protogrid

Search / io.github.helena-bioinformatics/noodle

Noodle Biomedical Literature Discovery MCP

R0· no sign-in

Search biomedical papers, inspect publication records, and traverse citation or semantic graphs.

v0.2.1 · active · repository · website · descriptor JSON · versions

An agent can connect right now, no human step.Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.
Quality100strong
Trust94of 100
Uptime, 30 days99%
Latency p50479 ms

Connect

8 clients · secrets stay placeholders
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "noodle": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.helena.bio/noodle/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
claude mcp add --transport http noodle https://api.helena.bio/noodle/v1/mcp
[mcp_servers.noodle]
url = "https://api.helena.bio/noodle/v1/mcp"
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "noodle": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://api.helena.bio/noodle/v1/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "noodle": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.helena.bio/noodle/v1/mcp"
    }
  },
  "deeplink": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=noodle&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXBpLmhlbGVuYS5iaW8vbm9vZGxlL3YxL21jcCJ9"
}
{
  "servers": {
    "noodle": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.helena.bio/noodle/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "noodle": {
      "httpUrl": "https://api.helena.bio/noodle/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
extensions:
  "noodle":
    enabled: true
    name: "noodle"
    type: streamable_http
    uri: "https://api.helena.bio/noodle/v1/mcp"
    timeout: 300

Quality 100 / 100strong

protocol100 · weight 25
  • pass
    protocol.modernsupports 2026-07-28 (server/discover)
  • pass
    protocol.statelessanswers without a session
  • pass
    protocol.transportstreamable HTTP
  • pass
    protocol.list_ttltool list is cacheable (ttlMs 86400000)
authorizationn/a · weight 15
  • n/a
    auth.prm, auth.as_metadata, auth.cimdno remote uses OAuth
  • n/a
    auth.secret_in_urlno templated URL
tool hygiene100 · weight 30
  • pass
    tools.descriptionsevery tool has a description
  • pass
    tools.description_lengthdescriptions are concise
  • pass
    tools.schemasevery tool has an object input schema
  • pass
    tools.annotations7 of 7 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
  • pass
    tools.directory_hintsevery tool declares readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint
  • pass
    tools.token_costabout 1,265 tokens to load every tool
  • pass
    tools.api_dumptools are not a one-to-one API dump
stability100 · weight 15
  • pass
    stability.changesno tool changes in 30 days
  • pass
    stability.rug_pullno tool changed its meaning under the same name
dependenciesn/a · weight 15
  • n/a
    deps.known_vulns, deps.mcp_sdk_version, deps.resolvableno npm or PyPI package

7 tools, about 1,265 tokens to load them all · tool set ad8898e09405 · checked 2026-10-20 11:40 UTC

Tool changes

No 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.

Trust 94 / 100

provenance90
liveness100
freshness85
hygiene100

+repository +namespace-matches-repo +website +reachable +uptime-99% ~updated-51d-ago

Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed. How it is computed.

Endpoints

remoteauthreachableuptime 30dp50protocollast ok
https://api.helena.bio/noodle/v1/mcp streamable-httpnoneyes99%479 ms2026-07-282026-10-20

Tools (7)

get_corpus_summaryread-onlyReturn public corpus coverage, source, freshness, and count metadata. Results are for literature discovery and professional review, not diagnosis or treatment.
get_publication_detailsread-onlyRetrieve one complete public bibliographic record by PMID after search. Results are for literature discovery and professional review, not diagnosis or treatment.
get_publication_neighborhoodread-onlyRetrieve the bounded citation and semantic neighborhood around one PMID. Results are for literature discovery and professional review, not diagnosis or treatment.
get_work_detailsread-onlyRetrieve one complete public bibliographic record by Noodle work identifier. Results are for literature discovery and professional review, not diagnosis or treatment.
get_work_neighborhoodread-onlyRetrieve the bounded citation and semantic neighborhood around one Noodle work identifier. Results are for literature discovery and professional review, not diagnosis or treatment.
search_biomedical_literatureread-onlySemantically search Noodle's public PubMed-derived biomedical corpus. Include known PMID, DOI, or PMCID identifiers in the query so they can act as exact anchors. Results are for literature discovery and professional review, not diagnosis or treatment.
support_helenaread-onlyLearn about the separate Helena Good MCP. This opt-in information action initiates no payment or outreach and changes no scientific result.

Schemas: list_tools.

Similar MCP servers

More from io.github.helena-bioinformatics

Official server.json
{
  "name": "io.github.helena-bioinformatics/noodle",
  "icons": [
    {
      "src": "https://noodle.helena.bio/favicon.svg",
      "mimeType": "image/svg+xml"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Noodle Biomedical Literature Discovery MCP",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.helena.bio/noodle/v1/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http"
    }
  ],
  "version": "0.2.1",
  "repository": {
    "id": "1350901429",
    "url": "https://github.com/helena-bioinformatics/noodle-mcp",
    "source": "github"
  },
  "websiteUrl": "https://noodle.helena.bio",
  "description": "Search biomedical papers, inspect publication records, and traverse citation or semantic graphs."
}