ArrayExpress / BioStudies MCP Server

Exposes ArrayExpress functional-genomics studies (via BioStudies) to Claude through a community MCP server.


Type	MCP server
Supplier	Augmented Nature
Availability	Beta — community OSS
Pricing	Free to use; wrapper code carries a restrictive personal/non-commercial LICENSE (not OSS)
Capabilities	Read-only
Verified	works · 2026-07-29
Security	caution · 2026-07-29 — provenance matches Augmented-Nature, but wrapper LICENSE is restrictive non-commercial (not MIT/OSS), unmaintained since 2025-12

How to install

Claude Code / Desktop — community MCP server (Augmented Nature, OSS):

git clone https://github.com/Augmented-Nature/BioStudies-MCP-Server
cd BioStudies-MCP-Server
npm install && npm run build
claude mcp add --transport stdio biostudies-server -- node /path/to/BioStudies-MCP-Server/build/index.js

Claude Science — also available as the Omics Archives featured connector (Anthropic-hosted; enable in Claude Science).
Public API — query directly at ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/api.

What it does

Search and retrieve ArrayExpress/BioStudies study records — sample/assay metadata, protocols, and file listings for functional-genomics experiments — via the BioStudies API.

Primary use cases: Functional-genomics study discovery, experiment metadata retrieval

Notes

Claude Science: Offered inside Anthropic’s Claude Science via the Omics Archives featured connector. Its inclusion there is an independent signal of quality and trustworthiness for life-science research.

ArrayExpress is now served through EMBL-EBI BioStudies. Part of the Omics Archives bundle alongside GEO and PRIDE.

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