# nmdc-mcp

> FastMCP-based tool for writing prompts against data in the NMDC (National Microbiome Data Collaborative) database

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/nmdc-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/microbiomedata/nmdc-mcp/blob/main/README.md
- repository: https://github.com/microbiomedata/nmdc-mcp/issues
- version: 0.6.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: biosamples, fastmcp, mcp, microbiome, model-context-protocol, nmdc
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:nmdc-mcp

### Description (declared)

# NMDC MCP

A fastmcp-based tool for writing prompts against data in the NMDC database.

## Installation

You can install the package from source using uv:

```bash
uv sync
```

## Usage

You can use the CLI:

```bash
nmdc-mcp
```

Or import in your Python code: # TODO incorrect instructions

```python
from nmdc_mcp.main import create_mcp

mcp = create_mcp()
mcp.run()
```

Or utilize the `nmdc_mcp.client`. This client uses OpenAI API and assumes you have `API_KEY` set in a .env file in the root directory of this repo. The `BASE_URL` and `MODEL` are also customizable in .env. For PNNL staff that want to run via this client - the `BASE_URL` and `MODEL` are specific. Contact Olivia Hess if you need help setting these values up.

```bash
uv run 'path/to/nmdc_mcp/client.py' 'path/to/nmdc_mcp/main.py'
```

Or using python

```bash
python 'path/to/nmdc_mcp/client.py' 'path/to/nmdc_mcp/main.py'
```

## Development

### Local Setup

```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/microbiomedata/nmdc-mcp.git
cd nmdc-mcp

# Install development dependencies
make dev
```

### Development Workflow

The project uses a comprehensive Makefile for development tasks:

```bash
# Run all development checks (tests, formatting, linting, type checking)
make all

# Individual commands
make dev           # Install development dependencies
make test-coverage # Run tests with coverage
make format        # Format code with black
make lint          # Lint with ruff
make mypy          # Type checking
make deptry        # Check for unused dependencies
make build         # Build package
```

### Testing

```bash
# Run all tests with coverage
make test-coverage

# Run specific test types
make test-unit         # Unit tests only
make test-integration  # Integration tests
make test-real-api     # Tests against real NMDC API
make test-mcp          # Test MCP protocol
```

### MCP Integration

#### Claude Desktop Setup
Add to `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (1, derived)
- productivity.tasks (1, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.859, derived)
- code.testing (0.825, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/nmdc-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T08:25:19.587Z)

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