# HLA-Verify

> HLA nomenclature and match checks against a pinned IPD-IMGT/HLA release. No patient identifiers.

- name: com.hlaverify/hla-verify
- version: 1.0.1
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 92/100
- quality: 78/100 (good)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.hlaverify%2Fhla-verify
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.hlaverify%2Fhla-verify/tools

**An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hla-verify": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.hlaverify.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "${X_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Placeholders to fill: `${X_API_KEY}`.

## Trust

- hygiene: 100
- liveness: 99
- freshness: 85
- provenance: 85
- drivers: +repository +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-97% ~updated-34d-ago
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 78/100 (good)

### protocol: 100 (weight 25)

- pass `protocol.modern`: supports 2026-07-28 (server/discover)
- pass `protocol.stateless`: answers without a session
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- pass `protocol.list_ttl`: tool list is cacheable (ttlMs 3600000)

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 86 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- pass `tools.annotations`: 15 of 15 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- fail `tools.directory_hints`: no tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: allele_info (destructiveHint); check_typing (destructiveHint); validate_gl_string (destructiveHint); …
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 4,171 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: 25 (weight 15)

- warn `stability.changes`: 18 tool changes in 30 days
- fail `stability.rug_pull`: 2 tools kept their name but changed most of their description in 30 days; review before trusting them

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package

- tools: 15, about 4,171 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: 0b5992e04a221040c8e6b9f2d8a52cb5
- tools last changed: 2026-10-16T15:11:37.406Z
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/com.hlaverify/hla-verify.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/com.hlaverify/hla-verify)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

