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uniprot mcp server MCP

v0.4.0 changelog · 8

io.github.cyanheads/uniprot-mcp-server

Protein research over UniProtKB: search by function, fetch curated records, map IDs, proteomes.

transport:streamable-http runtime:npm tools:6

Target client

run in your project directory

claude mcp add --transport http uniprot-mcp-server https://uniprot.caseyjhand.com/mcp

setup guides: Claude Code Claude Desktop Cursor VS Code Zed Windsurf Cline Gemini CLI Grok ChatGPT Claude.ai LangChain

Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs

uniprot_search_proteins

uniprot search proteins

uniprot_get_entry

uniprot get entry

uniprot_map_ids

uniprot map ids

uniprot_get_proteome

uniprot get proteome

uniprot_get_taxonomy

uniprot get taxonomy

uniprot_get_sequence

uniprot get sequence

All 6 tools, one page each

1 prompt you invoke yourself

1 resource you attach as context

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. Check the server's own documentation before granting access.