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Scigantic

by Sciganticversion 0.3.2i★ 1iComputer or cloud
Registry namecom.scigantic/mcp

How to install

What it does

Search public scientific datasets and read schema cards that describe their files, columns and rows

  • Connects Computer or cloud
  • Account or key No key needed
  • Category Docs, sheets & office work

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Passed 5/5 checks · What you ask goes through the maker’s server (api.scigantic.com) · ✓ Commands checked Nov 13, 2026

First: which AI do you use?

Pick your app and the steps appear below.

Works with Claude · about 2 min

No key, nothing to install · Set it up once on claude.ai or the desktop app, then use it in chat · free accounts can add 1 · on Team/Enterprise an Owner adds it

  1. Open Claude’s Connectors page

    CustomizeConnectors

    CustomizeConnectors1Add2https://…3Add4
  2. Click “Add” → “Custom” → “Web” and fill in these 2 fields

    Copy each value into the field with the same name in Claude, then click Continue

    Name · NameScigantic
    Remote MCP server URL · Addresshttps://api.scigantic.com/mcp

    Click Continue past the sign-in settings Claude detected · under Authentication choose what the maker says (Sign in now, Sign in when needed or No sign in), then click Add

  3. Turn it on in a chat

    +ConnectorsScigantic

  4. Try it

    Use Scigantic and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Claude says it is using Scigantic or shows a Scigantic tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with ChatGPT, depending on your plan

Full MCP: ChatGPT Business, Enterprise or Edu on the web · Pro: connects with read/fetch permissions, so tools that change data may not work · Plus: not confirmed in OpenAI’s docs; if you see an add-custom-MCP option on the Plugins page you can try these steps · web only

  1. Open ChatGPT’s add-MCP page on the web

    Plugins+Add custom MCP server

    ChatGPTPlugins1+2https://…3Create4
  2. Fill in the name and address

    Enter a name, paste the address under Connection, tick the risk warning and click Create as a plugin

    Name · NameScigantic
    Connection · Addresshttps://api.scigantic.com/mcp
  3. Pick Scigantic in a chat

    Start a new chat and pick Scigantic from your plugins before typing

  4. Try it

    Use Scigantic and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If ChatGPT says it is using Scigantic or shows a Scigantic tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against OpenAI’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with Claude Code · about 2 min

No key, nothing to install

  1. Open Terminal

    Mac: press Command+Space and type Terminal · Windows: open PowerShell

  2. Paste this command and press Enter

    claude mcp add --transport http --scope user scigantic https://api.scigantic.com/mcp
  3. Type /mcp in Claude Code

    You should see Scigantic listed as connected

  4. Try it

    Use Scigantic and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Claude Code says it is using Scigantic or shows a Scigantic tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with Cursor · about 2 min

No key, nothing to install

  1. Click this button to open Cursor

    Open in Cursor

    Cursor asks you to confirm; click Install

  2. Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode

  3. Try it

    Use Scigantic and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Cursor says it is using Scigantic or shows a Scigantic tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Cursor’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with VS Code · about 2 min

No key, nothing to install

  1. Click this button to open VS Code

    Open in VS Code

    VS Code asks you to confirm; click Install

  2. Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode

  3. Try it

    Use Scigantic and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If VS Code says it is using Scigantic or shows a Scigantic tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against VS Code’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Other apps that use MCP, such as Windsurf, Zed or Gemini CLI, each add servers differently. See how in the app list.

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Address for apps that connect over the web

Addresshttps://api.scigantic.com/mcp

JSON settings are under “For developers” below

Stuck? Ask people who use Scigantic💬 Discussion →
For developers: Terminal commands and JSON settings

Over the web

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user scigantic https://api.scigantic.com/mcp

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scigantic": {
      "url": "https://api.scigantic.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code (mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "scigantic": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.scigantic.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Installed on your computer

Claude Code

claude mcp add --scope user scigantic -- uvx scigantic-mcp

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scigantic": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scigantic-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scigantic": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scigantic-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code (mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "scigantic": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scigantic-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

At a glance

Downloads per weeki
10/wk
Verified domain
✓ scigantic.com
Connection
Computer or cloud
Transport
stdio, streamable-http
Latest versioni
0.3.2
Published to registryi
Nov 10, 2026
Code last changedi
Nov 10, 2026
Maker
Scigantic
Packages
pypi: scigantic-mcp
Registry status
Active

Which apps can use it

Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.

