Allen Brain API MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
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Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| execute_rma_queryA | Executes a generic RMA (RESTful Model Access) query against the Allen Brain API. Useful for querying arbitrary data models like 'Specimen', 'SectionDataSet', 'Structure', etc. |
| get_cell_specimensC | Retrieve cell specimens from the Allen Cell Types Database. |
| get_ephys_sweepsB | Get electrophysiology sweep records for a specific cell specimen from the Allen Cell Types Database. |
| get_ephys_featuresB | Retrieve electrophysiology features for all cells in the Allen Cell Types Database. |
| get_morphology_featuresC | Retrieve morphology features (neuron reconstruction metadata) for all cells in the Allen Cell Types Database. |
| download_cell_reconstructionA | Download the morphological reconstruction of a cell specimen as an SWC file to a local path. |
| download_cell_ephys_dataB | Download electrophysiology recordings for a cell specimen as an NWB file to a local path. |
| get_mouse_connectivity_experimentsB | Retrieve experiments from the Mouse Brain Connectivity Atlas. |
| get_atlasesC | Retrieve atlases available through the API (from OntologiesApi). |
| get_structure_graphsC | Retrieve structure graphs (from OntologiesApi). |
| get_structuresC | Retrieve data about anatomical structures (from OntologiesApi). |
| get_atlas_imagesC | List atlas images belonging to a specified atlas (from ImageDownloadApi). |
| get_section_imagesB | List section images belonging to a specified section data set (from ImageDownloadApi). |
| download_section_imageA | Download a 2D section image as a JPEG file to a local path. Supports downsampling, quality, and partial region extraction. |
| download_atlas_imageB | Download a 2D atlas image as a JPEG file to a local path. |
| download_svgA | Download SVG structure overlay for a section image to a local file. |
| get_grid_data_download_urlA | Returns the URL to download 3-D expression grid data for a section data set (does not download). |
| download_expression_grid_dataB | Download 3D expression grid data as a ZIP archive (metaimage format) containing energy, density, and/or intensity volumes. |
| download_projection_grid_dataB | Download 3D projection grid data in NRRD format for mouse connectivity experiments. |
| download_annotation_volumeB | Download a brain annotation volume in NRRD format from the Allen Common Coordinate Framework (CCF). |
| download_structure_meshA | Download a 3D brain structure mesh in Wavefront OBJ format. |
| get_section_data_sets_by_productB | List section data sets (experiments) produced as part of one or more Allen Institute products. |
| list_well_known_filesA | List downloadable files (WellKnownFiles) attached to any Allen resource such as a Product, Specimen, or SectionDataSet. Use this to discover transcriptomics matrices, reference data, or other bulk downloads. |
| download_well_known_fileA | Download any Allen Institute file by its WellKnownFile ID (obtain via list_well_known_files or execute_rma_query on the WellKnownFile model). Covers transcriptomics CSV matrices, NWB files, SWC reconstructions, and any other bulk download. |
| get_productsA | List all Allen Institute products (atlases, databases, and data collections). Useful for discovering product IDs needed by list_well_known_files and get_section_data_sets_by_product. |
| get_neuronal_modelsB | Fetch biophysically detailed model records (from BiophysicalApi/GlifApi). |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
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No resources | |
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