Choose an SDAI tool

Choose among SDAI's public LCA, process-modeling, and MCP tools.

Which tool should I use?

Need	Recommended tool
Control openLCA from a Python script	openLCA IPC
Connect an MCP client to openLCA	openLCA MCP
Work with Brightway through MCP	Brightway MCP
Build process models, TEA, or QSDsan workflows through MCP	BioSTEAM / QSDsan MCP
Run municipal-solid-waste LCA workflows through MCP	SwolfPy MCP
Run headless process simulation through upstream DWSIM MCP	DWSIM MCP integration
Add LCA methodology and review workflows to an assistant	LCA Skills
Use the LCAgo application	LCAgo documentation when the product release is ready
Use the BioFlow Studio application	BioFlow Studio documentation when the product release is ready

openLCA IPC vs openLCA MCP

openLCA IPC is the Python library. openLCA MCP is a server that exposes openLCA operations to MCP clients and uses openLCA IPC underneath.

Choose openLCA IPC when you are writing Python directly. Choose openLCA MCP when another application or agent needs a standard tool interface.

LCA Skills vs openLCA MCP

LCA Skills focuses on how an LCA study should be planned, checked, reviewed, and documented. openLCA MCP focuses on how a client calls openLCA operations. A workflow can use both, but neither replaces the other.