io.github.mims-harvard/tooluniverse

io.github.mims-harvard/tooluniverse

2,700+ scientific tools for AI scientists: life science, research, literature, and more.

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Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tooluniverse": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "tooluniverse"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<your OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<your ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<your GEMINI_API_KEY>",
        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "<your OPENROUTER_API_KEY>",
        "AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY": "<your AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "HF_TOKEN": "<your HF_TOKEN>",
        "NCBI_API_KEY": "<your NCBI_API_KEY>",
        "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<your SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY>",
        "BIOGRID_API_KEY": "<your BIOGRID_API_KEY>",
        "DISGENET_API_KEY": "<your DISGENET_API_KEY>",
        "OMIM_API_KEY": "<your OMIM_API_KEY>",
        "ONCOKB_API_TOKEN": "<your ONCOKB_API_TOKEN>",
        "NVIDIA_API_KEY": "<your NVIDIA_API_KEY>",
        "USPTO_API_KEY": "<your USPTO_API_KEY>",
        "UMLS_API_KEY": "<your UMLS_API_KEY>",
        "BRENDA_PASSWORD": "<your BRENDA_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • OPENAI_API_KEYsecretOpenAI API key for LLM-based tool finding and embedding features
  • ANTHROPIC_API_KEYsecretAnthropic API key for Claude-based features
  • GEMINI_API_KEYsecretGoogle Gemini API key for Gemini-based features
  • OPENROUTER_API_KEYsecretOpenRouter API key for accessing 100+ LLM models
  • AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEYsecretAzure OpenAI API key (alternative to OpenAI)
  • HF_TOKENsecretHuggingFace token for accessing models and datasets
  • NCBI_API_KEYsecretNCBI/PubMed API key for higher rate limits (10 req/sec vs 3 req/sec). Register at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/account/
  • SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEYsecretSemantic Scholar API key for higher rate limits (100 req/sec vs 1 req/sec). Register at https://www.semanticscholar.org/product/api
  • BIOGRID_API_KEYsecretBioGRID API key for protein-protein interaction queries. Register free at https://webservice.thebiogrid.org/
  • DISGENET_API_KEYsecretDisGeNET API key for gene-disease association data. Register free at https://www.disgenet.org/
  • OMIM_API_KEYsecretOMIM API key for Mendelian disease data. Register at https://omim.org/api
  • ONCOKB_API_TOKENsecretOncoKB API token for precision oncology annotations. Register at https://www.oncokb.org/apiAccess
  • NVIDIA_API_KEYsecretNVIDIA NIM API key for AlphaFold2 structure prediction, molecular docking, and genomics tools. Get key at https://build.nvidia.com
  • USPTO_API_KEYsecretUSPTO API key for patent data access. Register at https://developer.uspto.gov/
  • UMLS_API_KEYsecretUMLS API key for medical terminology and concept mapping. Register at https://uts.nlm.nih.gov/uts/
  • BRENDA_PASSWORDsecretBRENDA enzyme database login password

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Developer Tools
Version
1.5.9
Registry
active
Published
11/5/2026
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