Claude Desktop MCP server

Run protocols from Claude Desktop

Rhylthyme Lab turns Claude into your bench copilot. Ask for any protocol and Claude returns a live timeline with real-time stage timers, parallel-incubation sync, and shared-equipment scheduling (incubators, centrifuges, plate readers).

Add to Claude Desktop Browse the protocol catalog

Try it

"Run a Western blot"

opens a live timeline at the bench

"ELISA assay on a 96-well plate"

multi-stage timing with shared instruments

"Cell culture passage with 2 incubators"

parallel-resource scheduling

"PCR setup, thermocycle, and gel electrophoresis"

multi-step protocol coordination

Claude routes to the right tool automatically when you talk naturally — no commands to memorize.

What you get

Real-time protocol timeline

on your phone or tablet at the bench

Parallel-incubation sync

multiple stages converge correctly

Shared-equipment scheduling

incubators, centrifuges, plate readers, thermocyclers

Bring your Benchling library

connect a workspace and run your own protocols as live timelines

Import protocols.io & Opentrons

pull existing protocols straight into a timeline

Install

In Claude Desktop, open in the sidebar. Customize button in the Claude Desktop sidebar

Scroll to and click . Add custom connector button

Name it rhylthyme-lab (or anything you like) and paste this URL:

https://lab.rhylthyme.com/mcp

Click .

Add custom connector dialog showing the name and URL fields

You'll see 11 new tools available — Claude picks the right one automatically when you talk.

Advanced: edit claude_desktop_config.json directly

If you'd rather wire it up through the config file, add this to your mcpServers block:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rhylthyme-lab": {
      "url": "https://lab.rhylthyme.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Reach the file via Settings → Developer → Edit Config, then restart Claude Desktop.

What it doesn't do

No tracking, no ads, no personal data shared with Anthropic or third parties
No login required for public protocols
Optional account to save your own (Google / Apple / email magic link)
Tool returns are markdown summaries — full data only fetched when you open the live timeline

Integrations

Benchling

Connect your Benchling workspace and your existing protocols become runnable Rhylthyme timelines. Protocol resource, Workflow Tasks, and Notebook Entries are all supported. Tokens are AES-GCM encrypted at rest; the plaintext never leaves the server's memory.

Connect in Rhylthyme settings

Why Rhylthyme

Built for protocols where parallel incubations have to converge at the same point and shared instruments are the bottleneck.