Question 1

How do I report reproducible issues?

Accepted Answer

Include: exact command, expected vs actual behavior, biomcp --version, relevant environment details, whether the issue reproduces with --json.

Question 2

Is BioMCP suitable for final clinical decisions?

Accepted Answer

BioMCP is a retrieval and workflow tool. Clinical decisions require domain-expert review and institutional validation processes.

Question 3

How do I inspect available commands quickly?

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biomcp list biomcp list trial biomcp list variant

Question 4

Why are some fields missing?

Accepted Answer

BioMCP returns concise defaults and depends on upstream source completeness. When you need more detail: request a section, switch to JSON, verify source availability with biomcp health --apis-only.

Question 5

How do I deploy BioMCP as an MCP server, and how is authentication handled?

Accepted Answer

Use biomcp serve for local stdio clients. Use biomcp serve-http --host --port for remote Streamable HTTP deployments; the MCP endpoint is /mcp, with /health, /readyz, and / available for probes. The HTTP transport is unauthenticated by design. BioMCP does not implement user login, bearer tokens, OAuth, or per-user authorization. Put remote deployments behind your own gateway, reverse proxy, SSO/mTLS layer, VPN, or private network policy. Provider keys for built-in sources are environment variables on the BioMCP process. See the MCP server reference and API keys.

Question 6

How do I use BioMCP with Claude Desktop?

Accepted Answer

Configure an MCP server entry using biomcp serve. See Claude Desktop setup.

Question 7

How do I request full article text now?

Accepted Answer

Use positional sections: biomcp get article 22663011 fulltext The same model applies to other entities: biomcp get trial NCT02576665 eligibility biomcp get gene BRAF pathways biomcp get variant "BRAF V600E" predict

Question 8

Why do invalid dates fail immediately?

Accepted Answer

Date validation is performed before network calls. Examples of invalid inputs: 2024-13-01 (invalid month) 2024-02-30 (invalid day) 2023-02-29 (non-leap-year day) This behavior provides immediate feedback and avoids unnecessary API requests.

Question 9

Where are cached files stored?

Accepted Answer

Run biomcp cache path to print the managed HTTP cache directory on your machine. BioMCP uses platform cache directories underneath that resolved root. Typical locations: Linux: ~/.cache/biomcp/ macOS: ~/Library/Caches/biomcp/ The cache generally contains: http/ for HTTP responses, downloads/ for retrieved text artifacts.

Question 10

Does BioMCP require API keys?

Accepted Answer

No for most workflows. Optional keys improve access for specific enrichments and source variants. See API keys.

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