A side-by-side look at the Biorxiv and Ucsc Genome MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Biorxiv for biology, medicine and bioinformatics work as a local process; choose Ucsc Genome MCP for biology, medicine and bioinformatics over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics | Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics |
| Quality signal | 35/100 · Fair | 41/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 6 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Biorxiv | View Ucsc Genome MCP |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"biorxiv": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-biorxiv"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"hlydecker-ucsc-genome-mcp": {
"url": "https://api.genome.ucsc.edu"
}
}
}