tooluniverse

1000+ scientific tools for AI scientists: life science, reserach, literature, and more.

stdio v1.1.3

Connection Configuration

Add this to your AI agent's MCP config file to connect.

Run in your terminal:

claude mcp add io.github.mims-harvard--tooluniverse -- uvx

Server Details

Transport

stdio

Authentication

None

Version

v1.1.3

Server Name

io.github.mims-harvard/tooluniverse

Last Updated

Mar 9, 2026

Get Started

How to install and connect this MCP server.

Required Configuration

Environment variables you must provide when running this server.

Variable	Description	Required
`OPENAI_API_KEY` secret	OpenAI API key for LLM-based tool finding and embedding features	Optional
`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` secret	Anthropic API key for Claude-based features	Optional
`GEMINI_API_KEY` secret	Google Gemini API key for Gemini-based features	Optional
`OPENROUTER_API_KEY` secret	OpenRouter API key for accessing 100+ LLM models	Optional
`AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY` secret	Azure OpenAI API key (alternative to OpenAI)	Optional
`HF_TOKEN` secret	HuggingFace token for accessing models and datasets	Optional
`NCBI_API_KEY` secret	NCBI/PubMed API key for higher rate limits (10 req/sec vs 3 req/sec). Register at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/account/	Optional
`SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY` secret	Semantic Scholar API key for higher rate limits (100 req/sec vs 1 req/sec). Register at https://www.semanticscholar.org/product/api	Optional
`BIOGRID_API_KEY` secret	BioGRID API key for protein-protein interaction queries. Register free at https://webservice.thebiogrid.org/	Optional
`DISGENET_API_KEY` secret	DisGeNET API key for gene-disease association data. Register free at https://www.disgenet.org/	Optional
`OMIM_API_KEY` secret	OMIM API key for Mendelian disease data. Register at https://omim.org/api	Optional
`ONCOKB_API_TOKEN` secret	OncoKB API token for precision oncology annotations. Register at https://www.oncokb.org/apiAccess	Optional
`NVIDIA_API_KEY` secret	NVIDIA NIM API key for AlphaFold2 structure prediction, molecular docking, and genomics tools. Get key at https://build.nvidia.com	Optional
`USPTO_API_KEY` secret	USPTO API key for patent data access. Register at https://developer.uspto.gov/	Optional
`UMLS_API_KEY` secret	UMLS API key for medical terminology and concept mapping. Register at https://uts.nlm.nih.gov/uts/	Optional
`BRENDA_EMAIL`	BRENDA enzyme database login email. Register at https://www.brenda-enzymes.org/	Optional
`BRENDA_PASSWORD` secret	BRENDA enzyme database login password	Optional

tooluniverse

Connection Configuration

Server Details

Get Started

Python / uvx

Required Configuration