opcua_find_similar_nodes
Fuzzy-match browse names against the discovery index.
How to use it
opcua_find_similar_nodes is exposed by the Opcua MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the opcua_find_similar_nodes tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install Opcua MCP
docker run -p 8080:8080 -e SERVER_TRANSPORT=http -e OPCUA_ENDPOINT=opc.tcp://your-server:4840 opcua-mcpOther tools in Opcua MCP (13)
List a node's immediate children.
Recursively browse from a node up to a depth limit, nesting children under their parent.
Stats on the background discovery cache (node count, depth distribution, enabled flags).
Trigger an immediate discovery refresh instead of waiting for the next cycle.
Read a single node's value - a convenience wrapper over opcuaread.
Read a value by browse name instead of node ID, via the discovery index.
List active subscriptions.
Get a node's metadata (data type, access level, etc.).
Read one or more node values. Subscribed nodes are served from the live cache; others go live unless maxagems allows a cached value.
Get OPC-UA server metadata.
Start push-based updates for one or more nodes at a given interval.
Cancel a subscription, by ID or by naming one of its nodes.
Write a value to a node. Validates the value's type against the node before writing.