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DimensionTako MCP ServerGive your agent real-time web search and licensed data like S&P Global, FRED, OECD, SimilarWeb & more.BioMCPOne binary. One grammar. Evidence from the biomedical sources you already trust.
FMRS68 / 100 · C75 / 100 · B
Reliability10 / 2010 / 20
Security and permissions14 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance12 / 2018 / 20
Documentation18 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience14 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • Researchers and analysts needing access to licensed financial or traffic data
  • Developers who want real-time search results with structured data support
  • Teams that need to create visualizations for reports or presentations
  • Biomedical researchers
  • Clinicians
  • AI agents that need efficient access to biomedical literature and data analysis
Not for
  • Scenarios requiring fully local or offline data processing
  • Individuals who are cost-sensitive and prefer to stay on the free tier indefinitely (it has rate limits and a limited toolset)
  • Use cases that require custom on-premises hosting or strict data residency
  • 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
  • Accesses https://mcp.tako.com/mcp to perform web searches and fetch licensed data
  • Retrieves structured rows from licensed datasets, which may be exported via content tools
  • Submits chart data for visualization generation if you use the visualize tool
  • Free tier requires no authentication but is rate-limited to 10 requests/min per IP
  • 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
  • Licensed data may be presented as charts or card summaries, but export may be restricted due to licensing
  • Some data sources (e.g., S&P Global, SimilarWeb) do not allow CSV export; attempting to export should be treated as a licensing wall, not an error
  • Free tier rate limits could impact production use; authentication lifts limits and enables full toolset
  • Server is hosted, so your queries are sent to Tako's external API
  • 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
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