# aind-metadata-mcp

> MCP server for AIND metadata

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## Verification
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## Declared
- publisher: Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics
- version: 0.5.4
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:aind-metadata-mcp

### Description (declared)

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# AIND Metadata MCP Server

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An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides access to AIND (Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics) metadata and data assets through a comprehensive set of tools and resources.

> [!WARNING]
> This MCP server is deprecated. You can continue using it to access V1 metadata.  
> For V2 metadata, please see [aind-data-mcp](https://github.com/AllenNeuralDynamics/aind-data-mcp/).

## Features

This MCP server provides tools for:

- **Data Retrieval**: Query MongoDB collections with filters and projections
- **Aggregation**: Execute complex MongoDB aggregation pipelines
- **Schema Exploration**: Access detailed schema examples and documentation
- **NWB File Access**: Load and explore NWB (Neurodata Without Borders) files
- **Data Summaries**: Generate AI-powered summaries of data assets

## Installation

Install uv if you haven't already - following [this documentation](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/)

Install the MCP server using uv:

```bash
uv tool install aind-metadata-mcp
```

Or using pip:

```bash
pip install aind-metadata-mcp
```

## Configuration

### For Cline (VSCode Extension)

In order to ensure that the MCP server runs in your preferred client, you will have to download the `aind-metadata-mcp` package to your console. If space is an issue, please set `UV_CACHE_DIR` and `UV_TOOL_DIR` to locations that have capacity be…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- data.database (0.779, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/aind-metadata-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T08:21:46.548Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/aind-metadata-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/aind-metadata-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:aind-metadata-mcp