# bioportal-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to search and retrieve ontology terms from BioPortal, solving problems related to semantic integration and data standardization in biomedical research. It provides an interface for querying the BioPortal API, accepting search terms as input and returning relevant ontology terms as output. Ideal for use cases involving ontology-based data annotation, integration, and analysis in life sciences and healthcare applications.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/ncbo-bioportal-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ncbo-bioportal-mcp

## Description

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the BioPortal API to search and retrieve ontology terms.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/g6s7i7ofvr)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/ncbo/bioportal-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": "ncbo-bioportal-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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