MCP server

Noodle Biomedical Literature Discovery MCP

io.github.helena-bioinformatics/noodle

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

Search biomedical papers, inspect publication records, and traverse citation or semantic graphs.

Working at last checkAbout 1,268 tokens per request once connected7 tools

Website Source

https://api.helena.bio/noodle/v1/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: Not verified
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 7
Token cost: About 1,268 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 Cursor Add to VS Code VS 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 noodle https://api.helena.bio/noodle/v1/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

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

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

agy mcp add noodle https://api.helena.bio/noodle/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":"noodle","server_url":"https://api.helena.bio/noodle/v1/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

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

Tools

get_corpus_summary ~92 tokens
Return public corpus coverage, source, freshness, and count metadata. Results are for literature discovery and professional review, not diagnosis or treatment.
get_publication_details ~155 tokens
Retrieve one complete public bibliographic record by PMID after search. Results are for literature discovery and professional review, not diagnosis or treatment.
get_publication_neighborhood ~200 tokens
Retrieve the bounded citation and semantic neighborhood around one PMID. Results are for literature discovery and professional review, not diagnosis or treatment.
get_work_details ~145 tokens
Retrieve one complete public bibliographic record by Noodle work identifier. Results are for literature discovery and professional review, not diagnosis or treatment.
get_work_neighborhood ~214 tokens
Retrieve the bounded citation and semantic neighborhood around one Noodle work identifier. Results are for literature discovery and professional review, not diagnosis or treatment.
search_biomedical_literature ~388 tokens
Semantically search Noodle's public PubMed-derived biomedical corpus. Include known PMID, DOI, or PMCID identifiers in the query so they can act as exact anchors. Results are for literature discovery and professional review, not diagnosis or treatment.
support_helena ~74 tokens
Learn about the separate Helena Good MCP. This opt-in information action initiates no payment or outreach and changes no scientific result.

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