Ncbi Datasets MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 527 installs a week from npm. Last commit 2 Nov 2026.
NCBI Datasets: genome assemblies by taxon, gene records by symbol and taxonomy lookups
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add ncbi-datasets-mcp -- npx -y @mrfentmen/ncbi-datasets-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"ncbi-datasets-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mrfentmen/ncbi-datasets-mcp"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.ncbi-datasets-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@mrfentmen/ncbi-datasets-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"ncbi-datasets-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mrfentmen/ncbi-datasets-mcp"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"ncbi-datasets-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mrfentmen/ncbi-datasets-mcp"
]
}
}
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