ensembl mcp server for Cursor

io.github.cyanheads/ensembl-mcp-server

Look up genes, sequences, variants, homologs, and cross-database xrefs from Ensembl REST.

client:Cursor transport:streamable-http runtime:npm tools:7

Install ensembl mcp server in Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ensembl-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://ensembl.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs