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DimensionDomain Memory AgentAn MCP server for domain-specific knowledge management with semantic search and summarization.BioMCPOne binary. One grammar. Evidence from the biomedical sources you already trust.
FMRS28 / 100 · D75 / 100 · B
Reliability4 / 2010 / 20
Security and permissions5 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance12 / 2018 / 20
Documentation3 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience4 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • MCP users who want a lightweight, dependency-light knowledge base.
  • Cases where TF-IDF retrieval and extractive summarization are sufficient.
  • Developers exploring non-official domain knowledge servers inside the Claude Code plugin marketplace ecosystem.
  • Biomedical researchers
  • Clinicians
  • AI agents that need efficient access to biomedical literature and data analysis
Not for
  • High-fidelity semantic search requiring vector/embedding retrieval or neural summarization.
  • Production knowledge platforms that need documented authentication, encryption, and access controls.
  • Users who need a complete tool catalog or official support commitments before installing.
  • Users needing to write to upstream databases (read-only)
  • Users requiring direct access to closed datasets (e.g., COSMIC is not directly integrated)
  • Users expecting all advanced features without API keys
Required permissions
  • The source does not document an explicit permission list.
  • Because transport is stdio, the server is launched as a local process by the MCP client; actual filesystem or network access depends on the npm package implementation, which is not described in the supplied manifest.
  • Requires internet access to query public biomedical APIs
  • Optional API keys (NCBI, Semantic Scholar, OpenFDA, etc.) to improve rate limits or unlock features
  • Local read/write access for skills, cache, and local study data (e.g., `~/.local/share/biomcp`)
Risks and side effects
  • Unofficial third-party server; it is not maintained by Anthropic, Claude Code, or the upstream product/protocol owner.
  • Installing an npm package carries normal supply-chain integrity and dependency risks.
  • The manifest does not list concrete tool names, security model, or data-handling guarantees.
  • Storage, encryption, and retention of knowledge-base data are not described in the provided materials.
  • Upstream API rate limits may affect performance
  • Some data sources (e.g., KEGG) have licensing terms that restrict non-academic use
  • Features requiring API keys (e.g., OncoKB) may be incomplete without them
  • Local binary installations need regular updates for compatibility
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Other MCP stdio clients
Tools011