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protein mcp server for Zed

io.github.cyanheads/protein-mcp-server

MCP Server for 3D protein structural data retrieval & analysis from RCSB PDB, PDBe, and UniProt.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install protein mcp server in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

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{
  "context_servers": {
    "protein-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "protein-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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