Capital Equipment

Search, book, and manage scientific research equipment at 200+ institutions with real-time availability, service requests, and collaborator discovery.

Security Scan

The skill's instructions and required actions are broadly consistent with a booking/search service, but the source is unknown and it asks you to add an external MCP server and rely on an OAuth flow — you should verify the third party before enabling or giving consent.

Purpose & Capability

The name and description (search, book, manage equipment) match the SKILL.md functionality (search, availability, booking, service requests, collaborator discovery). However the skill requires adding an external MCP server URL (https://capneteq.com/...) to your OpenClaw configuration and trusting that server for OAuth and SSE communication; that is expected for this integration but introduces a trust decision because the source/homepage is not provided.

Instruction Scope

Runtime instructions are limited: perform an OAuth redirect to the Capital Equipment sign-in page and add an MCP server entry to the OpenClaw config. There are no instructions to read arbitrary files or environment variables. The SKILL.md also describes optional automations that access saved searches, bookings, and public profiles; automations are disabled by default. The skill's claims about not reading private messages/files are declarative and cannot be verified from the instruction-only content.

Install Mechanism

This is an instruction-only skill with no install spec and no code files; nothing is downloaded or written by the skill itself. Lowest-risk install profile, but runtime behavior depends on the external MCP server you add.

Credentials

The skill declares no required environment variables, no primary credential, and no config paths beyond the MCP server entry. Authentication is done via OAuth using an external provider — scopes are reasonable for booking/profile operations (equipment:read, equipment:book, service-requests:write, profile:read).

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and automations are explicitly disabled by default (the file says each must be opt-in). The skill can be invoked autonomously (platform default), which increases its runtime reach if the user grants OAuth scopes — users should understand and control that consent. Nothing indicates the skill will modify other skills or system-wide settings.

What to consider before installing

Before installing or enabling this skill: 1) Verify the external domain (capneteq.com) and the organization behind the service (look for an official homepage, privacy policy, and contact info). 2) Only complete the OAuth sign-in through the provider's official pages (do not paste credentials into the skill). 3) Review the OAuth scopes (equipment:read, equipment:book, service-requests:write, profile:read) and grant the minimum necessary access; consider using a test account initially. 4) Keep automations disabled until you confirm what data they access and how alerts are delivered. 5) Because the skill is instruction-only and there is no published source/homepage, be cautious: the skill relies on a third‑party server you must add to your configuration — treat that as a trust decision. If the publisher or homepage can be provided, re-evaluate after verifying the vendor.

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:

1. On first use, you will be redirected to the Capital Equipment sign-in page
2. Sign in with your institutional credentials (Google, Microsoft, or email)
3. Authorize the AI assistant to act on your behalf
4. 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)"
      }
    ]
  }
}