# kegg-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to access and integrate comprehensive biological data from the KEGG database, solving problems in bioinformatics and systems biology research. It provides a REST API interface for inputs and outputs, offering 34 tools and 8 resource templates for pathways, genes, compounds, and more. Use kegg-mcp in contexts requiring cross-database linking and hierarchical data retrieval, such as genomic analysis and disease research.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/ariashishegaran-kegg-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ariashishegaran-kegg-mcp

## Description

An MCP server that exposes the KEGG REST API — pathways, genes, compounds, reactions, enzymes, diseases, drugs, modules, orthology, glycans, and BRITE hierarchies, with cross-database linking. Provides 34 tools and 8 resource templates.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** database
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/zrj36obxua)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/AriaShishegaran/kegg-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "ariashishegaran-kegg-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ariashishegaran-kegg-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ariashishegaran-kegg-mcp/pull`

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