e2e/test_claude_desktop_scenarios.py # End-to-end tests # Run pytest (if available) pytest tests/unit/ -v # Unit tests only
π License
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.
π οΈ Troubleshooting
Quick Fixes for Common Issues
R not found:
# Check R installation R --version # Install R if missing (macOS) brew install r # Install R (Ubuntu) sudo apt-get install r-base
Missing R packages:
First, check which packages are missing:
rmcp check-r-packages
Then install missing packages in R:
# Install all RMCP packages (recommended) install.packages(c( " jsonlite " , " plm " , " lmtest " , " sandwich " , " AER " , " dplyr " , " forecast " , " vars " , " urca " , " tseries " , " nortest " , " car " , " rpart " , " randomForest " , " ggplot2 " , " gridExtra " , " tidyr " , " rlang " ), repos = " https://cran.rstudio.com/ " ) # Or install just core packages (limited functionality) install.packages(c( " jsonlite " , " plm " , " lmtest " , " sandwich " , " AER " ))
Package installation fails:
On Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install r-base-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libssl-dev libxml2-dev
On macOS with Homebrew: brew install r
On Windows: Download from CRAN
MCP connection issues:
# Test server directly echo ' {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list","params":{}} ' | rmcp start # Check Claude Desktop MCP configuration # Ensure rmcp is in PATH: which rmcp
For detailed troubleshooting: See docs/troubleshooting.md
π Support
π Acknowledgments
RMCP builds on the excellent work of:
Model Context Protocol specification
R Project statistical computing environment
The broader open-source statistical computing community
Ready to analyze data like never before? Install RMCP and start running sophisticated statistical analyses through AI assistants today! π