# mcp-bioportal

> mcp-bioportal — pipeworx-io-mcp-bioportal. Use this tool when you need to access and manage biomedical ontologies, solving problems related to data standardization and integration in the life sciences domain. It provides a repository of ontologies with interfaces for searching, browsing, and downloading, accepting inputs such as ontology names and keywords, and outputting relevant ontology information. Utilize it in contexts where standardized biomedical data is required, such as research, data analysis, and knowledge discovery.

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

## Description

BioPortal — NCBO's biomedical ontology repository (data.bioontology.org).

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.97
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **License:** MIT
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-bioportal)

## 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": "pipeworx-io-mcp-bioportal"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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