UCSC Genome Browser 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
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Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| find_genomeB | Search for a genome in the UCSC browser using a search string. Supports advanced search with +word (force inclusion), -word (exclusion), and word* (wildcard). |
| list_public_hubsB | List all available public track hubs in the UCSC Genome Browser. |
| list_ucsc_genomesA | List all UCSC Genome Browser database genomes available on the database host. |
| list_genark_genomesB | List UCSC Genome Browser database genomes from assembly hub host (GenArk). Can also test for existence of a specific genome. |
| list_hub_genomesC | List all genomes available in a specified track or assembly hub. |
| list_filesB | List download files available for a specified UCSC genome assembly. |
| list_tracksC | List all data tracks available in a specified hub or UCSC database genome. |
| list_chromosomesB | List chromosomes in an assembly hub, track hub, or UCSC database genome. Optionally filter by specific track. |
| list_schemaB | List the schema (field definitions) for a specified data track. |
| get_sequenceB | Retrieve DNA sequence from a specified genome assembly. Can retrieve entire chromosome or specific coordinates. |
| get_track_dataB | Retrieve data from a specified track in a hub or UCSC database genome. Can be filtered by chromosome and coordinates. |
| search_genomeC | Search for matches within a UCSC Genome Browser genome assembly across tracks, help docs, and public hubs. |
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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