Labs & biology MCP servers and APIs for AI agents
18 labs & biology entries: 9 MCP servers and 6 APIs, 10 of them official. Bench instruments such as oscilloscopes and microscopes, plus cloud lab and lab robot APIs. We found no Opentrons or Benchling MCP server.
Bench instruments such as oscilloscopes and microscopes, plus cloud lab and lab robot APIs. We found no Opentrons or Benchling MCP server.
Live through our connector first, then official, then by GitHub stars. Search and filter every category on the full directory.
| Name | Kind | Maintainer | Auth | Price | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCSB Protein Data Bank Live now In our catalogSearch and read 3D structures of proteins, DNA and RNA solved by labs worldwide. | API | Official | No key | Free | n/a |
| UniProt Live now In our catalogLook up any protein's function, genes, organism and sequence length in the UniProt knowledgebase. | API | Official | No key | Free | n/a |
| Adaptyv Bio In our catalogSend protein sequences your agent designed to a wet lab and get real binding, expression or stability measurements back. | MCP server | Official | Not verified | Paid | n/a |
| Benchling APIRead and write lab notebook entries, samples, sequences and inventory. | API | Official | OAuth | Not verified | n/a |
| Emerald Cloud LabRun real wet-lab experiments on remote-controlled lab instruments. | API | Official | API key | Not verified | n/a |
| Open University Remote SEM In our catalogDrive a real scanning electron microscope over the internet to image a sample you posted to England. | Other access | Official | Not verified | Paid | n/a |
| Opentrons HTTP APIUpload and run protocols on an Opentrons liquid-handling robot over the lab network. | API | Official | No key | Free | n/a |
| Plasmidsaurus In our catalogMail in a DNA sample and get its full plasmid sequence back. | Other access | Official | Not verified | Paid | n/a |
| StrateosRun robotic life-science experiments in a cloud lab. | API | Official | API key | Not verified | n/a |
| Twist Bioscience In our catalogOrder synthetic DNA (genes or gene fragments) made to your sequence. | Other access | Official | Not verified | Paid | n/a |
| lab-instrument-mcpsOperate real lab instruments from an agent with safety interlocks. | MCP server | Community | No key | Free | 24 |
| lecroy-mcpControl a LeCroy oscilloscope over SCPI and read measurements. | MCP server | Community | No key | Free | 11 |
| scope-mcpControl a Keysight/Agilent oscilloscope over Ethernet and capture waveforms. | MCP server | Community | No key | Free | 11 |
| openhcsRun high-content microscopy image-processing workflows. | MCP server | Community | No key | Free | 7 |
| siglent-sds-mcpControl a Siglent SDS oscilloscope and capture screenshots and data. | MCP server | Community | No key | Free | 7 |
| AgenticWebInstrumentControlDrive cheap USB bench instruments such as oscilloscopes and power supplies over SCPI. | MCP server | Community | API key | Free | 6 |
| lablink-mcpConnect an agent to many kinds of lab equipment through one server. | MCP server | Community | API key | Free | 5 |
| team05-mcp-serverTalk to the TEAM 0.5 transmission electron microscope at the Molecular Foundry. | MCP server | Community | No key | Free | 5 |
Use cases
Real accounts of agents doing this kind of job, each linked to its source.
- Program an Opentrons robot for a home drug-screening project
An independent researcher said all in-vitro screening for his basement Alzheimer's drug project ran on an Opentrons OT-2 liquid handler programmed by Claude Code, with ChatGPT Pro used across the discovery work.
- Let Claude Code read your oscilloscope to check a circuit
An engineer gave Claude Code MCP servers for his LeCroy oscilloscope and a SPICE simulator so it could compare real measurements with simulation and iterate on embedded code. His tips: tell it what is wired where and keep raw data out of its context.
- Run protein synthesis experiments in a cloud lab with GPT-5
OpenAI and Ginkgo Bioworks let GPT-5 design, run and interpret rounds of cell-free protein synthesis experiments on Ginkgo's automated cloud lab. It found a recipe that cut the cost per gram of protein by 40% against the prior best, with humans mainly loading reagents.
- Synthesize an insect repellent on a cloud chemistry robot
The ChemCrow agent took a one-line request, picked a target molecule, planned the route and ran the synthesis of DEET and three organocatalysts on IBM's cloud-connected RoboRXN platform.
Stars and push dates from GitHub, November 1 to 2, 2026. Auth and price come from each README or docs page; “Not verified” means we could not confirm it. Get listed
Questions people ask
How many labs & biology MCP servers are there?
This directory lists 18 labs & biology entries: 9 MCP servers and 6 APIs, plus 3 with other access. We counted them on November 1 and 2, 2026.
What is the most popular labs & biology MCP server?
By GitHub stars, lab-instrument-mcps leads with 24 stars as of November 1, 2026. Stars show interest, not quality, so check when it was last updated.
Which labs & biology servers are official?
10 come from the vendor or project they control: RCSB Protein Data Bank, UniProt, Adaptyv Bio, Benchling API, Emerald Cloud Lab and Open University Remote SEM.
Which ones work without an API key?
9 need no key, based on their docs: RCSB Protein Data Bank, UniProt, Opentrons HTTP API, lab-instrument-mcps, lecroy-mcp and scope-mcp.
Is it safe to let an agent control real devices?
Only give an agent the access you would give a person. Start with read-only tools, keep a person in the loop for anything that moves, prints, sends or spends, and read each project's README first.