The BOLD MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol server. It connects local Large Language Models (LLMs) to the BOLD Rest API, allowing users to retrieve and process specimen data through search queries.
To use it, install the package via pip. Then, run the server script and configure your application (e.g., Claude Desktop) with it. Please refer to the detailed installation guide for specific steps.
Its key features include searching specimen data via the BOLD Rest API, easy integration with local LLMs to enhance searches, and providing debugging tools for development and testing.
Use cases involve integrating LLMs in research to fetch biological specimen data, streamlining bioinformatics workflows via the BOLD API, and helping developers build applications that utilize BOLD's data effectively.
For common questions: it is compatible with locally hosted LLMs that support the Model Context Protocol. It is open source under the MIT License, so modifications are permitted. Debugging can be done using the included MCP inspector tool.