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DimensionPare DBStructured database CLI operations as typed JSONChEMBL MCP ServerUnofficial MCP server providing advanced access to the ChEMBL chemical database
FMRS32 / 100 · D75 / 100 · B
Reliability4 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions5 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance7 / 2014 / 20
Documentation6 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience10 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • AI coding tools that need to interact with PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, or MongoDB via typed JSON
  • Scripting and automation workflows involving database operations
  • Drug discovery and computational chemistry researchers
  • Bioinformatics teams needing ChEMBL data through AI assistants
  • Developers comfortable with Node.js or Docker
Not for
  • Users requiring GUI or complex database administration features
  • Scenarios needing non-standard or specialized database CLIs
  • Production settings requiring official ChEMBL support (this is unofficial)
  • Users without a Node.js or Docker environment
  • General database tasks unrelated to ChEMBL
Required permissions
  • Requires local installation and execution of psql, mysql, redis-cli, or mongosh commands
  • Requires database connection credentials
  • Outbound network access to https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/api/data
  • Read-only access to public API data; no authentication credentials required
Risks and side effects
  • AI agents may execute destructive database operations (e.g., DELETE, UPDATE) if not careful
  • Potential exposure of sensitive data if credentials are present
  • Misconfiguration may lead to database connectivity or permission issues
  • Unofficial project with license marked NOASSERTION (README claims MIT); verify licensing yourself
  • Data accuracy depends on the ChEMBL REST API and the server's parsing may contain defects
  • 30-second request timeouts may constrain large batch queries
  • README inconsistency on tool count (22 vs 27) raises documentation reliability concerns
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Claude Code, CursorClaude Desktop
Tools427