niaid-data-mcp-server
Enables searching the NIAID Data Ecosystem for biomedical research resources including datasets, clinical studies, and publications using Elasticsearch queries.
README
NIAID Data MCP Server
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the NIAID Data Ecosystem API, enabling LLMs to search biomedical research resources — datasets, clinical studies, publications, repositories, and more — funded or supported by NIAID.
Tools
niaid_data_query
Search the NIAID Data Ecosystem using Elasticsearch query string syntax.
Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
q |
string | * |
Elasticsearch query string. Supports field-specific queries, boolean operators, and wildcards. |
size |
int | 10 | Number of results to return (1–1000). |
offset |
int | 0 | Number of results to skip (for pagination). |
sort |
string | — | Sort field; prefix with - for descending (e.g., -date). |
fields |
string | — | Comma-separated fields to return (e.g., name,description,@type). |
aggs |
list[string] | — | Fields to aggregate/facet by (e.g., ["@type", "conditionsOfAccess"]). |
facet_size |
int | 10 | Max aggregation buckets per field (1–1000). |
explain |
bool | — | Include relevance score explanation. |
response_format |
string | markdown |
markdown for readable output, json for structured data. |
Example queries:
q="COVID-19 AND @type:Dataset"— find COVID-19 datasetsq="*", aggs=["@type"]— summarize resource types across the whole catalogq="malaria", sort="-date", size=20— most recent malaria resources
Setup
Requires Python 3.11+ and uv.
uv sync
Running as a stdio MCP server (for Claude Desktop / MCP clients)
uv run python main.py
Claude Desktop config (claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"niaid-data": {
"command": "uv",
"args": ["run", "python", "main.py"],
"cwd": "/path/to/niaid-data-mcp-server"
}
}
}
Running as an HTTP server
PORT=8000 uv run python main.py
A /health endpoint is available at http://localhost:8000/health.
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