Claude Code Setup

One-Liner Install

Add BioContext7 to Claude Code with a single command — no config files, no manual setup.

claude mcp add biocontext7 -- npx -y @biocontext7/mcp@latest

This registers @biocontext7/mcp as a stdio MCP server. Claude Code will auto-install the package via npx on first use.

claude mcp add --transport http biocontext7 https://mcp.biocontext7.com/mcp

Connects directly to the hosted BioContext7 API. No local packages installed — ideal for quick trials or shared environments.

After running either command, test that the MCP tools are available:

You: "What tools should I use for RNA-seq alignment?"

Expected: Claude queries BioContext7 via resolve-library-id and returns tools like STAR, HISAT2, and Salmon with up-to-date documentation.

Prompt	Tool Fired	Expected Result
"Find bioinformatics tools for variant calling"	`resolve-library-id`	Returns GATK, FreeBayes, DeepVariant
"Get docs for scanpy"	`resolve-library-id` then `get-library-docs`	Returns scanpy documentation snippets

The @biocontext7/mcp package provides two MCP tools:

Tool	Description
`resolve-library-id`	Search 25,000+ bioinformatics tools by name or keyword. Returns matched tool IDs with metadata.
`get-library-docs`	Fetch versioned documentation for a specific tool. Supports topic filtering and token budget control.

To remove the MCP server from Claude Code:

claude mcp remove biocontext7