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Connect Talindrew to Claude Code

Talindrew's MCP server gives Claude Code a molecular biology toolkit: plasmid maps, restriction digests and gels, primer and CRISPR design, PubMed search, your saved sequences and lab notebook, and structure prediction. One command adds Talindrew; results come back as text and data you can use in code.

Coding agentText and data resultsTested end to end by Talindrew

Server URL

https://mcp.talindrew.com/mcp

Authentication: OAuth in your browser (CIMD or dynamic registration, chosen automatically).

Set it up

Run the command below (add --scope user to have it in every project).
In Claude Code, run /mcp, choose talindrew and Authenticate; your browser opens Talindrew.
Sign in with Google and click Allow, then ask Claude Code to use Talindrew.

This project only

claude mcp add --transport http talindrew https://mcp.talindrew.com/mcp

Every project

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user talindrew https://mcp.talindrew.com/mcp

Shared with your team (.mcp.json, committed)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "talindrew": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.talindrew.com/mcp" }
  }
}

Or let Claude Code set it up

Paste this into Claude Code; it adds Talindrew for you and checks the connection.

Add the Talindrew MCP server for all my projects by running:
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user talindrew https://mcp.talindrew.com/mcp
Then tell me to run /mcp and choose Authenticate for talindrew. Once I've signed in, call Talindrew's primer_tm tool on CGTTGTAAAACGACGGCCAGTGAAT.

First things to ask

Use Talindrew to find the restriction sites in pUC19 and show me the map.

With Talindrew, design PCR primers for bases 100-600 of this sequence: <paste DNA>

Ask Talindrew for the melting temperature of CGTTGTAAAACGACGGCCAGTGAAT.

Search PubMed with Talindrew for recent Golden Gate assembly protocols.

Other ways to connect

Sign in without a browser on this machine: claude mcp login talindrew --no-browser.
A connector already added on claude.ai shows up in Claude Code automatically.

Remove or sign in again

claude mcp remove talindrew (also clears its sign-in). To sign in again: /mcp → talindrew → Re-authenticate.

You can also disconnect any app from Talindrew itself under Settings → Connected apps.

Anthropic's documentation: code.claude.com

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Talindrew is a remote MCP server at https://mcp.talindrew.com/mcp. Claude Code connects to it over Streamable HTTP and signs in with OAuth; OAuth in your browser (CIMD or dynamic registration, chosen automatically).

Claude Code shows Talindrew's results as text and data rather than interactive panels. Every result includes a link that opens it in the Talindrew app with the map, gel or tool ready.

Yes, to start. Connecting is free, and the sequence analysis, primer, CRISPR, literature and lab-notebook tools include 25 calls a week on the free plan; Plus ($9 a month, 7-day free trial) makes them unlimited. Structure prediction and FoldRx drug-discovery runs use the monthly allowance of a Pro or Max plan, exactly as in the app.

Try: "Use Talindrew to find the restriction sites in pUC19 and show me the map." or "Ask Talindrew for the melting temperature of CGTTGTAAAACGACGGCCAGTGAAT." Talindrew has 90 tools covering sequence analysis, digests and gels, primers, CRISPR guides, protein properties, cloning reactions in a workspace, PubMed and Europe PMC, NCBI Gene, Addgene, your saved sequences and notebook, and structure prediction.

Start free

Free includes 25 tool calls a week; Plus ($9/month) makes them unlimited. Pro and Max add structure prediction and FoldRx.

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