Capital Equipment

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

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:

json

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": [
      {
        "name": "capneteq-cesco345",
        "type": "sse",
        "url": "[https://capneteq.com/mcpServer/mcp](https://capneteq.com/mcpServer/mcp)"
      }
    ]
  }
}