A side-by-side look at the Togomcp and Protein Atlas MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Togomcp for biology & bioinformatics work; choose Protein Atlas for biology & bioinformatics as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
NCBI_API_KEY.search_genes, get_protein, top_tissues.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | T Togomcp | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Biology & Bioinformatics | Biology & Bioinformatics |
| Quality signal | 29/100 · Emerging | 51/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | NCBI_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 19 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 3 |
| Full listing | View Togomcp | View Protein Atlas |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
search_genesSearch the Human Protein Atlas for human genes/proteins by gene symbol or keyword. Returns each gene with its Ensembl gene id (needed by get_protein and top_tissues), synonyms, and description. Keyless.get_proteinGet a trimmed Human Protein Atlas profile for one protein by Ensembl gene id (e.g. "ENSG00000146648"): gene, description, protein class, biological process, molecular function, RNA tissue specificity/distribution, subcellular location, and disease involvement. Use search_genes to find the Ensembl i…top_tissuesList a protein's top-expressing human tissues by RNA expression (nTPM), highest first, for one Ensembl gene id. Use search_genes to find the Ensembl id. Keyless.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.
No confirmed install command for Togomcp yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"protein-atlas": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-protein-atlas"
]
}
}
}