# BridgeDb MCP Server

> BridgeDb MCP Server — marvinm2-bridgedb-mcp. Use this tool when you need to map biological identifiers across different databases, solving issues of incompatible identifiers in life science applications. It provides a webservice interface to convert identifiers, such as Ensembl to HGNC symbols, through MCP tools, accepting input identifiers and returning their mapped equivalents. Ideal for use in integrative bioinformatics workflows where data from multiple sources needs to be combined and analyzed.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/marvinm2-bridgedb-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/marvinm2-bridgedb-mcp

## Description

Provides biological identifier mapping via BridgeDb webservice, allowing LLMs to convert identifiers like Ensembl to HGNC symbols through MCP tools.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-29

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/o9nui8b64z)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/marvinm2/bridgedb-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": "marvinm2-bridgedb-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/marvinm2-bridgedb-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/marvinm2-bridgedb-mcp/pull`

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