Biomart MCP Server

[Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/introduction) (MCP) is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context

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What is the Biomart MCP MCP server?

Biomart mcp mcp server connects Biomart MCP to AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs developed by Anthropic. Here we use the MCP python-sdk to.

What Biomart MCP does

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs developed by Anthropic. Here we use the MCP python-sdk to create a MCP server that interfaces with Biomart via the pybiomart package.

Key capabilities

  • Mart and Dataset Discovery — List available marts and datasets to explore the Biomart database structure
  • Attribute and Filter Exploration — View common or all available attributes and filters for specific datasets
  • Data Retrieval — Query Biomart with specific attributes and filters to get biological data
  • ID Translation — Convert between different biological identifiers (e.g., gene symbols to Ensembl IDs)

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 3 tools directly:

  • Cursor — Via Cusror's agent mode, other models can take advantage of MCP servers as well, such as those form OpenAI or DeepSeek. Click the cursor setting cogwheel and
  • Glama — The Glama tool exposed by this server
  • Development — The Development tool exposed by this server

Installing the biomart mcp mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as @smithery/cli, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Biomart MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Cursor, Glama, Development — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • Maintained by jzinno, written in Python.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the biomart mcp mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
CursorVia Cusror's agent mode, other models can take advantage of MCP servers as well, such as those form OpenAI or DeepSeek. Click the cursor setting cogwheel and naviagate to MCP and either add the MCP server to the global c
GlamaThe Glama tool exposed by this server.
DevelopmentThe Development tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Biomart MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "biomart": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Biomart MCP to Cursor.
  • Use Biomart MCP to Glama.
  • Use Biomart MCP to Development.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Biomart MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 3 tools (Cursor, Glama, Development) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Biomart MCP directly.