Wolfram MCP Service enables MCP-compatible AI applications to access Wolfram|Alpha, Wolfram Language and the Wolfram Knowledgebase using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

It is platform agnostic and can be used from any operating system or environment that supports HTTPS requests.

To verify connectivity and authentication, use a minimal JSON-RPC ping request:

curl -X POST "https://services.wolfram.com/api/mcp" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json,text/event-stream" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $WOLFRAM_MCP_SERVICE_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "ping",
    "id": 1
  }'

A successful request returns a response similar to:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {}
}

This confirms that the endpoint is reachable and the API key is valid.

The remote MCP server does not support unauthenticated or plain GET requests. Attempting to access the endpoint using GET will result in a 405 Method Not Allowed response.

Application Example: Using Wolfram’s Remote MCP Server from OpenAI

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/responses \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
     -d '{
       "model": "gpt-5.2",
       "input": "What is the 123456789th prime?",
       "tools": [{
         "type": "mcp",
         "server_label": "Wolfram",
         "server_url": "https://services.wolfram.com/api/mcp",
         "require_approval": "never",
         "headers": {
           "Authorization": "Bearer '$WOLFRAM_MCP_SERVICE_API_KEY'"
         }
       }]
     }'

Note: When using curl, single-quoted JSON strings prevent shell variable expansion. The API key must be injected outside the quotes as shown above.

In this configuration:

• OpenAI handles the language model request.
• The MCP tool is registered as an external service.
• All Wolfram-powered computation and knowledge queries are executed by the remote MCP server.
• Authentication to MCP is handled independently using headers.