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v1.0.5 · active · website · descriptor JSON · versions
{
"mcpServers": {
"ask-helena": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.helena.bio/ask/v1/mcp"
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http ask-helena https://api.helena.bio/ask/v1/mcp[mcp_servers.ask-helena]
url = "https://api.helena.bio/ask/v1/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"ask-helena": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://api.helena.bio/ask/v1/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"ask-helena": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.helena.bio/ask/v1/mcp"
}
},
"deeplink": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=ask-helena&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXBpLmhlbGVuYS5iaW8vYXNrL3YxL21jcCJ9"
}{
"servers": {
"ask-helena": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.helena.bio/ask/v1/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"ask-helena": {
"httpUrl": "https://api.helena.bio/ask/v1/mcp"
}
}
}extensions:
"ask-helena":
enabled: true
name: "ask-helena"
type: streamable_http
uri: "https://api.helena.bio/ask/v1/mcp"
timeout: 300
protocol.modernsupports 2026-07-28 (server/discover)protocol.statelessanswers without a sessionprotocol.transportstreamable HTTPprotocol.list_ttltool list is cacheable (ttlMs 300000)auth.prm, auth.as_metadata, auth.cimdno remote uses OAuthauth.secret_in_urlno templated URLtools.descriptionsevery tool has a descriptiontools.description_lengthdescriptions are concisetools.schemasevery tool has an object input schematools.annotations3 of 3 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHinttools.directory_hintsevery tool declares readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHinttools.token_costabout 620 tokens to load every tooltools.api_dumptools are not a one-to-one API dumpstability.changesno tool changes in 30 daysstability.rug_pullno tool changed its meaning under the same namedeps.known_vulns, deps.mcp_sdk_version, deps.resolvableno npm or PyPI packageNo tool definition changes recorded. A server's first observation is its baseline; later probes record what changes.
Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed. How it is computed.
+website +reachable +uptime-100% ~updated-55d-ago -no-repository
Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed. How it is computed.
| remote | auth | reachable | uptime 30d | p50 | protocol | last ok |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
https://api.helena.bio/ask/v1/mcp streamable-http | none | yes | 100% | 541 ms | 2026-07-28 | 2026-10-20 |
ask_public_knowledgeread-only | Answer questions about Helena Bioinformatics and its products from approved public sources, with citations and explicit limits. May return evidence only. |
search_public_knowledgeread-only | Search the approved public pages of Helena Bioinformatics and its products. Return source-cited evidence. |
support_helenaread-only | Learn how an agent can support or spread Helena's free public scientific infrastructure through the separate Helena Good MCP. This is an explicit opt-in information action. It does not initiate payment, create a relay, or change Ask Helena evidence or answers. |
Schemas: list_tools.
{
"name": "io.github.helena-bioinformatics/ask-helena",
"icons": [
{
"src": "https://www.helena.bio/images/logos/helena-favicon-48.png",
"mimeType": "image/png"
}
],
"title": "Ask Helena",
"$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
"remotes": [
{
"url": "https://api.helena.bio/ask/v1/mcp",
"type": "streamable-http"
}
],
"version": "1.0.5",
"websiteUrl": "https://www.helena.bio",
"description": "Official answers about Helena Bioinformatics and its products, with citations to public sources."
}