functions/src/mcp/openclaw-skill/SKILL.md
Capital Equipment Platform
Find, book, and manage scientific research equipment through your AI assistant. Search 10,000+ instruments across 500+ core facilities at 200+ institutions.
What This Skill Does
- Search Equipment: Find microscopes, spectrometers, sequencers near any location
- Check Availability: Real-time booking windows for shared instruments
- Book Equipment: Reserve time slots directly through your assistant
- Submit Service Requests: Describe needs and get quotes from providers
- Find Collaborators: Discover researchers by expertise in specific techniques
- Track Papers: Find published research linked to specific instruments
- Compatibility Check: Verify equipment combinations for workflows
- Price Intelligence: Fair market values, institutional rates, depreciation
- Compliance: IP agreement and safety requirements for cross-institutional use
Authentication
This skill uses OAuth 2.1 for secure access via the standard MCP OAuth flow:
- On first use, you will be redirected to the Capital Equipment sign-in page
- Sign in with your institutional credentials (Google, Microsoft, or email)
- Authorize the AI assistant to act on your behalf
- The OAuth token is managed automatically - no API keys needed
Required Scopes: equipment:read, equipment:book, service-requests:write, profile:read
Token Lifetime: 1 hour (refresh tokens issued automatically)
No credentials need to be stored in your OpenClaw configuration.
Setup
Add the MCP server to your OpenClaw configuration:
{
"mcp": {
"servers": [
{
"name": "capneteq-cesco345",
"type": "sse",
"url": "[https://capneteq.com/mcpServer/mcp](https://capneteq.com/mcpServer/mcp)"
}
]
}
}