ThrustLab

Simulate electric UAV powertrains and search a public motor, propeller and battery database.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    An API key from the service settings is required

    Simulate electric UAV powertrains and search a public motor, propeller and battery database.

    How to connect

    How to connect ThrustLab to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://thrustlab.com/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect ThrustLab to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://thrustlab.com/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect ThrustLab to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://thrustlab.com/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (7)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    search_componentsFind motors, propellers or batteries in the ThrustLab database. `component_type` is "motor", "propeller" or "battery". `query` is a case-insensitive substring of the part name or its maker ("APC", "T-Motor", "13x6.5"). The maker sits under `spec.brand` for motors and batteries and under `spec.type` for propellers. `limit` is capped at 200 rows a page; when `has_more` is true, pass the returned `next_offset` as `offset` to read the next page. Each row carries its datasheet values, its source and the CC BY 4.0 attribution line. Pass a returned `id` to `simulate_powertrain`.
    get_componentRead one database row by its id (`comp_…`), with provenance. Propeller rows give diameter, pitch, blade count, weight and maximum rpm. Blade station geometry is never returned.
    estimate_propellerThrust, torque and shaft power for one propeller, from its printed size. A closed-form momentum plus blade-element equation — no motor, no battery, no account. Give the size as it is printed: a 10x5 is `diameter_in=10`, `pitch_in=5`. `chord_ratio` is the chord at 75 % radius over the diameter: 0.065 thin electric, 0.07 sport, 0.10 slow flyer, 0.11 multirotor.
    simulate_powertrainSolve one operating point of a whole powertrain on the Fast model. Battery, ESC, motor and propeller are solved together, so the answer is a real thrust and current, not a propeller curve. The numbers come back in `result` (`result.All` = system totals in SI units: thrust N, current A, power W, time s; one entry per rotor; `result.Battery`), with a share URL. No second call is needed to read them.
    sweep_powertrainSolve a powertrain across a throttle or airspeed range, up to 25 points. `sweep.steps` is the NUMBER OF POINTS, not a step size: start 40, stop 100, steps 4 gives 40, 60, 80 and 100. One sweep beats a loop of single points. The points come back in `result.points` with the share URL; no second call is needed to read them.
    get_resultRead a stored result: a share `token` from a run, or a `simulation_id`. `simulation_id` needs a ThrustLab API key in `Authorization: Bearer` and reads only that account's own runs.
    get_validation_summaryHow accurate a model is, measured against wind-tunnel and bench data. `model` is "fast", "full", or an exact report slug such as "prom-5.3". The numbers are error against measured data by partition and channel, with the envelope they were measured inside. Quote the model name with the number.