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Arcadia-Science/agentic-pymol

RepoRadar surfaced Arcadia-Science/agentic-pymol — an MCP server — into the Science Tools section, where it sits at Silver tier with a 'try now' verdict. Its strongest signal is novelty, scored 9.0 out of 10.

Score7.8
Popularity77.0
Riskmedium
TierSilver
Score breakdown
Usefulness7.0
Novelty9.0
Momentum6.0
Maturity7.3
Open-source/build8.4
Evidence8.0
Workflow potential8.9
Setup ease6.4

Popularity is tracked separately. Support, ads, sponsorships, and tips never affect these signals.

Why it matters

Useful for structural-biology teams who already use PyMOL and want an agent to drive real session analysis without replacing the visualization tool they trust.

Who should use it

Structural-biology teams that already work in PyMOL and want agent-driven analysis on top Researchers who need typed geometry, alignment, contact, and rendering actions instead of chat-only biology summaries MCP users looking for concrete domain-specific tool surfaces beyond generic coding or document tasks Labs experimenting with natural-language control over established scientific software

Who should skip it

Skip Arcadia-Science/agentic-pymol if you cannot isolate its execution environment or audit what data it touches before connecting anything sensitive.

About this signal

Arcadia-Science/agentic-pymol is tracked by RepoRadar as an MCP server in the Science Tools section. First seen 2026-06-26; the source record was last checked on 2026-06-26. The current verdict is 'try now' with a Silver tier and moderate setup difficulty. Across RepoRadar's eight signals, Arcadia-Science/agentic-pymol is strongest on novelty (9.0) and workflow potential (8.9) and weakest on momentum (6.0) — a profile worth weighing against your own priorities. This page summarizes the public evidence on the linked source page and states where additional review is still needed.

How this item is evaluated

The Arcadia-Science/agentic-pymol record combines a 7.8/10 composite score with separate popularity (77.0), risk (medium), and setup (moderate) signals. See the scoring methodology for the current weights and evidence definitions.

Putting this into practice? Read How to vet an AI agent or MCP server before you wire it in for the checklist behind this score.

Risk explanation

A connected agent can manipulate the live PyMOL session and generate exports, so it should run only in a trusted local research environment; Rendered views, alignments, and contact reports still need domain review because a fluent agent can present a bad molecular interpretation confidently; The setup depends on a working PyMOL installation plus MCP client configuration, so teams should confirm the environment before evaluating the analysis quality.

Evidence links
Closest alternatives / related signals
mcp pymol structural-biology scientific-tools research python mit
Verification record

What RepoRadar actually verified

Discovered

Automated discovery and source capture. Last checked 2026-08-13T20:20:15Z.

No editorial or hands-on review is claimed. This record remains at Discovered.

Verification sources

Longitudinal intelligence

How this decision record is moving

Raw history JSON →

39 dated snapshots retained from 2026-06-26 through 2026-08-13; see the snapshot index for explicit coverage gaps. Stars, version, release, pricing, integration, risk, maintenance, verdict, score, and momentum fields remain explicit even when a source has not reported them. Repository momentum is a normalized 0–10 RepoRadar signal; GitHub stars appear only where the popularity monitor retained exact timestamped observations.

RepoRadar score7.8 current · +0.0 net
Repository momentum9.0 current · +3.0 net
GitHub stars (observed)88 current · +6 net
GitHub stars88 exact observation
Versionv1.0.0
Last release2026-06-03T18:03:13Z
Maintenanceactive
Current riskmedium
Current verdicttry now
Pricing baselineNo structured commercial pricing baseline
Pricing checkedNot applicable or not recorded
Pricing freshnessNo dated commercial pricing review
Integrations baselineNo structured integrations recorded

Recent dated points

DateScoreMomentumStarsRiskVerdictMaintenance
2026-08-137.89.088mediumtry nowactive
2026-08-127.85.588mediumtry nowmaintained
2026-08-117.85.888mediumtry nowmaintained
2026-08-107.85.587mediumtry nowmaintained
2026-08-097.85.587mediumtry nowmaintained
2026-08-087.85.587mediumtry nowmaintained
2026-08-077.85.585mediumtry nowmaintained
2026-08-067.86.0Not recordedmediumtry nownot recorded
2026-08-057.86.0Not recordedmediumtry nownot recorded
2026-08-047.85.585mediumtry nowmaintained
2026-08-037.85.585mediumtry nowmaintained
2026-08-027.85.585mediumtry nowmaintained

Why the record changed

maintenance changed

Maintenance changed: maintained → active.

stars changed

Stars changed: 87 → 88.

stars changed

Stars changed: 85 → 87.

stars changed

Stars changed: 82 → 84.