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Welcome to the McCode wiki!

2026 update in progress (OldHome)

Websites and mailinglists

• Official McStas website
• McStas user mailinglist
• Official McXtrace website
• McXtrace user mailinglist

Guides for end-users

• Tutorials and basic usage
• User documentation for the Python tool set
• Data formats for optics, samples etc.

Guides for comp/instrument contribution

• Writing Components

General information

• How McStas/McXtrace works overview
• McStas sample functionality matrix

Developer guides

• Build your own McStas or McXtrace via conda‐forge
• Developer literature
• Building McStas/McXtrace
• UI test checklist
• Debugging the c-code
• Variables and Scopes