Connect over the internet in

ClaudeChatGPTGooseLM StudioMsty StudioCherry StudioCursorVS Code + GitHub CopilotVisual StudioWindsurf (Devin Desktop)ZedKiroClineContinueJetBrains AI AssistantClaude CodeCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCodenodecodeWarpLibreChatOpen WebUIRaycast

Run on your computer in

ClaudeGooseLM StudioMsty StudioCherry StudioCursorVS Code + GitHub CopilotVisual StudioWindsurf (Devin Desktop)ZedKiroClineContinueJetBrains AI AssistantClaude CodeCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCodenodecodeWarpLibreChatRaycast

All apps, with pros and cons →

Related guides

What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 15, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

  • search_archives

    Search the Scigantic catalog of public scientific data archives by natural-language query. Matching considers both the archive's description AND a sample of its actual object/file names, so a distinctive filename or path pattern can surface a match even when the prose description

  • get_archive

    Get full metadata for one archive by id, including its schema card (structure summary) when one exists.

  • get_schema_card

    Get the compact schema card for an archive: file format, columns, sample rows/headers, sidecar docs (READMEs/data dictionaries) and a copy-paste starter cell. This is the fastest way to understand a dataset's structure without mounting it.

  • get_data_access

    Get how to load a dataset in YOUR OWN environment: storage location plus copy-paste code snippets (from the dataset's schema card, or generated as a fallback). Use this after finding a dataset when you want to run analysis where you are, rather than in a hosted notebook.

  • list_archive_files

    List a sample of the files/objects in an archive's storage (the cached file tree).

  • get_sample_notebook

    Get the pre-executed starter notebook for an archive — a worked example of loading and exploring the data. Returns a cell-by-cell summary plus each cell's source (outputs are omitted to keep the payload small).

  • lookup_paper

    Look up a research paper on arXiv, by bare arXiv id (e.g. "1706.03762") or by keywords/title, and return its metadata plus any Scigantic archives linked to or suggested by it. Useful for going from a paper an agent is reading to the underlying datasets. Lookup is arXiv-backed: DO

  • list_compute_tiers

    List the compute tiers available for launching a Scigantic notebook (CPU/GPU options and hourly cost).

  • search

    Search the Scigantic catalog of public scientific datasets. Returns matching datasets as {results: [{id, title, url}]}; pass an id to fetch for the full description and schema card.

  • fetch

    Fetch one Scigantic dataset by id (from search): its description, storage location, source link, and schema card (format, columns, sample rows, caveats, and how to load it).

  • surechembl_compound

    Look up a compound in SureChEMBL, EMBL-EBI's database of chemistry extracted from patents, by any identifier, and report its structure, properties, cross-references (ChEMBL, PubChem, DrugBank, ChEBI, PDB) and how many patents mention it.

  • surechembl_patents_for_compound

    List the patents in which a compound was found (SureChEMBL). Accepts the same identifier forms as surechembl_compound. Aspirin is in ~700,000 documents, so read the total and narrow with surechembl_search_patents when it is large.

  • surechembl_patent

    A patent document from SureChEMBL: title, dates, applicants, inventors, assignees, family, priority claims, number of compounds named in the text, abstract, and (optionally) the claims and description text. SureChEMBL no longer returns CPC codes, citations or legal events with a

  • surechembl_patent_chemistry

    The compounds SureChEMBL's text-mining finds named in a patent's text: SCHEMBL id, name, SMILES, InChIKey, formula, weight. Structures that appear only in images or MOL attachments are not included.

