org.biobricks/site

Measured conclusion: Deep-tested. L2 outcome: tools_ok.

BioBricks: the site's own MCP server — dataset, enquiry (enquiry = a human handoff, not a...

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Copy this into your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "site": {
      "url": "https://biobricks.org/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Measured tools (10)

• dataset_columns

  The columns, which of them are numeric, the row count and the provenance banner of the BioBricks dataset. Call this first to learn the schema.

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• dataset_search

  Rows of the BioBricks dataset whose cells contain the query (case-insensitive), up to 50.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — text to look for in any cell
  • limit — integer

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• dataset_row

  The rows of the BioBricks dataset where a column equals a value exactly (case-insensitive).

  Parameters:

  • column (required) — string
  • value (required) — string

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• dataset_compare

  The rows of the BioBricks dataset whose column is any of the given values, in the order given — for "X vs Y" questions.

  Parameters:

  • column (required) — string
  • values (required) — array

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• dataset_stats

  count, min, max, mean, median and sum of a numeric column of the BioBricks dataset (grouping commas and currency are handled; non-numeric rows are excluded and counted).

  Parameters:

  • column (required) — string

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• dataset_top

  The highest (or lowest) rows of the BioBricks dataset by a numeric column — "which is the most/least X".

  Parameters:

  • column (required) — string
  • limit — integer
  • ascending — boolean — true for the lowest first; default highest first

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• dataset_provenance

  The source, the date it was computed, the licence and the citation for the BioBricks dataset. Read this to attribute a figure correctly.

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• enquiry_describe

  Read first. States plainly what submit_enquiry does on BioBricks: it starts an enquiry with human providers who quote directly. Nothing is bought, ordered or paid; no quote is guaranteed; it is free. Also returns who receives the details, the consent wording, and how the person confirms.

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• enquiry_fields

  Every field of the BioBricks enquiry: key, label, type, whether required, help text and the allowed options where there are any. Pass answers to submit_enquiry keyed by field key.

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• submit_enquiry

  Submits an enquiry to BioBricks — NOT a purchase, NOT a guaranteed quote. Step 1: call with the answers (keyed by field key from enquiry_fields) and consent=true; it validates and returns a summary, the consent line and a confirmation token — show the person the summary and the consent line. Step 2: only if the person agrees, call again with the same answers, consent=true and the confirmation token; the enquiry is then submitted, and the person receives an email with a link they must click before any provider sees it. Consent means the person has read and agreed to: "Send my contact details to up to three gene synthesis and research supply firms, chosen by BioBricks, who'll contact me directly. I'll be emailed each firm's name as my details go to it, and can stop any more firms getting them."

  Parameters:

  • answers (required) — object — the person's answers, keyed by field key
  • consent (required) — boolean — true only when the person has agreed to: Send my contact details to up to three gene synthesis and research supply firms, chosen by BioBricks, who'll contact me directly. I'll be emailed each firm's name as my details go to it, and can stop any more firms getting them.
  • confirmation — string — the confirmation token from step 1, after the person has approved the summary

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

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