What is biomcp?
biomcp is a MCP server by genomoncology that access biomedical research data from PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov and MyVariant.info. It is listed under Other and has 658 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | genomoncology |
| Repository | genomoncology/biomcp |
| Popularity | 658 GitHub stars |
| Category | Other |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #218 of 4,418 MCP servers; #26 in Other |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Stars this week | +4 |
| Runs | Cloud service |
| Language | Python |
Is biomcp safe to install?
biomcp scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install biomcp?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/genomoncology/biomcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add biomcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http biomcp <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs biomcp for you:
Add the "biomcp" MCP server from https://github.com/genomoncology/biomcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.