About io.github.cyanheads/ensembl-mcp-server
io.github.cyanheads/ensembl-mcp-server is an MCP server published by cyanheads in the Developer Tools category: look up genes, fetch sequences, predict variant consequences, find orthologs and xrefs via Ensembl.
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Install
claude mcp add io-github-cyanheads-ensembl-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/ensembl-mcp-servernpx -y @cyanheads/ensembl-mcp-serverThis server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.
Tools (7)
ensembl_get_homologyFind orthologs and/or paralogs of a gene across species with percent identity and taxonomy level
Parameters not published.
ensembl_get_sequenceFetch the DNA, cDNA, CDS, or protein sequence for a gene, transcript, protein, or genomic region
Parameters not published.
ensembl_get_xrefsRetrieve cross-database references for a gene — HGNC, UniProt, EntrezGene, OMIM, RefSeq, Reactome, and others
Parameters not published.
ensembl_list_speciesList species supported by Ensembl with display name, common name, assembly, taxon ID, and division
Parameters not published.
ensembl_lookup_geneResolve a gene by symbol (synonyms and former symbols included) + species or by stable ID to its Ensembl ID, genomic location, biotype, and transcript list
Parameters not published.
ensembl_predict_variantPredict functional consequences of a sequence variant using the Ensembl Variant Effect Predictor (VEP)
Parameters not published.
ensembl_query_regionFind genomic features (genes, transcripts, variants, regulatory elements, exons) overlapping a chromosomal region
Parameters not published.
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