MCP server

Bioregistry

io.github.pipeworx-io/bioregistry

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

Bioregistry MCP.

From the maker's README Bioregistry MCP — meta-registry of biomedical identifier prefixes (1500 prefixes from UniProt, ChEBI, HPO, MONDO, RxNorm, etc.). Keyless. Source

Working at last checkOfficial: pipeworx.io's GitHub account (pipeworx-io)About 26,716 tokens per request once connected46 tools

Website Source

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bioregistry/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 46
Token cost: About 26,716 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

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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 bioregistry https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bioregistry/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.bioregistry]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bioregistry/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"bioregistry":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bioregistry/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"bioregistry":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bioregistry/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"bioregistry":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bioregistry/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add bioregistry https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bioregistry/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":"bioregistry","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bioregistry/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"bioregistry","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bioregistry/mcp"}

Tools

prefix ~116 tokens
Fetch full Bioregistry metadata for a biological database prefix (e.g. "chebi", "hpo", "uniprot"), including canonical URI pattern, synonyms, homepage, and cross-registry mappings.
prefixes ~103 tokens
Paginate over all registered Bioregistry prefixes (2,000+); returns full prefix records for each entry. Use limit/offset to page through the complete registry.
resolve ~79 tokens
Resolve a CURIE (prefix:id) to a provider URL.
search ~115 tokens
Search Bioregistry for biological database prefixes by substring match against prefix name, title, or description (e.g. "gene ontology"). Returns up to `limit` matching prefix records.

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