  • surechembl_search_patents

    Full-text patent search over SureChEMBL with Solr syntax. Plain terms search all text; field prefixes narrow: ttl (title), ab (abstract), clm (claims), desc, asg (assignee), inv (inventor), pdyear, cpc, ic (IPCR), fam (family id). Quote publication numbers: pn:"US-10000000-B2". C

  • surechembl_structure_search

    Search SureChEMBL's 31 million patent compounds by chemical structure.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 16, 2026

  • ✓ Pass

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry name was verified against the domain scigantic.com (the registry checks domain ownership)

  • ✓ Pass

    Still maintained

    Code last changed 6 days ago

  • ✓ Pass

    Has a licence

    Uses MIT-0

  • ✓ Pass

    Endpoint responds

    Responded in 350 ms (HTTP 200)

  • – Not applicable

    Sign-in with OAuth

    No sign-in needed

  • ✓ Pass

    No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

    Read 16 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Published vulnerabilities (OSV.dev)

No entries on OSV.dev for scigantic-mcp@0.3.2

Checks only this package version, not every dependency · checked Nov 15, 2026

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Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

  • More stars than 81% of the other 3974 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 82% of the other 3974 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 3974 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Scigantic safe?

It passed 5 of 5 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

Either way works: install it on your computer or connect to the cloud version.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed 6 days ago, and the latest version (0.3.2) reached the registry 6 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT on the web (full MCP on Business and above; Pro read-only).

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scigantic-mcp

A Model Context Protocol server that exposes the Scigantic catalog of public scientific data archives to any MCP client.

It is built to drop into [Kiro for Life Sciences](https://github.com/aws-samples/sample-kiro-power-life-sciences) alongside its domain database servers. Where each Kiro server wraps one domain's APIs (genomics, proteomics, structural, …), Scigantic is the cross-domain launchpad: about 6,900 curated public archives spanning every domain, each with an LLM-ready schema card (file format, columns, sample rows/headers, inlined READMEs/data dictionaries, and a copy-paste starter cell) so an agent can understand a dataset's structure *before* downloading anything.

It is discovery-only and zero-config — every tool calls public, read-only Scigantic endpoints, so there is no API key to set up.

Since 0.3.0 it also carries six surechembl_* tools for patent chemistry, backed by SureChEMBL (EMBL-EBI, 31M compounds extracted from 45M patents) through the scigantic-surechembl library: look a compound up by any identifier, list the patents that mention it, read a patent, list the compounds named in it, search patents with Solr syntax, and run structure searches. Also public, read-only, no key.

SureChEMBL replaced its REST API in November 2026. Since 0.3.2 these tools run on scigantic-surechembl 0.4, the port to the new API. Three things the new API no longer offers show up in the output: a patent's CPC codes, citations and legal events are not returned; surechembl_patent_chemistry lists the compounds named in a patent's text, not those that appear only in images or attachments; and full-text search and patent families cover US, EP, WO, JP and CN publications only. A chemical name is now resolved through PubChem, since SureChEMBL has no name lookup any more.

Requires Python 3.10+ and MCP SDK 2.x.

Prefer the hosted server if your client speaks HTTP. Scigantic also runs a

remote MCP server at https://api.scigantic.com/mcp (no auth, nothing to

install, and it carries five extra tools: search, fetch,

get_sample_notebook, lookup_paper and list_compute_tiers):

add https://api.scigantic.com/mcp as a streamable HTTP server in your client

(Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others), or run

claude mcp add --transport http scigantic https://api.scigantic.com/mcp.

This package exists for clients that launch stdio servers, such as Kiro.

