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DimensionTavily MCP ServerProduction-ready MCP server with real-time search, extract, map & crawl.BioMCPOne binary. One grammar. Evidence from the biomedical sources you already trust.
FMRS58 / 100 · C75 / 100 · B
Reliability8 / 2010 / 20
Security and permissions13 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance13 / 2018 / 20
Documentation12 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience12 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • Developers needing real-time web capabilities to enhance AI responses.
  • Users working within Claude Code, Cursor, or any compatible MCP client.
  • Teams that require quick and reliable data extraction and search.
  • Biomedical researchers
  • Clinicians
  • AI agents that need efficient access to biomedical literature and data analysis
Not for
  • Offline applications that don't require real-time web features.
  • Scenarios requiring extensive crawling that may exceed free tier limits and need careful management.
  • Environments with strict data privacy concerns where sending data to external services is problematic.
  • 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
  • Access to real-time web search and extraction APIs.
  • Data transmission over the internet.
  • Requires a valid Tavily API key for authentication.
  • 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
  • API keys might be misused or leaked.
  • Potential costs depending on the Tavily plan's quota.
  • May encounter rate limits or service outages.
  • Do not treat this server as fully trustworthy; verify its behavior before use.
  • 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, CursorClaude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Other MCP stdio clients
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