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Ensembl MCP

The Ensembl MCP server provides access to vertebrate genome data, including gene annotations, sequences, and comparative genomics. It exposes seven tools to look up gene metadata by stable ID or symbol, fetch cross-references, retrieve DNA/protein sequences, identify orthologs, and analyze genetic variations using the Variant Effect Predictor.

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What you can do with it

  • Look up gene metadata for a specific Ensembl stable ID
  • Find the Ensembl ID for a gene symbol like BRCA1
  • Fetch DNA or protein sequences for a transcript
  • Predict consequences of a genomic variant using VEP

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.2.0
mcp-registry: io.github.pipeworx-io/ensembl@0.2.0Source repositoryProject website
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Packages and installation

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@pipeworx/mcp-ensembl 0.2.0

npm
@pipeworx/mcp-ensembl package definition
{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@pipeworx/mcp-ensembl",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "PIPEWORX_API_KEY",
      "description": "Optional Pipeworx API key. Without it calls are anonymous and capped daily; a free key raises the cap."
    }
  ]
}

Tools

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ensembl-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-ensembl@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ensembl-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-ensembl@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "ensembl-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-ensembl@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ensembl-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-ensembl@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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