globus_compute_get_task_status
Retrieve the status and result of a Globus Compute task.
LABSCO SUMMARY
It gives an agent a handle on remote compute and data movement at facility scale.
The 10 tools fall into two halves that meet in the middle: Compute registers a function or command and submits it to an endpoint, Transfer finds collections, lists a directory on one and moves paths between two. Nothing here is synchronous — submitting returns a task, and globus_compute_get_task_status and globus_transfer_get_task_events are where results and progress actually come from, so an agent has to be built to wait. The registration step is separate from submission by design, which means a function registered once can be run repeatedly by ID.
What it is
The Globus project's own MCP server, covering Globus Compute and Globus Transfer.
What you get
- Compute endpoints the account can reach, filtered by the role held on them.
- Registration of work in two forms — a Python function body, or a shell command with a timeout — each with a description and a public flag.
- Task submission to a named endpoint with positional and keyword arguments, and status and results retrieved by task ID.
- Transfer collections found either by full-text filter across everything visible, or listed by scope, with paging.
- Directory listings on a collection, so a path can be checked before it is moved.
- Transfer tasks between two collections by source and destination path, with a label, and an event feed ordered newest first for watching one run.
Requirements
A Globus account with access to the Compute endpoints and Transfer collections you name — every task is addressed by endpoint_id or by source_collection_id and destination_collection_id, which the listing and search tools return for the resources that account can see.
Setup effort
One command — uvx globus-mcp
USE CASES
01
Moving a dataset between two facilities' storage
Find the collections by name, confirm the path on the source, start the transfer and follow it through its events.
02
Running an analysis where the data already lives
Register the Python function once, submit it against the endpoint that sits next to the data, and collect the result by task ID.
03
Wrapping an existing command-line step into a remote job
Register the shell command with a timeout instead of rewriting it as Python, then submit it to an endpoint and watch for the result.
10 tools
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
globus_compute_list_endpoints
List Globus Compute endpoints that the user has access to.
globus_compute_register_python_function
Register a Python function with Globus Compute.
Use globus_compute_submit_task to run the registered Python function on an endpoint.
globus_compute_register_shell_command
Register a shell command function with Globus Compute.
Use globus_compute_submit_task to run the registered shell command on an endpoint.
globus_compute_submit_task
Submit a function execution task to a Globus Compute endpoint.
Use globus_compute_get_task_status to monitor progress and retrieve results.
globus_transfer_get_task_events
Get a list of Globus Transfer task events to monitor the status and progress of a task. The events are ordered by time descending (newest first).
globus_transfer_list_directory
List contents of a directory on a Globus Transfer collection
globus_transfer_list_endpoints_and_collections
List Globus Transfer endpoints and collections that the user has access to, filtered based on the provided scope.
globus_transfer_search_endpoints_and_collections
Use a filter string to search all Globus Transfer endpoints and collections that are visible to the user.
globus_transfer_submit_task
Submit a transfer task between two Globus Transfer collections.
Use globus_transfer_get_task_events to monitor the task's progress.
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
10 tools when we connected.
Requires
uvx on PATH
Where it runs
The documented client runs the server on your machine.
CONTEXT COST
Light Standing cost
Rated by the size of the 10 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Server setup
TERMINAL
uvx globus-mcpMCP Clients
Claude Desktop
CLAUDE DESKTOP · JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"globus-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"globus-mcp"
]
}
}
}
