OpenHCS
Project help

Support

Find the right support route for the OpenHCS desktop application, local MCP integration, or headless installation.

Support routes

Documentation

Learn OpenHCS

Installation, pipeline authoring, architecture, and MCP client guidance are maintained in the project documentation.

Read the documentation
Bug reports

Open an issue

Report a reproducible software, installer, website, or MCP integration problem in the public issue tracker.

Create a GitHub issue
Source

Inspect or contribute

OpenHCS is developed in public. Search existing issues and source before filing a duplicate report.

Visit the repository

What to include in a report

  • Whether the problem is in ChatGPT desktop, Codex, another local MCP client, the OpenHCS GUI, or a headless installation.
  • The OpenHCS version, operating system, Python version, and installation route where relevant.
  • The smallest sequence that reproduces the problem and the exact error text.
  • Whether the issue affects the local MCP server, its client registration, or GUI attachment.

Remove credentials, bearer tokens, patient identifiers, microscopy data, private paths, and other sensitive information before posting to the public issue tracker.

Know which surface you are using

Surface Available boundary Not available
Local desktop MCP Installed OpenHCS declarations plus explicitly configured local UI, viewer, file, and execution access. Remote access merely because the package was installed.

Security and privacy contact

For a potential vulnerability or a privacy question that should not be posted publicly, email tristan.simas@mail.mcgill.ca. Include only the minimum information required to understand the report; do not attach microscopy datasets or credentials.

See the Privacy policy and Terms for the project website and local software.