- 2026-10-16 `allele_history` added
  - Every name the allele behind an HLA name has had, release by release since IPD-IMGT/HLA 1.05.0: its HLA ID, current name, the first and last release that used this name, the full timeline of names, and the deletion note if the name was retired. `as_of` adds what it was called in that release. Use it to answer when a name appeared, changed or disappeared. An allele string only, no patient identifiers.
- 2026-10-16 `release_diff` added
  - Which HLA allele names were added, removed (with the deletion reason and successor) and renamed between two IPD-IMGT/HLA releases, optionally for one locus. Counts are complete; each list is cut at `limit` and `truncated` says so. Use it to see what a release update changes before re-running or re-reporting typings.
- 2026-10-16 `translate_names` added
  - Translate HLA allele names from one IPD-IMGT/HLA release to another, through each allele's HLA ID, using the official Allelelist_history.txt (every release since 1.05.0). Give the names as they were written in release `from` (omit `from` to accept a name used in any release); `to` defaults to the current release. Each row says unchanged, renamed (to_name), deleted (reason, successor and its name in `to`), not_yet_named, not_in_from_release, ambiguous (each allele listed) or unknown. Use it when data typed under an older release has to be compared with or reported under a newer one. Lab shorthand (B*1501, A*02:XX) belongs in normalize_allele first. Allele strings only, no patient identifiers.
- 2026-10-16 `allele_info` changed (outputSchema)
- 2026-10-15 `pgx_pair` added
  - For a donor-recipient pair, which genome carries each actionable HLA-drug association. Screens both typings as pgx_lookup does and marks every CPIC level-A, allele-positive association in_recipient, in_donor, discordant (present in exactly one) and whose_hla (both / recipient_only / donor_only). Guideline lookup over published CPIC and PharmGKB associations, keyed by two-field HLA allele. Decision support only; not a medical device. After an allogeneic transplant the recipient's blood carries the donor's genome, and which genome should drive an HLA-mediated drug alert is an open question (NCT06856226); this lookup reports both and decides nothing. Allele strings only, no patient identifiers.
- 2026-10-15 `pgx_lookup` added
  - Which drugs an HLA typing carries a published pharmacogenomic association for. Looks each allele up in hla-pgx-open (CPIC guidelines + PharmGKB clinical annotations, CC BY-SA, snapshot date in every answer) after normalizing the name first, so any era or shorthand works (A*3101, B*5701, HLA-B*15:02:01G) and every conversion leaves a flag. Returns per allele the current name, the two-field form, the flags and the associations (source, drug, evidence level, CPIC testing recommendation, implication, recommendation, guideline or annotation URL, PMIDs), plus summary.actionable: the CPIC level-A, allele-positive rows. Guideline lookup over published CPIC and PharmGKB associations, keyed by two-field HLA allele. Decision support only; not a medical device. After an allogeneic transplant the recipient's blood carries the donor's genome, and which genome should drive an HLA-mediated drug alert is an open question (NCT06856226); this lookup reports both and decides nothing. Allele strings only, no patient identifiers.
- 2026-10-15 `allele_info` changed (description, outputSchema)
  - before: Look up one name in the pinned release and return what it is: assigned (G/P group, first release, confirmed status, WMDA serology, null flag), valid_prefix (member count and sample), group (a G or P group name: member count and sample), or deleted (successor). Reported shorthands are accepted as /v1/normalize accepts them — legacy spellings (A*0101, Cw*0702, Cw*07:02), the XX code (A*02:XX), two-field A*02:01g, an optional HLA- prefix — and answer with the facts of the name they stand for plus resolves_to and a flag (deprecated_name, xx_code, lg_notation); an NMDP multiple allele code (A*02:AB) returns mac_code, recognised but not expanded. Not found if the name has never existed in any release.
