MCP server

Bold Systems

io.github.pipeworx-io/bold-systems

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

BOLD Systems (Barcode of Life Data System, University of Guelph) — the global DNA barcode…

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

45

Token cost

About 27,989 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 bold-systems https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bold-systems/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.bold-systems]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bold-systems/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"bold-systems":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bold-systems/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"bold-systems":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bold-systems/mcp"}}}

VS Code

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

Antigravity

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

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"bold-systems","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bold-systems/mcp"}

Tools

• bold_sequences ~666 tokens
  "Get the COI barcode sequence for [species]" / "give me BOLD reference sequences for [taxon]" / "what marker sequences are in BIN [BOLD:...]" / "pull barcode FASTA for [genus] from [country]" — AUTHORITATIVE DNA barcode SEQUENCES from BOLD, returned as records carrying the nucleotides, the marker (C
• bold_specimens ~660 tokens
  "What DNA barcode records exist for [species]" / "show me BOLD specimens of [taxon] from [country]" / "what is in BIN [BOLD:...]" / "which institutions hold barcoded [taxon]" — AUTHORITATIVE specimen records from the Barcode of Life Data System: process ID, full taxonomy, BIN assignment, collection
• bold_taxonomy ~360 tokens
  "How many barcodes does BOLD have for [taxon]" / "what is the BOLD taxonomy of [species]" / "how many species in [family] are barcoded" / "is [name] a valid taxon in BOLD" — AUTHORITATIVE taxonomic resolution against BOLD's own index: the full lineage from kingdom to species, BOLD's record and speci

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