# Cellosaurus MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve detailed information about cell lines, including disease associations and genetic profiles. It solves problems related to cell line identification, authentication, and characterization, enabling researchers to make informed decisions. The Cellosaurus MCP Server takes cell line queries as input and returns comprehensive information about the queried cell lines, making it a valuable resource for biomedical research and development.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/biocontext-ai-unofficial-cellosaurus-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/biocontext-ai-unofficial-cellosaurus-mcp

## Description

Enables searching and retrieving detailed information about cell lines from the Cellosaurus knowledge resource, including disease associations, tissue origins, and genetic profiles.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.94
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/taih32aary)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/biocontext-ai/unofficial-cellosaurus-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": "biocontext-ai-unofficial-cellosaurus-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/biocontext-ai-unofficial-cellosaurus-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/biocontext-ai-unofficial-cellosaurus-mcp/pull`

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