Encode Toolkit vs ChatSpatial

In-depth architectural comparison of the Encode Toolkit and ChatSpatial MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Encode Toolkit when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: encode_search_experiments, encode_get_experiment, encode_download_files.

Explore Encode Toolkit Details

Choose ChatSpatial when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: CHATSPATIAL_API_KEY, CHATSPATIAL_CONFIG_PATH, CHATSPATIAL_HTTP_PORT, CHATSPATIAL_LOG_LEVEL.
• Primary tools included: 20 MCP tools exposing 66 spatial transcriptomics methods, Schema-enforced orchestration for reproducible workflows, Supports 10x Visium, Xenium, Slide-seq v2, MERFISH, seqFISH data.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Encode Toolkit ammawla Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics	ChatSpatial cafferychen777 Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics
Summary	MCP server and Claude Plugin for a full ENCODE Project genomic data and analysis toolkit — search, download, track, and analyze functional genomics experiments.	MCP server for spatial transcriptomics analysis with 60+ integrated methods covering cell annotation, deconvolution, spatial statistics, and visualization.
Category & Scope

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ammawla-encode-toolkit": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "encode-toolkit"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cafferychen777-chatspatial": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CHATSPATIAL_API_KEY": "YOUR_CHATSPATIAL_API_KEY_HERE",
        "CHATSPATIAL_CONFIG_PATH": "YOUR_CHATSPATIAL_CONFIG_PATH_HERE",
        "CHATSPATIAL_HTTP_PORT": "YOUR_CHATSPATIAL_HTTP_PORT_HERE",
        "CHATSPATIAL_LOG_LEVEL": "YOUR_CHATSPATIAL_LOG_LEVEL_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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