  - after: Look up one name in the pinned release and return what it is: assigned (G/P group, first release, confirmed status, WMDA serology, null flag), valid_prefix (member count and sample, plus resolution: what a name with fewer than four fields does and does not distinguish), group (a G or P group name: member count and sample), or deleted (successor). Reported shorthands are accepted as /v1/normalize accepts them — legacy spellings (A*0101, Cw*0702, Cw*07:02), the XX code (A*02:XX), two-field A*02:01g, an optional HLA- prefix — and answer with the facts of the name they stand for plus resolves_to and a flag (deprecated_name, xx_code, lg_notation); an NMDP multiple allele code (A*02:AB) returns mac_code, recognised but not expanded. Not found if the name has never existed in any release.
- 2026-10-15 `verify_text` changed (description, outputSchema)
  - before: Scan HLA typing report text, or model output about HLA, for allele-shaped tokens and classify each one: valid / legacy spelling such as A*0201 or Cw*0702 (valid, with modern form and flag deprecated_name) / G-P group / deleted (with successor) / fabricated / NMDP MAC code (seen, not expanded) / KIR name (out of scope, not checked). Nomenclature checking against a pinned IPD-IMGT/HLA release, not interpretation of a case. Use on any AI-generated or transcribed content mentioning HLA. Send the HLA content only, with patient identifiers removed first.
  - after: Scan HLA typing report text, or model output about HLA, for allele-shaped tokens and classify each one: valid / legacy spelling such as A*0201 or Cw*0702 (valid, with modern form and flag deprecated_name) / G-P group / deleted (with successor) / fabricated / NMDP MAC code (seen, not expanded) / KIR name (out of scope, not checked); a valid token with fewer than four fields carries resolution, what that field count does and does not distinguish. Nomenclature checking against a pinned IPD-IMGT/HLA release, not interpretation of a case. Use on any AI-generated or transcribed content mentioning HLA. Send the HLA content only, with patient identifiers removed first.
- 2026-10-06 `allele_info` changed (description, outputSchema)
  - before: Look up one name in the pinned release and return what it is: assigned (G/P group, first release, confirmed status, WMDA serology, null flag), valid_prefix (member count and sample), group (a G or P group name: member count and sample), or deleted (successor). Reported shorthands are accepted as /v1/normalize accepts them — legacy colon-less names (A*0101, Cw*0702), the XX code (A*02:XX), two-field A*02:01g, an optional HLA- prefix — and answer with the facts of the name they stand for plus resolves_to and a flag (deprecated_name, xx_code, lg_notation); an NMDP multiple allele code (A*02:AB) returns mac_code, recognised but not expanded. Not found if the name has never existed in any release.
  - after: Look up one name in the pinned release and return what it is: assigned (G/P group, first release, confirmed status, WMDA serology, null flag), valid_prefix (member count and sample), group (a G or P group name: member count and sample), or deleted (successor). Reported shorthands are accepted as /v1/normalize accepts them — legacy spellings (A*0101, Cw*0702, Cw*07:02), the XX code (A*02:XX), two-field A*02:01g, an optional HLA- prefix — and answer with the facts of the name they stand for plus resolves_to and a flag (deprecated_name, xx_code, lg_notation); an NMDP multiple allele code (A*02:AB) returns mac_code, recognised but not expanded. Not found if the name has never existed in any release.
- 2026-10-06 `normalize_allele` changed (description)
  - before: Normalize one reported HLA allele name (any era or reporting shorthand: legacy A*0101, G/P group names, A*02:XX, two-field A*02:01g, optional HLA- prefix) to current 2-field form, with G group, P group, serologic equivalent, and flags. NMDP MAC codes (A*02:AB) are recognised but not expanded (flag mac_code).
  - after: Normalize one reported HLA allele name (any era or reporting shorthand: legacy A*0101, Cw*0702 or Cw*07:02, G/P group names, A*02:XX, two-field A*02:01g, optional HLA- prefix) to current 2-field form, with G group, P group, serologic equivalent, and flags. NMDP MAC codes (A*02:AB) are recognised but not expanded (flag mac_code).

