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Ensembl

Verified Integration
Author: @spawningCategory: ServerApplication
JSON-RPC 2.0
Protocol Standard
Sub-second
Execution Latency
Active
Operational Status

Client Configuration

— Connect Ensembl to Claude Desktop or Cursor in seconds
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ensembl": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-ensembl"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows).
Architecture & Capabilities

System Overview

Provides large language models with access to the Ensembl genomics database for querying genomic data, gene information, sequences, and variants.

Indexed Date

7/22/2026

License

Open Source

Protocol Layer

stdio / SSE RPC

Frequently Asked Questions

Architecture and operational details for Ensembl

You can ask questions like: 'What is the BRAF gene and where is it located?', 'Show me variants in the TP53 gene region', or 'Get the DNA sequence for chromosome 17 from position 7565096 to 7590856'.

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