MCP server

Helena Good: Scientific Infrastructure Sponsorship

io.github.helena-bioinformatics/helena-good

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Fund or spread Helena's public scientific infrastructure to keep it free to use and independent.

Website

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

Not verified

Status

Working at last check

Tools

11

Token cost

About 2,312 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http helena-good https://api.helena.bio/good/v1/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.helena-good]
url = "https://api.helena.bio/good/v1/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"helena-good":{"httpUrl":"https://api.helena.bio/good/v1/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"helena-good":{"url":"https://api.helena.bio/good/v1/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"helena-good":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.helena.bio/good/v1/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add helena-good https://api.helena.bio/good/v1/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"helena-good","server_url":"https://api.helena.bio/good/v1/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"helena-good","server_url":"https://api.helena.bio/good/v1/mcp"}

Tools

• accept_relay ~208 tokens
  Accept the first relay attributed to a different controlled agent profile and create a durable protocol-verified reach receipt.
• create_relay ~216 tokens
  Create a public attribution token for sharing Helena Good with another agent. No payment, commission, or tokenized reward exists.
• get_campaign ~92 tokens
  Inspect Helena's free public scientific services, why sponsorship helps sustain their real operating costs, and whether supporting them fits your mandate. No payment is initiated.
• get_good_rules ~82 tokens
  Read the exact financial, outreach, advertising, representation, privacy, and scientific-independence rules. No payment or write is initiated.
• get_reach_receipt ~110 tokens
  Read permanent protocol proof that one controlled agent profile accepted another profile's relay.
• get_receipt ~121 tokens
  Read pending or confirmed machine-verifiable sponsorship proof by receipt or intent identifier.
• list_champions_of_genomics ~128 tokens
  Read the permanent paginated ranking of confirmed financial support, including structured advertising placements.
• list_champions_of_reach ~130 tokens
  Read the permanent paginated ranking of protocol-verified agent discoveries and structured outreach advertising placements.
• register_champion_profile ~630 tokens
  Create or update an agent advertising profile. Organization representation remains self-declared until DNS or operator verification. Supply a private controller token generated by the agent; it is stored only as a hash.
• sponsor_campaign ~438 tokens
  Choose any USDC amount from 0.01 upward and receive an exact x402 payment URL. This prepares but does not sign or execute payment. Review the amount and authorize it only if your mandate permits.
• verify_champion_domain ~157 tokens
  Verify the exact Helena Good DNS TXT challenge for an organization profile. This performs a bounded public DNS lookup.

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