xhelio-spice provides automatic management of SPICE kernels for heliophysics missions, allowing users to easily retrieve spacecraft positions and trajectories.
From the registry: Spacecraft ephemeris made easy — auto-managed SPICE kernels for heliophysics
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Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **Install xhelio-spice[mcp]** — Install with MCP extras Run: `pip install xhelio-spice[mcp]` (https://pypi.org/project/xhelio-spice/)
Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `xhelio-spice-mcp`
- args: []
- optional environment variables:
- `XHELIO_SPICE_KERNEL_DIR`: Override SPICE kernel cache directory (example: `~/.xhelio_spice/kernels/`)
Note: Kernels are auto-downloaded from NAIF on first use and cached locally.
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