Full history: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.hlaverify%2Fhla-verify/changes

## Remotes

- https://api.hlaverify.com/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 0.9655172)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (15)

- `about`: What this server is and is not, what to send it, benchmark evidence for why to use it, the beta state, and terms.
- `allele_history`: Every name the allele behind an HLA name has had, release by release since IPD-IMGT/HLA 1.05.0: its HLA ID, current name, the first and last release that used this name, the full timeline of names, and the deletion note if the name was retired. `as_of` adds what it was called in that release. Use it to answer when a name appeared, changed or disappeared. An allele string only, no patient identifiers.
- `allele_info`: Look up one name in the pinned release and return what it is: assigned (G/P group, first release, confirmed status, WMDA serology, null flag), valid_prefix (member count and sample, plus resolution: what a name with fewer than four fields does and does not distinguish), group (a G or P group name: member count and sample), or deleted (successor). Reported shorthands are accepted as /v1/normalize accepts them — legacy spellings (A*0101, Cw*0702, Cw*07:02), the XX code (A*02:XX), two-field A*02:01g, an optional HLA- prefix — and answer with the facts of the name they stand for plus resolves_to and a flag (deprecated_name, xx_code, lg_notation); an NMDP multiple allele code (A*02:AB) returns mac_code, recognised but not expanded. Not found if the name has never existed in any release.
- `beta_signup`: Put a user on the free public beta's notification list for paid API keys. Ask before calling: it records the address they give you. Re-signing the same address is safe (status already_recorded). Someone who needs a higher rate limit today should email hello@hlaverify.com for a beta key instead of waiting.
- `check_typing`: QC-check one HLA typing (all loci) against the pinned release: resolves every reported allele, flags unresolvable/outdated/locus-mismatched/null alleles, flags too-many/single/homozygous per locus, computes the B-leader (-21 M/T) and KIR-ligand (C1/C2/Bw4) profile, and DRB3/4/5 expected-vs-reported. Nomenclature and internal-consistency checking of the report, not clinical interpretation. typing: {"A": ["A*01:01", "A*02:01"], "B": [...], "DRB1": [...], ...} (any nomenclature era, G/P group names, A*02:XX and two-field A*02:01g included; NMDP MAC codes are flagged, not expanded; allele strings only, no patient identifiers).
- `donor_compat`: Donor/recipient immunogenetic compatibility under two published rule sets: HLA-B leader match (-21 M/T, Petersdorf 2020) for a single HLA-B mismatch, and KIR ligand (C1/C2/Bw4) class comparison, computed over each side's full typing QC. Rule checking against published frameworks; it does not rank or recommend a donor. recipient/donor: {"A": [...], "B": [...], "C": [...], "DRB1": [...], ...} (allele strings only, no patient identifiers). Decision support only; not a medical device.
- `match_score`: Count a donor-recipient HLA match by the published counting rules (R1-R6): allele arithmetic over chromosomes, not a donor recommendation. recipient/donor: {"A": ["A*01:01","A*02:01"], "B": [...], ...} (two reported alleles per locus, any nomenclature era including G/P group names such as A*02:01:01G; allele strings only, no patient identifiers). framework: 6/6, 8/8, 10/10, 12/12, or antigen. Returns count, per-locus verdicts, GvH/HvG mismatch counts, and flags; unresolvable typing yields 'potential', never a confident count.
- `normalize_allele`: Normalize one reported HLA allele name (any era or reporting shorthand: legacy A*0101, Cw*0702 or Cw*07:02, G/P group names, A*02:XX, two-field A*02:01g, optional HLA- prefix) to current 2-field form, with G group, P group, serologic equivalent, and flags. NMDP MAC codes (A*02:AB) are recognised but not expanded (flag mac_code).
- `pgx_lookup`: Which drugs an HLA typing carries a published pharmacogenomic association for. Looks each allele up in hla-pgx-open (CPIC guidelines + PharmGKB clinical annotations, CC BY-SA, snapshot date in every answer) after normalizing the name first, so any era or shorthand works (A*3101, B*5701, HLA-B*15:02:01G) and every conversion leaves a flag. Returns per allele the current name, the two-field form, the flags and the associations (source, drug, evidence level, CPIC testing recommendation, implication, recommendation, guideline or annotation URL, PMIDs), plus summary.actionable: the CPIC level-A, allele-positive rows. Guideline lookup over published CPIC and PharmGKB associations, keyed by two-field HLA allele. Decision support only; not a medical device. After an allogeneic transplant the recipient's blood carries the donor's genome, and which genome should drive an HLA-mediated drug alert is an open question (NCT06856226); this lookup reports both and decides nothing. Allele strings only, no patient identifiers.
- `pgx_pair`: For a donor-recipient pair, which genome carries each actionable HLA-drug association. Screens both typings as pgx_lookup does and marks every CPIC level-A, allele-positive association in_recipient, in_donor, discordant (present in exactly one) and whose_hla (both / recipient_only / donor_only). Guideline lookup over published CPIC and PharmGKB associations, keyed by two-field HLA allele. Decision support only; not a medical device. After an allogeneic transplant the recipient's blood carries the donor's genome, and which genome should drive an HLA-mediated drug alert is an open question (NCT06856226); this lookup reports both and decides nothing. Allele strings only, no patient identifiers.
- `release_diff`: Which HLA allele names were added, removed (with the deletion reason and successor) and renamed between two IPD-IMGT/HLA releases, optionally for one locus. Counts are complete; each list is cut at `limit` and `truncated` says so. Use it to see what a release update changes before re-running or re-reporting typings.
- `research_access`: Apply for free HLA-Verify access for an academic or nonprofit lab. Ask before calling: it records the address, institution and use case you give it. Approval is manual: a person reads every application, so it is not instant and not guaranteed. If it is approved the applicant is emailed a single-use code that takes 100% off a subscription for 12 months at self-serve checkout, with no card and no contract. Re-applying with the same address is safe (status already_recorded) and never overwrites an application that has already been decided. Commercial labs should buy a tier at https://api.hlaverify.com/pricing instead.
- `translate_names`: Translate HLA allele names from one IPD-IMGT/HLA release to another, through each allele's HLA ID, using the official Allelelist_history.txt (every release since 1.05.0). Give the names as they were written in release `from` (omit `from` to accept a name used in any release); `to` defaults to the current release. Each row says unchanged, renamed (to_name), deleted (reason, successor and its name in `to`), not_yet_named, not_in_from_release, ambiguous (each allele listed) or unknown. Use it when data typed under an older release has to be compared with or reported under a newer one. Lab shorthand (B*1501, A*02:XX) belongs in normalize_allele first. Allele strings only, no patient identifiers.
- `validate_gl_string`: Validate and normalize a GL String (Genotype List, ^ | + ~ / grammar): resolves every allele token, flags outdated/unresolvable names and structural problems (mixed loci within a slash-list, a repeated locus within a haplotype or across ^ blocks, more than two haplotypes, differing loci across a genotype or genotype list, empty elements), and returns the normalized string. Grammar and nomenclature checking only; send allele names, not patient identifiers.
- `verify_text`: Scan HLA typing report text, or model output about HLA, for allele-shaped tokens and classify each one: valid / legacy spelling such as A*0201 or Cw*0702 (valid, with modern form and flag deprecated_name) / G-P group / deleted (with successor) / fabricated / NMDP MAC code (seen, not expanded) / KIR name (out of scope, not checked); a valid token with fewer than four fields carries resolution, what that field count does and does not distinguish. Nomenclature checking against a pinned IPD-IMGT/HLA release, not interpretation of a case. Use on any AI-generated or transcribed content mentioning HLA. Send the HLA content only, with patient identifiers removed first.