ensembl-mcp-server
by cyanheads
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOGS_DIR | No | Directory for log files (Node.js only) | <project-root>/logs |
| OTEL_ENABLED | No | Enable OpenTelemetry | false |
| MCP_AUTH_MODE | No | Authentication: none, jwt, or oauth | none |
| MCP_HTTP_PORT | No | HTTP server port | 3010 |
| MCP_LOG_LEVEL | No | Log level (debug, info, warning, error, etc.) | info |
| ENSEMBL_BASE_URL | No | Ensembl REST API base URL. Override for GRCh37 (https://grch37.rest.ensembl.org) or a local mirror. | https://rest.ensembl.org |
| MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE | No | Transport: stdio or http | stdio |
| MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH | No | HTTP endpoint path | /mcp |
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No tools | |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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