Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOGS_DIR | No | Directory for log files. | logs/ |
| NODE_ENV | No | Runtime environment (development, production). | development |
| NCBI_API_KEY | No | Optional, but highly recommended. Your NCBI API Key for higher rate limits (10/sec vs 3/sec). | |
| MCP_HTTP_HOST | No | Host address for the HTTP server (if MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE=http). | 127.0.0.1 |
| MCP_HTTP_PORT | No | Port for the HTTP server (if MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE=http). | 3010 |
| MCP_LOG_LEVEL | No | Server logging level (debug, info, warning, error, etc.). | debug |
| NCBI_ADMIN_EMAIL | No | Optional, but recommended if using an API key. Your email for NCBI contact. | |
| NCBI_MAX_RETRIES | No | Maximum number of retries for failed NCBI requests. | 3 |
| MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE | No | Server transport: stdio or http. | stdio |
| MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS | No | Comma-separated allowed origins for CORS (if MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE=http). | |
| MCP_AUTH_SECRET_KEY | No | Required for HTTP transport. Secret key (min 32 chars) for signing/verifying auth tokens (JWT). | |
| NCBI_TOOL_IDENTIFIER | No | Optional. Tool identifier sent to NCBI. | |
| NCBI_REQUEST_DELAY_MS | No | Milliseconds to wait between NCBI requests. Dynamically set (e.g., 100ms with API key, 334ms without). |
Schema
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
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No tools | |