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DiffBeam Gaussian Beam Optics
What it does
Read-only optical catalog search plus DiffBeam server, schema, and catalog revision metadata.
- Connects Runs in the cloud
- Account or key No key needed
- Category Search & AI memory
Install
Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.
Passed 2/4 checks · Runs on your computer
We hid some of the commands
Connect by URL: the server address did not answer when we checked
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What you can do instead
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At a glance
Which apps can use it
Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.
Connect over the internet in
GooseLM StudioMsty StudioCherry StudioVisual StudioWindsurf (Devin Desktop)ZedKiroClineContinueJetBrains AI AssistantCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCodenodecodeWarpLibreChatOpen WebUIRaycast
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What it can do
The server did not answer when we last checked, so we could not read its tools.
Basic checksi
We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 14, 2026
- ! Caution
Maker matches the repo
The publisher (gaussian-beam.com) is not the repo owner (RiaRosenauer); someone else may have listed it
- ✓ Pass
Still maintained
Code last changed 3 months ago
- ✓ Pass
Has a licence
Uses Apache-2.0
- ✕ Fail
Endpoint responds
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- – Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
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Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi
- More stars than 0% of the other 6117 servers in this category
- Published to the registry more recently than 28% of the other 6117 servers in this category
- Basic checks equal to or better than 10% of the other 6117 servers in this category
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Common questions
Is DiffBeam Gaussian Beam Optics safe?
It passed 2 of 4 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.
What keys or codes does it need?
The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.
Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?
It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.
Is it still maintained?
The GitHub repo last changed 3 months ago, and the latest version (2.0.0) reached the registry 3 months ago.
Which apps can use it?
Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT on the web (full MCP on Business and above; Pro read-only).
What can I use instead?
In the same category: Context7, Codebase Memory, OpenSEO
Others in the same category
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Codebase Memory
Codebase knowledge graph for AI agents — 162 languages, sub-ms queries, 99% fewer tokens.
Runs on your computer
OpenSEO
Keyword research, site audits, rank tracking and AI visibility for your AI agent.
Runs in the cloud✓ everyapp.com
README from the maker
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DiffBeam by Gaussian Beam
DiffBeam is a deterministic Gaussian beam optics service for AI agents and engineering tools. Its anonymous MCP searches optical component catalogs and reports server/catalog revisions. A separate credentialed Direct Agent Bridge analyzes and applies revisioned edits to a user's Gaussian Beam planner workspace.
DiffBeam does not host or proxy a language model. Bring any compatible AI client.
Remote MCP server
- Endpoint:
https://catalog-api.gaussian-beam.com/mcp/ - Release:
2.0.0 - Registry name:
com.gaussian-beam/diffbeam - Human-readable documentation: https://gaussian-beam.com/mcp/
- Machine-readable manifest: https://gaussian-beam.com/.well-known/mcp/server.json
- Contracts: https://gaussian-beam.com/mcp/contracts/
MCP clients connect directly with Streamable HTTP. The public endpoint is anonymous, stateless, and read-only. It has no solver, design-link, or workspace authority.
No-install Direct Agent Bridge
An internet-capable AI that can send HTTPS POST requests does not need native MCP installation. The planner's Connect your AI dialog creates a workspace-specific endpoint, temporary scoped credential, and ready-to-copy prompt. The normal flow is:
get_workspace- make one small planner-native operation such as
add_lensorset_wavelength - inspect the returned beam feedback and explain the visible revision
- refine with the next useful operation; use
dry_runonly for explicit preview-only work
Read the Direct Agent Bridge guide. Never put a workspace credential in a URL, public page, model configuration, log, or repository.
Public MCP tools
get_diffbeam_statesearch_fiberssearch_fiber_collimatorssearch_lenses
Credentialed bridge operations
The bridge is not part of the anonymous MCP. It uses the temporary capability from Connect your AI and groups operations into:
- workspace reads, changes, and revision history;
- deterministic solving, beam summaries, waist finding, and point measurement;
- fiber, collimator, and lens catalog searches;
- planner-native source, element, parameter, unit, and beam-target mutations;
- undo and revision restore.
Writes require the current expected_revision and create a live planner revision by default. The public MCP cannot access these operations.
Worked optical-design guides
- 4F Gaussian beam expander
- Fiber collimation from mode-field diameter
- Gaussian waist placement
- Practical focal-length selection
- MCP examples
The JSON file in examples/ is a planner-import example for documentation and bridge workflows. It is not an argument accepted by the anonymous catalog MCP.
Repository scope
This public repository contains discovery metadata and integration documentation. It deliberately contains no production credentials, private workspace data, telemetry, or deployment configuration. The documents and examples are licensed under Apache-2.0.
Security issues should be reported privately as described in SECURITY.md.