Koskamo

GDC MCP

The GDC MCP server provides access to the NCI Genomic Data Commons, allowing agents to list cancer genomics projects like TCGA and TARGET, look up project details, search for cancer cases by primary site, and find genomic data files by category. It supports keyless, open-access queries with a free tier of 50 calls per day.

Package and access

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GDC MCP logo, by PipeworxCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by Pipeworx
You need:Keyless, open-access
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What you can do with it

  • List NCI Genomic Data Commons cancer genomics projects
  • Search cancer cases by primary site and project
  • Find genomic data files by data category
  • Look up single project details and summary counts

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.2.0
Maintenance checked

Packages and installation

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@pipeworx/mcp-gdc 0.2.0

npm
@pipeworx/mcp-gdc package definition
{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@pipeworx/mcp-gdc",
  "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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Connect from your client

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Cursor

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

Cline

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

VS Code

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

Claude Desktop

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

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