Tools

ToolWhat it does
search_archives(query, category?, limit?)Natural-language search across the whole catalog.
get_archive(id)Full metadata for one archive.
get_schema_card(id)The compact schema card — the fastest way to learn a dataset's structure.
get_data_access(id, language?)How to load the dataset in your own environment: storage location + copy-paste code snippets.
list_archive_files(id, limit?)A sample of the files/objects in the archive.
Patent chemistry (SureChEMBL)
ToolWhat it does
surechembl_compound(identifier)A compound by SureChEMBL id, ChEMBL id, pubchem:CID, drugbank:ID, InChIKey, SMILES or name: structure, properties, cross-references, patent count.
surechembl_patents_for_compound(identifier, limit?)The patents in which the compound was found, with the total.
surechembl_patent(doc_id, include_text?)A patent's bibliography, abstract, family, priority claims, count of compounds named in the text, and optionally its claims and description.
surechembl_patent_chemistry(doc_id, limit?)The compounds SureChEMBL's text-mining finds named in the patent.
surechembl_search_patents(query, limit?)Full-text patent search with Solr field syntax (ttl:, asg:, pdyear:, cpc:, ...) over US, EP, WO, JP and CN publications.
surechembl_structure_search(structure, mode?, limit?)Similarity, substructure, identical or connectivity search over 31M compounds.

Identifiers are preserved verbatim in the output (SureChEMBL's attribution terms ask that SCHEMBL ids and publication numbers be kept), and each result links to surechembl.org. SureChEMBL data is CC BY 4.0.

Prompts (guided workflows)

These surface as slash commands in Claude Code (/mcp__scigantic__ ):

PromptWhat it does
explore_dataset(topic)Search → inspect schema cards → recommend the best dataset → offer load code.
start_analysis(archive_id, goal?)Pull schema card + data-access snippet for an archive and outline an analysis plan.
patent_landscape(compound)Resolve a compound, count and list its patents, summarize assignees, years and CPC areas, read the key documents.

Install & register in Kiro

Add an entry under mcpServers in ~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json.

Option A — `uvx` (zero-install, recommended):

{

"mcpServers": { "scigantic": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["scigantic-mcp"] } } }

Option B — install into a venv (matches the Kiro servers' own mcp.json form):

python3 -m venv .venv && . .venv/bin/activate

pip install scigantic-mcp # or: pip install /path/to/scigantic-mcp

{

"mcpServers": { "scigantic": { "command": "/path/to/.venv/bin/scigantic-mcp", "env": { "SCIGANTIC_API_URL": "https://api.scigantic.com" } } } }

Works the same in Claude Desktop / Claude Code (claude mcp add scigantic -- uvx scigantic-mcp) or any MCP client that launches stdio servers.

Configuration

Env varDefaultPurpose
SCIGANTIC_API_URLhttps://api.scigantic.comAPI base (set to https://staging-api.scigantic.com for staging).
SCIGANTIC_API_ORIGINhttps://scigantic.comOrigin header → selects the public (default) catalog tenant.

Stability

This package is a thin client over the public Scigantic REST API. That API is not versioned and may change without notice — if a response shape moves, a pinned older release of this package can break. Pin a version you have tested, and open an issue if a tool starts returning something unexpected.

The MCP tool names and their arguments are treated as the stable surface, and will not change without a minor version bump.

Develop & test

The tool/client layer has no mcp dependency, so those tests run on any Python with httpx and need no network (mocked transport):

python3 tests/test_tools.py     # or: pytest

tests/test_server_import.py covers the wiring layer — that the server module imports, and that the registered tools and prompts are the expected set. It needs the mcp SDK installed (Python ≥ 3.10) and is skipped otherwise:

pip install -e '.[test]' && pytest

Keep it that way: the tool tests skip server.py on purpose, so an SDK breaking change is invisible to them. All 12 passed while the server could not import at all under SDK 2.x, which is what test_server_import.py now guards against.

Roadmap

  • Richer discovery for agents — structured tool outputs and MCP *resources* (attach an archive + its schema card as durable context).
  • Upstream inclusion as life-sciences-scigantic in aws-samples/sample-kiro-power-life-sciences.
  • Hosted compute is intentionally not exposed here. Scigantic's notebooks are interactive (a JupyterLab URL a human opens); handing an external agent that URL is a dead end. The agent-to-agent path is get_data_access — the caller runs the analysis in its own environment. Letting Scigantic *execute code for* an agent (run against an ephemeral kernel with the dataset mounted, return outputs) is a separate capability the platform would need to build first.

License

MIT-0.