# Capital Equipment Platform

> Find, book, and manage scientific research equipment through your AI assistant. Search 10,000+ instruments across 500+ core facilities at 200+ institutions.

- Skill: `modbender/capital-equipment-platform` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add modbender/capital-equipment-platform`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/modbender/capital-equipment-platform/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- Author: modbender (https://skillmd.com/u/modbender)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/modbender/capital-equipment-platform

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# Capital Equipment Platform

Find, book, and manage scientific research equipment through your AI assistant. Search 10,000+ instruments across 500+ core facilities at 200+ institutions.

## What This Skill Does

- **Search Equipment**: Find microscopes, spectrometers, sequencers, and more near any location
- **Check Availability**: Real-time booking windows for shared instruments
- **Book Equipment**: Reserve time slots directly through your assistant
- **Submit Service Requests**: Describe your research needs and get quotes from facility providers
- **Find Collaborators**: Discover researchers with expertise in specific techniques or equipment
- **Track Papers**: Find published research linked to specific instruments and methods
- **Compatibility Check**: Verify equipment combinations work for your experimental workflow
- **Price Intelligence**: Fair market values, institutional rates, and depreciation data for equipment purchases
- **Compliance**: Get IP agreement and safety requirements for cross-institutional equipment use

## Setup

Capital Equipment supports auto-discovery and secure OAuth 2.1.

1. **Connect the Server**: Add the Server-Sent Events (SSE) endpoint to your OpenClaw config:

```json
{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": [
      {
        "name": "capital-equipment",
        "type": "sse",
        "url": "[https://us-central1-capital-equipment-dev.cloudfunctions.net/mcpServer/mcp](https://us-central1-capital-equipment-dev.cloudfunctions.net/mcpServer/mcp)"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```