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Zed ScienceShot science reference photon_attenuation

How to: Zed ScienceShot science reference photon_attenuation

client:Zed transport:streamable-http tool:photon_attenuation

Add ScienceShot science reference to Zed

  1. 01

    Open ~/.config/zed/settings.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.

{
  "context_servers": {
    "science": {
      "url": "https://scienceshot.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  1. 02

    Save the file and restart Zed.

  2. 03

    Ask for something photon_attenuation does. Zed lists the server's tools on connect and calls photon_attenuation itself — you do not invoke it by name.

  3. 04

    If nothing happens, check the server is running and that ScienceShot science reference's identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

Same tool, other clients

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