Order a protein test with an AI agent
Yes. Adaptyv runs an official MCP server. An agent with your Foundry API token can send protein sequences to Adaptyv's wet lab and get binding (KD), expression or thermostability data back. Tests start at $149 per protein, with 2 replicates. Standard results take about 3 weeks.
| Option | Works today as | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptyv BioSend protein sequences your agent designed to a wet lab and get real binding, expression or stability measurements back. | Official MCP from the vendor | From $149 / protein (includes 2 replicates, standard delivery) |
| PlasmidsaurusMail in a DNA sample and get its full plasmid sequence back. | Manual through the provider | $15 per sample (standard, under 25 kb); $30 per sample (big, 25-125 kb) |
| Twist BioscienceOrder synthetic DNA (genes or gene fragments) made to your sequence. | Manual through the provider | Gene Fragments: $35/sequence (0.3-0.5 kb), 7¢/bp (0.5-1.8 kb); Clonal Genes: from 9¢/bp (0.3-1.8 kb, low/medium complexity) |
| Emerald Cloud LabRun real wet-lab experiments on remote-controlled lab instruments. | API from the vendor | not verified |
| StrateosRun robotic life-science experiments in a cloud lab. | API from the vendor | not verified |
| Benchling APIRead and write lab notebook entries, samples, sequences and inventory. | API from the vendor | not verified |
Set it up
- Create an API token in the Adaptyv Foundry portal, under Organization → Settings → Tokens.
- Add Adaptyv's MCP server to your agent, with the token in the
Authorizationheader. - Ask the agent to draft the experiment and show you the price. The exact price depends on the assay.
- Approve it. You send sequences, not physical samples (check).
https://mcp.adaptyvbio.com/mcp/
Keep a person on the spend
Every order here costs real money. Use your own account, and paste this rule into the chat or your agent's instructions:
Before you order or pay for anything, show me what you will buy, the exact price and where it ships, then wait until I reply yes. Never place more than one order per yes.
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“Live through our connector” runs through Real World MCP today. “Official MCP” is the vendor's own server. “Manual” means you or a browser use the provider's site. Prices are the provider's own and change. Browse every labs & biology entry.
What people have done
None of these is a lab order placed by an agent. We found no public account of one yet.
- 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.
Questions people ask
Can an AI agent order a protein binding test?
Yes. Adaptyv has an official MCP server. With your own Foundry API token, an agent can submit protein sequences and get binding, expression or thermostability results. Tests start at $149 per protein.
How long do results take?
About 3 weeks for standard delivery, per Adaptyv. A faster service, Adaptyv Prime, is in private beta.
Which other labs can an agent use?
Emerald Cloud Lab and Strateos have APIs for cloud lab work. Plasmidsaurus and Twist are ordered by hand on their websites.