Ensembl MCP Server

# Ensembl MCP Server Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing access to the Ensembl genomics REST API. ## Features 30+ tools for genomic data access: - Gene lookup by symbol or ID - Sequence retrieval - Genetic variants - Cross-species homology - Phenotype data - Regulatory features - Ontology and taxonomy data Full endpoint documentation available in [ENDPOINTS.md](ENDPOINTS.md). ## Installation ### From GitHub ```bash npm install git+https://github.com/munch-group/ensembl-mcp.git cd node_modules/ensembl-mcp npm run build ``` ### From source ```bash git clone https://github.com/munch-group/ensembl-mcp.git cd ensembl-mcp npm install npm run build ``` ## Usage with Claude Desktop ```bash # Using built version claude mcp add ensembl node /path/to/ensembl-mcp/build/index.js # Or from npm global install claude mcp add ensembl npx -y ensembl-mcp ``` ## Configuration Add to your Claude Desktop config: ```json { "mcpServers": { "ensembl": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/ensembl-mcp/build/index.js"] } } } ``` ## Building ```bash npm run build ``` ## Dependencies - [@mcp/rest-utils](https://github.com/munch-group/mcp-rest-utils) - Shared REST utilities - @modelcontextprotocol/sdk - MCP SDK - zod - Schema validation ## License ISC