symath

SyMath MCP

SyMath MCP is a high-precision mathematics server for MCP clients. It gives LLMs a reliable calculator layer for exact integer work, configurable decimal precision, symbolic derivatives and simplification, numerical calculus, statistics, number theory, and common LaTeX-style math input.

Features

• High-precision expression evaluation powered by mathjs BigNumber mode.
• Common LaTeX normalization, including \frac{}, \sqrt{}, trig/log functions, \pi, \cdot, and braced powers.
• Dedicated tools for arithmetic, statistics, number theory, and calculus.
• Symbolic derivative and simplification support.
• Exact integer algorithms using BigInt for gcd, lcm, prime checks, factorization, modular exponentiation, and modular inverse.
• Structured errors for edge cases such as division by zero, invalid domains, malformed LaTeX, and non-integer number theory input.
• Official MCP transports:
• stdio for local desktop clients.
• Streamable HTTP at /mcp for remote or local HTTP clients.
• Legacy HTTP+SSE for older clients that have not migrated yet.

Install

npm install

After npm publication, users can run it without cloning:

npx symath-mcp

Run Locally

stdio

Use this for Claude Desktop and other local MCP clients that launch a command.

npm start

Equivalent direct command:

node /Users/fengling/AiProjects/symath/src/stdio.js

Streamable HTTP

Use this for clients that connect to an MCP URL.

npm run start:http

Defaults:

• URL: http://127.0.0.1:3000/mcp
• Health check: http://127.0.0.1:3000/health

Configuration:

HOST=0.0.0.0 PORT=3000 MCP_PATH=/mcp npm run start:http

Legacy SSE

SSE is deprecated by the MCP SDK, but some older clients still support it.

npm run start:sse

Defaults:

• SSE endpoint: http://127.0.0.1:3000/mcp
• Messages endpoint: http://127.0.0.1:3000/messages

Configuration:

HOST=0.0.0.0 PORT=3000 SSE_PATH=/mcp MESSAGES_PATH=/messages npm run start:sse

Client Configuration

Claude Desktop, local clone

Add this to Claude Desktop's MCP configuration and restart Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "symath": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/Users/fengling/AiProjects/symath/src/stdio.js"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop, after npm publication

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "symath": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "symath-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

MCP clients with Streamable HTTP support

Start the HTTP server:

npm run start:http

Then configure the client URL:

http://127.0.0.1:3000/mcp

For a remote deployment, replace the URL with your public HTTPS endpoint, for example:

https://your-domain.example/mcp

Older SSE clients

Start the SSE server:

npm run start:sse

Configure:

SSE URL:      http://127.0.0.1:3000/mcp
Messages URL: http://127.0.0.1:3000/messages

Publish

GitHub

git add .
git commit -m "Support all MCP transports"
git push

npm

Log in once:

npm login

Publish:

npm publish --access public

Package binaries:

• symath-mcp: stdio server.
• symath-mcp-http: Streamable HTTP server.
• symath-mcp-sse: legacy SSE server.

Tools

• calculate: Evaluate a math expression or common LaTeX expression at configurable precision.
• arithmetic: Run basic arithmetic operations with explicit operands.
• statistics: Compute descriptive statistics over numeric data.
• number_theory: Run exact integer operations such as gcd, lcm, primality, factorization, modular exponentiation, modular inverse, and Euler totient.
• calculus: Differentiate symbolically, simplify symbolically, or compute a definite integral numerically.
• latex_to_expression: Convert supported LaTeX math syntax to a mathjs expression.

Examples

{
  "expression": "\\frac{1}{3} + \\sqrt{2}",
  "precision": 80
}

{
  "operation": "modPow",
  "values": ["7", "560", "561"]
}

{
  "operation": "derivative",
  "expression": "sin(x)^2 + x^3",
  "variable": "x"
}

Test

npm test
node --check src/server.js
node --check src/stdio.js
node --check src/http.js
node --check src/sse.js