ensembl-mcp-server

cyanheads/ensembl-mcp-server
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Look up genes, fetch sequences, predict variant consequences, find orthologs and cross-database xrefs via Ensembl REST via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP.
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Quick Install

Copy the config for your editor. Some servers may need additional setup — check the README.

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ensembl-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cyanheads/ensembl-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

README Excerpt

<div align="center"> <h1>@cyanheads/ensembl-mcp-server</h1> <p><b>Look up genes, fetch sequences, predict variant consequences, find orthologs and cross-database xrefs via Ensembl REST via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP.</b> <div>7 Tools • 3 Resources • 1 Prompt</div> </p> </div> <div align="center"> </div>

Tools (20)

ENSEMBL_BASE_URLLOGS_DIRMCP_AUTH_MODEMCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATHMCP_HTTP_PORTMCP_LOG_LEVELMCP_TRANSPORT_TYPEOTEL_ENABLEDensembl_gene_dossierensembl_get_homologyensembl_get_sequenceensembl_get_xrefsensembl_list_speciesensembl_lookup_geneensembl_predict_variantensembl_query_regionexoninfooauthprotein

Topics

ai-agentsai-toolsbioinformaticscyanheadsensemblgenesgenomicsmcpmcp-servermodel-context-protocoltypescript