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title: Install ROS MCP Server on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of ROS MCP Server for on elementary OS - Connect
  AI Language Models with Robots on ROS using MCP
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/ros-mcp-server/elementary
---

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# Install ROS MCP Server on **elementary OS**

# ROS MCP Server

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/ros-mcp-server/elementary#install)

#### Connect AI Language Models with Robots on ROS using MCP

ROS-MCP-Server connects large language models (such as Claude, GPT, and Gemini)
to robots, enabling bidirectional communication with no changes to existing robot
source code.

It uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to allow LLMs to publish/subscribe to
ROS topics, call services & actions, set parameters, and monitor robot state in
real time via a rosbridge WebSocket connection.

Supports ROS 2 (Jazzy, Humble, and others) and ROS 1 distributions.

When using HTTP or Streamable HTTP transports, the snap automatically runs
the server as a background daemon. Set the transport via
`snap set ros-mcp-server transport=http` (or `transport=streamable-http`)
and the daemon will start automatically.

Usage:
ros-mcp-server # stdio transport (default)
ros-mcp-server --transport http --port 9000 # HTTP transport
ros-mcp-server --transport streamable-http --port 8080 # Streamable HTTP transport

### Package name

* ros-mcp-server

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 1 July 2026 - latest/stable
* 23 September 2026 - latest/candidate

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### Websites

* [robotmcp.ai](https://robotmcp.ai/ "https://robotmcp.ai/")

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### Contact

* [canonical-robotics-community-group@canonical.com](mailto:canonical-robotics-community-group@canonical.com "mailto:canonical-robotics-community-group@canonical.com")

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### Source code

* [github.com/canonical/ros-mcp-server-snap](https://github.com/canonical/ros-mcp-server-snap "https://github.com/canonical/ros-mcp-server-snap")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/canonical/ros-mcp-server-snap/issues](https://github.com/canonical/ros-mcp-server-snap/issues "https://github.com/canonical/ros-mcp-server-snap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/ros-mcp-server/elementary#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install ROS MCP Server

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install ROS MCP Server

To install ROS MCP Server, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install ros-mcp-server
```

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