Genefoundry MCP Server

A thin FastMCP 3.x aggregator that federates the GeneFoundry -link MCP fleet behind a single Streamable-HTTP endpoint. A host adds one server - genefoundry - and gets every biomedical backend with collision-free _ naming and search-based discovery.

Teams that want a hosted API integration endpoint instead of running a local process. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-22 · ★ 2 · #210 OF 250 MAINTAINED API INTEGRATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Genefoundry

Claude Code

claude mcp add berntpopp-genefoundry-router --transport http https://genefoundry.org/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "berntpopp-genefoundry-router": {
      "url": "https://genefoundry.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://genefoundry.org/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - authentication required · probed 2026-08-25

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as remote - your agent's requests go to genefoundry.org

endpoint auth requires authentication - rejected our unauthenticated MCP initialize

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.berntpopp is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Genefoundry can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

An agent gets 2 documented tools across read & search, run & execute, including search_tools, call_tool.

The 2 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what genefoundry lets an agent do.

search_tools
- Relevance search over the entire federated catalog
call_tool
- Invoke a hit by its _ name

Latest releases

v0.8.2 · 2026-08-10

Verified GeneFoundry research-use-only container release.

v0.8.1 · 2026-08-10

Verified GeneFoundry research-use-only container release.

v0.8.0 · 2026-08-07

Verified GeneFoundry research-use-only container release.

04 · Who maintains Genefoundry

genefoundry is maintained by berntpopp. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jun 2026.

05 · Facts

category
API integration - ranked #210 of 250 actively-maintained API integration servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence
10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-10)
registry
io.github.berntpopp/genefoundry (active, first published 2026-07-14 · 14 versions)

06 · Genefoundry FAQ

What is Genefoundry?

A thin FastMCP 3.x aggregator that federates the GeneFoundry -link MCP fleet behind a single Streamable-HTTP endpoint. A host adds one server - genefoundry - and gets every biomedical backend with collision-free _ naming and search-based discovery.

Is Genefoundry still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-22 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Genefoundry?

Run `claude mcp add berntpopp-genefoundry-router --transport http https://genefoundry.org/mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Genefoundry require authentication?

Yes - when we probed the endpoint on 2026-08-25, it rejected an unauthenticated MCP initialize; you'll need credentials to connect.

07 · Alternatives to Genefoundry