Gget MCP Server

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the [gget](https://github.com/pachterlab/gget) bioinformatics library.

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Gget MCP MCP server?

Gget MCP becomes available to MCP clients through the gget mcp mcp server. MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the gget bioinformatics library.

What Gget MCP does

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the gget bioinformatics library.

Tools it exposes

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

  • Overview — This guide will walk you through setting up Claude Desktop with the gget_mcp extension and Google Drive integration on Windows. By the end, you'll be able to
  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server
  • Troubleshooting — The Troubleshooting tool exposed by this server

Installing the gget mcp mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as @modelcontextprotocol/inspector, 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.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply one environment variable: GEMINI_API_KEY. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Requirements

  • Windows PC with administrator access - Google account - Stable internet connection

Where it fits

File and storage servers are what separate an assistant that talks about your documents from one that actually works with them. Gget MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Overview, Prerequisites, Troubleshooting — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other file systems 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.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • Maintained by longevity-genie, written in Python.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the gget 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
OverviewThis guide will walk you through setting up Claude Desktop with the gget_mcp extension and Google Drive integration on Windows. By the end, you'll be able to use Claude to fetch biological data (like gene sequences) and
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.
TroubleshootingThe Troubleshooting tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Gget MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gget": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • Windows PC with administrator access - Google account - Stable internet connection
VariableDescriptionRequired
GEMINI_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Gget MCP to Overview.
  • Use Gget MCP to Prerequisites.
  • Use Gget MCP to Troubleshooting.

Frequently asked questions

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