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To add tooluniverse to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 17 environment variables, listed below.
Install
uvx tooluniverse@1.5.7Environment variables
OPENAI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configANTHROPIC_API_KEYSet in your MCP configGEMINI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configOPENROUTER_API_KEYSet in your MCP configAZURE_OPENAI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configHF_TOKENSet in your MCP configNCBI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configSEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEYSet in your MCP configBIOGRID_API_KEYSet in your MCP configDISGENET_API_KEYSet in your MCP configOMIM_API_KEYSet in your MCP configONCOKB_API_TOKENSet in your MCP configNVIDIA_API_KEYSet in your MCP configUSPTO_API_KEYSet in your MCP configUMLS_API_KEYSet in your MCP configBRENDA_EMAILSet in your MCP configBRENDA_PASSWORDSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add tooluniverse --env OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY> --env ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY> --env GEMINI_API_KEY=<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY> --env OPENROUTER_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENROUTER_API_KEY> --env AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY> --env HF_TOKEN=<YOUR_HF_TOKEN> --env NCBI_API_KEY=<YOUR_NCBI_API_KEY> --env SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY=<YOUR_SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY> --env BIOGRID_API_KEY=<YOUR_BIOGRID_API_KEY> --env DISGENET_API_KEY=<YOUR_DISGENET_API_KEY> --env OMIM_API_KEY=<YOUR_OMIM_API_KEY> --env ONCOKB_API_TOKEN=<YOUR_ONCOKB_API_TOKEN> --env NVIDIA_API_KEY=<YOUR_NVIDIA_API_KEY> --env USPTO_API_KEY=<YOUR_USPTO_API_KEY> --env UMLS_API_KEY=<YOUR_UMLS_API_KEY> --env BRENDA_EMAIL=<YOUR_BRENDA_EMAIL> --env BRENDA_PASSWORD=<YOUR_BRENDA_PASSWORD> -- uvx tooluniverse@1.5.7
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
tooluniverse exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
OPENAI_API_KEY ANTHROPIC_API_KEY GEMINI_API_KEY OPENROUTER_API_KEY AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY HF_TOKEN NCBI_API_KEY SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY BIOGRID_API_KEY DISGENET_API_KEY OMIM_API_KEY ONCOKB_API_TOKEN NVIDIA_API_KEY USPTO_API_KEY UMLS_API_KEY BRENDA_EMAIL BRENDA_PASSWORD
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install tooluniverse?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add tooluniverse to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with tooluniverse?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to tooluniverse as well.
Does tooluniverse need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: OPENAI_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, OPENROUTER_API_KEY, AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, HF_TOKEN, NCBI_API_KEY, SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY, BIOGRID_API_KEY, DISGENET_API_KEY, OMIM_API_KEY, ONCOKB_API_TOKEN, NVIDIA_API_KEY, USPTO_API_KEY, UMLS_API_KEY, BRENDA_EMAIL, BRENDA_PASSWORD. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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