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uniprot mcp server

io.github.cyanheads/uniprot-mcp-server

Protein research over UniProtKB — search by function, fetch curated records, map IDs, proteomes.

— the operator's own registry description reported

Publisher io.github.cyanheads · first seen 2026-08-12 · endpoint https://uniprot.caseyjhand.com/mcp

allow
verdict
gateway
cluster
ok_tools
answers
6
tools served

Dependency rating derived

allow
allow — gateway · retrieval-public ● · V3 has answer key ◐
allow — because answers ●, 6 tools legible (band A) ●, no confirmed drift in 3 probes ●; not yet checked: truth (1 attempts unverifiable, 0 disagreements)

Cluster gateway · distinctiveness 0.415 (moderate). Every figure is a percentile or class within the 15,472-server censussee the whole spectrum.

Does it answer? Q1 · observed
answersalive_tools
latency150 ms
vs populationtypical
protocolcurrent
authopen
Can it be used? Q4 · observed
tools6
vs populationmid
capabilities4
harnessA
Did it hold when checked? Q3–Q4 · derived
identityfarm_member
servers on its host1
servers on its domain82
verifiabilityunassessed
duplicate inventoryno
drift events0
answers true0/0 agree

🔏 Signed receipt rr_9a7567cfbedec22059af69f2 · ed25519 · key rs-rcpt-2026-08 — this rating is tamper-evident; an agent gets the full signature from check_server and can verify it against the published key.

Q1Does it answer?gateway — 3 probes ●evidence ↓
Q2What is it?retrieval-public ● evidence ↓
Q3Can it be checked?V3 has answer key ◐evidence ↓
Q4Did it hold?harness A · truth not yet run · no drift ●evidence ↓
Q5What company does it keep?gateway · 1 on its host (context, not verdict) ◐evidence ↓

● observed · ◐ derived · ○ reported — the verdict synthesizes Q1–Q4; Q5 is context. Methodology →

History observed

Every probe we made, oldest → newest (3 shown, 2026-08-23 → 2026-09-06). Green answered · amber answered-but-walled · red no useful answer. A gap in our cadence is a gap in coverage, not evidence about the server.

changelog (1 events)
datetypewhat changed
2026-08-23outcomefirst probe: ok_tools

What kind of tools these are derived

Verification only means something relative to a tool's NATURE — an email-sender has no "true answer", a generator has no answer key. Classification evidence: classified from tool names/descriptions/annotations WE OBSERVED. What checking applies to each kind (the full methodology →):

naturetoolsmeaning what checking applies
retrieval-public3serves public factstruth-checkable against a public source — the V-ladder applies in full
predictive2claims about the futurescoreable only in retrospect — the archive scores yesterday's predictions against today's outcome
generative1creates contentno answer key exists; disclosure + stability checks, never truth verdicts

Tools last seen observed

uniprot_get_entry uniprot_get_proteome uniprot_get_sequence uniprot_get_taxonomy uniprot_map_ids uniprot_search_proteins

Harness readiness observed

Can an agent's harness pick this tool and call it correctly? Graded on the three things an agent reads — name, description, typed parameters. Band A — an agent can pick and call these reliably.

legibility checktools passingok
name is clear & specific6/6
has a description6/6
description is substantive6/6
parameters are typed6/6
parameters are described6/6

6 of 6 tools graded · 6 with a captured input schema. RS-008, Tier-1 — no domain knowledge, applies to any tool. “Alive” is not the same as “usable”.

Truth checks observed

Not yet confirmed — 1 attempt(s) currently unverifiable (rate limits, walls, or unmappable schemas — never counted against the server) · 0 disagreements.

claim classkeyverdictprimary source
OFAC SDN screening (vs the official list)unmappedunverifiableofac-sdn

Protocol conformance observed

2025-06-18
protocol version
session model
0.2.3
server version uniprot-mcp-server

Capabilities: logging prompts resources tools

Drift observed

No confirmed drift on record. Baseline set 2026-09-06; changes appear here after human review.

raw probe records
probed (UTC) outcomehttpmsprotocol
2026-09-06T06:15:54Zok_tools2001502025-06-18
2026-08-30T06:15:30Zok_tools2001042025-06-18
2026-08-23T06:13:16Zok_tools2002762025-06-18

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