# `io.github.cyanheads/gnomad-genetics-mcp-server` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.github.cyanheads/gnomad-genetics-mcp-server
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.github.cyanheads/gnomad-genetics-mcp-server
- Version: 0.4.1 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.cyanheads (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http), local (npm)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/cyanheads/gnomad-genetics-mcp-server
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:28:33.676Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Ancestry allele frequencies, LoF constraint, variant lists, and coverage from gnomAD, with ClinVar.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:15:53.072Z over streamable-http.

**7 tools: 1 change things and 6 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 1 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 6 | allow |

## Findings

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `gnomad_dataframe_query` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "gnomad_dataframe_query" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"idempotentHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The name "gnomad_dataframe_query" says "query": a word for reading.
```


## Changes things (1)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `gnomad_dataframe_query`

- The name "gnomad_dataframe_query" says "query": a word for reading.
- The description's first verb is "run": a word for a change.
- The input takes a statement or command to run (input.sql), which can change anything it can reach.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Run a read-only SQL SELECT against a canvas table staged by gnomad_list_gene_variants (table gene_variants) or gnomad_search_clinvar (table clinvar_variants) and return one page of the result. Use the canvas_id and table_name those tools returned to rank by allele frequency, group by consequence class, count loss-of-function variants, or filter the full set the inline preview only sampled. A page holds up to limit rows (default 100, max 500) and ends early once its rows reach 10,000 characters of JSON; continue from next_offset until it is null. Each page re-runs the SQL, so stable paging needs an ORDER BY over a unique key (such as variant_id) and an unchanged table. Paging reaches the server row cap: above it total is null and later rows are reachable only by filtering or aggregating in SQL. SELECT statements only — writes, DDL, and file/HTTP table functions are rejected by the canvas gate. Call gnomad_dataframe_describe first to discover staged table and column names.
```

## Only reads (6)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `gnomad_dataframe_describe`

- The name "gnomad_dataframe_describe" says "describe": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the tables staged on a canvas and their columns (name and type) so you can write correct SQL for gnomad_dataframe_query. Use the canvas_id returned by gnomad_list_gene_variants or gnomad_search_clinvar. Returns one entry per table with its row count and column schema.
```

### `gnomad_get_coverage`

- The name "gnomad_get_coverage" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch gnomAD sequencing-coverage summary across a gene, transcript, or region — mean and median read depth, plus the mean fraction of samples covered at each depth threshold (1× through 100×), separated by exome and genome track. gnomAD reports coverage in buckets: 1 bp for a region spanning under 850 bp, wider for larger targets (bucket_size), and a gene or transcript is summarized over its exons ±75 bp, not its introns. Use this to disambiguate a true absent variant from an uncallable position: a variant missing from a well-covered region is informative, while one missing from a poorly-covered region is not. Supply exactly one of gene, transcript_id, or region. The optional coverage_source narrows to one track; by default both available tracks are returned. Echoes the effective dataset and build.
Data source: gnomAD (Broad Institute) — https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/
```

### `gnomad_get_gene_constraint`

- The name "gnomad_get_gene_constraint" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch gnomAD loss-of-function constraint for a gene — pLI (probability of LoF intolerance; >0.9 intolerant), LOEUF (oe_lof_upper, the headline metric) plus its lower bound, observed/expected ratios for LoF, missense, and synonymous variation, and the three Z-scores. This is the orthogonal axis to allele frequency: a loss-of-function variant matters far more in a gene intolerant to being broken. Accepts an HGNC symbol (PCSK9) or an Ensembl gene ID (ENSG00000169174). constraint_release names the release the metrics come from: gnomAD v4.1.2 for gnomad_r4 and gnomad_r3 (gnomAD publishes no v3 constraint), gnomAD v2.1.1 for gnomad_r2_1, and ExAC r0.3 for exac. gnomAD recommends LOEUF < 0.45 to call a gene LoF-intolerant on v4.1.2 and LOEUF < 0.35 on v2.1.1. ExAC r0.3 publishes only pLI, the Z-scores, and observed/expected counts, so on exac the ratios and LOEUF are null, constraint_flags is empty, and pLI is the intolerance measure. Many genes have null constraint (sparse upstream) — null fields are reported as such, never fabricated. Echoes the effective dataset and reference build.
Data source: gnomAD (Broad Institute) — https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/
```

### `gnomad_get_variant`

- The name "gnomad_get_variant" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch the full gnomAD population record for one or more variants — allele count/number/frequency overall and broken down per genetic-ancestry group, homozygote and hemizygote counts, quality flags, transcript consequence, in-silico predictor scores, and joined ClinVar clinical significance. The "how common, is it benign" answer in one call. Accepts a batch of up to 25 IDs (chrom-pos-ref-alt or rsID) with per-item partial success: a malformed or absent ID lands in failed[] — with its reason and a recovery hint — without failing the others. An empty found[] for a well-formed ID means the variant is not in the chosen dataset — pair with gnomad_get_coverage to confirm the position is callable before concluding true absence.
Data source: gnomAD (Broad Institute) — https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/
```

### `gnomad_list_gene_variants`

- The name "gnomad_list_gene_variants" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List every gnomAD variant in a gene, transcript, or region with allele frequencies and predicted consequences, optionally filtered to one consequence class (lof, missense, synonymous, other) and/or a maximum allele frequency. A result too large to inline is staged on a DataCanvas table named gene_variants, returned as canvas_id and table_name beside an inline preview — call gnomad_dataframe_describe for its columns, then gnomad_dataframe_query to rank by AF, count by consequence, or group across every row rather than the preview. A result that fits inline stages no table unless canvas_id is supplied. When the canvas is disabled (CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE != duckdb) the tool returns a capped inline preview and the SQL path is unavailable. Supply exactly one of gene, transcript_id, or region. Echoes the effective dataset and build.
Data source: gnomAD (Broad Institute) — https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/
```

### `gnomad_search_clinvar`

- The name "gnomad_search_clinvar" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search ClinVar (NCBI E-utilities) for a gene and return its classified variants — clinical significance, review status with a 0–4 star rating, associated conditions, molecular consequences, submission counts, and gnomAD-compatible identifiers (canonical SPDI, rsIDs, GRCh38 variant ID for gnomad_get_variant) — turning the variant-level significance gnomAD joins into a gene-panel curation view. Optionally filter by clinical_significance (e.g. pathogenic) and a minimum star rating. Each call returns one window of up to 500 ClinVar records: total_found is the ClinVar candidate count for the search terms, taken before the significance and star filters narrow each window, and next_offset continues through the rest via offset. A window too large to inline is staged on a DataCanvas table named clinvar_variants, returned as canvas_id and table_name beside an inline preview — call gnomad_dataframe_describe for its columns, then gnomad_dataframe_query to rank or count across the window. A window that fits inline stages no table unless canvas_id is supplied. Keyless, but honors NCBI_API_KEY for a higher rate limit. When the canvas is disabled the tool returns a capped inline preview. Credit: ClinVar, NCBI.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `gnomad-genetics`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__gnomad-genetics__gnomad_get_variant",
      "mcp__gnomad-genetics__gnomad_get_gene_constraint",
      "mcp__gnomad-genetics__gnomad_list_gene_variants",
      "mcp__gnomad-genetics__gnomad_get_coverage",
      "mcp__gnomad-genetics__gnomad_search_clinvar",
      "mcp__gnomad-genetics__gnomad_dataframe_describe"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__gnomad-genetics__gnomad_dataframe_query"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```