# BV-BRC MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to query and retrieve bacterial and viral genomic data using natural language, solving problems related to antimicrobial resistance and epitope research. It takes natural language queries as input and outputs relevant genomic data, features, and resistance information. Ideal for use cases requiring rapid retrieval of microbial genomic data for research and analysis purposes.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/soham-shukla-mcp-bvbrc  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/soham-shukla-mcp-bvbrc

## Description

Enables querying and retrieving bacterial and viral genomic data, features, antimicrobial resistance, and epitopes from the BV-BRC API using natural language.

## 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:** api-integration
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/s0usidj3mn)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/soham-shukla/mcp-bvbrc>

## 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": "soham-shukla-mcp-bvbrc"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/soham-shukla-mcp-bvbrc` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/soham-shukla-mcp-bvbrc/pull`

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