About biostudies-mcp-server
biostudies-mcp-server is a proof-of-concept MCP server for BioStudies search. Its README provides installation guidance for use with Claude Desktop or the MCP command-line installer.
Key features
- 01BioStudies search server proof of concept
Use cases
- 01Search BioStudies through an MCP integration
MCP support
Implements an MCP server for BioStudies search. The README describes setup with Claude Desktop or `mcp install server.py`.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEbiostudies-mcp-server
This is a POC implementation for an MCP server for BioStudies search. To integrate this with Claude Desktop, please install Node.js and follow instructions on https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/user.
You can also use
pip install mcp
mcp install server.py
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