# oak-mcp

> A model context protocol (MCP) to help agents interact with ontologies and the ontology access kit

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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/oak-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/monarch-initiative/oak-mcp#readme
- repository: https://github.com/monarch-initiative/oak-mcp#readme
- version: 0.1.16
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: bioinformatics, mcp, oak, ontology
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:oak-mcp

### Description (declared)

# oak_mcp

A model context protocol (MCP) to help agents interact with ontologies and the ontology access kit

## Quick Start

```bash
# Install dependencies and set up development environment
make dev

# Run the MCP server
make run-server

# Run tests
make test
```

## Installation

```bash
# Install in development mode (includes dependencies)
make dev-install
```

## Usage

### Testing MCP Protocol

```bash
make test-mcp
```

### Integration with AI Tools

#### Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oak-mcp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "python", "src/oak_mcp/main.py"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/oak-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

#### Claude Code

```bash
claude mcp add -s project oak-mcp uv run python src/oak_mcp/main.py
```

#### Goose

```bash
goose session --with-extension "uv run python src/oak_mcp/main.py"
```

## Development

```bash
# Full development setup
make dev

# Run tests
make test

# Check dependencies
make check-deps

# Clean build artifacts
make clean
```

## License

BSD-3-Clause

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- knowledge.knowledge-graph (1, declared)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/oak-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T08:25:51.212Z)

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