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PulseGate's liveness check found it on 24 Sep 2026; it has been in the index since 24 Sep 2026. How this is checked

Biosamples is a hosted MCP server that exposes tools for searching EBI BioSamples metadata and retrieving individual records by accession. It supports JSON-RPC over HTTP and is intended for bioinformatics workflows and AI agents.

Inferred · not functionally tested

FreeWebAPICloud-managed
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Overview

6 features

Purpose: Finding and retrieving biological sample metadata from EBI archives through a machine-readable endpoint.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: bioinformatics developers and AI agent builders

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: data_extraction

Inferred · not functionally tested

Interfaces: API: indicated (inferred, not tested) · MCP: indicated (inferred, not tested) · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: unknown

Recorded constraints: pricing: free · license: Proprietary · platforms: WEB · deployment: browser, api_only, cloud_managed

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: gateway.pipeworx.io. These links do not verify the individual claims.

biosamples is an API design, testing & docs project. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on finding and retrieving biological sample metadata from EBI archives through a machine-readable endpoint. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as a B2B product for bioinformatics developers and AI agent builders. Basis unknown · not verified: It is available for free. Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for the web and API.

Behind biosamples is Pipeworx. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are sample search, accession lookup, and organism filtering. Inferred · not functionally tested: Catalogued interfaces include an MCP server.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • Sample search
  • Accession lookup
  • Organism filtering
  • Tissue filtering
  • Characteristic mapping
  • JSON-RPC endpoint

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
ebi-biosamplesbiological-metadatamcp-serverjson-rpc-api

JSON profile · Text profile · Access guide

Built with & integrations

Hosting
Cloudflare
Connectors
MCP
Runs on
BrowserAPI-onlyCloud-managed
Detected from
Cloudflare
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Trust & compliance

Public signals
HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

1

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed24 Sep · 22:19 UTC
    Biosamples seen via MCP Registry (official)
    Source: MCP Registry (official) · Open

Frequently asked questions about biosamples

What is biosamples?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Biosamples focuses on finding and retrieving biological sample metadata from EBI archives through a machine-readable endpoint. It is catalogued under API design, testing & docs on PulseGate.
Who should use biosamples?
Inferred · not functionally tested: biosamples is a B2B product built for bioinformatics developers and AI agent builders.
Is biosamples free?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — biosamples is free to use.
What platforms does biosamples run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: biosamples runs on the web and API.
Is biosamples still active?
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 24 Sep 2026.
What projects are similar to biosamples?
Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include biostudies, biomodels, and BioMCP.biostudiesbiomodelsBioMCP
Who develops biosamples?
biosamples is developed by Pipeworx.
Does biosamples have an API or integrations?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Yes — biosamples exposes an MCP server.

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