UK Data: Protein data (UniProt) MCP server
uk.co.reliness/life-sciencesreliness.co.ukstreamable-httpv1.5.0Scanned
UniProt protein data: find proteins, map genes to proteins, function and disease links
3 tools: 1 change things and 2 only read.
- Reads private data · 0
- Reads text others write · 3
- Can send data out · 0
- No findings
Tools listed without sign-in. Remote posture
With Anlyon
1 tool here changes things. Govern it.
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- Each tool you adopt gets approvals and receipts.
- Your agent never holds the key.
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What the UK Data: Protein data (UniProt) MCP server can do
The UK Data: Protein data (UniProt) MCP server is published by reliness.co.uk, a domain the MCP Registry verified. It has 3 tools. It can create or change data (1 tool: protein_for_gene), but cannot delete data. 2 tools only read.
3 tools bring in text other people can write (protein_for_gene, protein_sequence and protein_3d_structures).
None of the fixed checks matched anything in its tool definitions. That is not a safety guarantee.
Its remote endpoint lists its tools without sign-in.
Last scanned Nov 7, 2026, version 1.5.0.
Tools
Grouped by what each tool does, most consequential first. Open one for its reasons and full description; descriptions are the publisher's own words.
3 tools
Changes things 1Claude Code: ask
protein_for_geneMap a gene symbol to its expert-reviewed protein in one species: accession, entry name, protein name, synonyms, length and a short curated function summary.Reads text others writeNo findings
Why it is in this group
- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
What it can reach
- untrusted-inputThe server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.
Description, as the server wrote it Map a gene symbol to its expert-reviewed protein in one species: accession, entry name, protein name, synonyms, length and a short curated function summary. The standard gene-to-protein step for bioinformatics pipelines and coursework (e.g. TP53 to P04637, cellular tumour antigen p53). Source: UniProtKB, UniProt Consortium. Returns the top reviewed match only; species default to human, unreviewed (TrEMBL) entries are not considered. (cost: 1 credit)
Annotations the server declares
- title: protein for gene
- readOnlyHint: true
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: true
- openWorldHint: true
Only reads 2Show 2 read-only tools
protein_3d_structuresList the experimentally solved 3D structures (Protein Data Bank entries) for a protein, best resolution first, with method (X-ray, NMR, cryo-EM), resolution in angstroms and chain …Reads text others writeNo findings
Why it is in this group
- The description's first verb is "list": a word for reading.
What it can reach
- untrusted-inputThe server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.
Description, as the server wrote it List the experimentally solved 3D structures (Protein Data Bank entries) for a protein, best resolution first, with method (X-ray, NMR, cryo-EM), resolution in angstroms and chain coverage, plus counts by method. Answers "is there a crystal structure of X" for structural biology and drug-discovery work. Source: UniProtKB cross-references to the PDB, UniProt Consortium. Experimental structures only; AlphaFold predicted models and ligand details are not included. (cost: 1 credit)
Annotations the server declares
- title: protein 3d structures
- readOnlyHint: true
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: true
- openWorldHint: true
protein_sequenceGet a protein's amino-acid sequence as plain text and FASTA, ready to paste into BLAST or an alignment tool, with length, organism, gene and evidence level.Reads text others writeNo findings
Why it is in this group
- The description's first verb is "get": a word for reading.
What it can reach
- untrusted-inputThe server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.
Description, as the server wrote it Get a protein's amino-acid sequence as plain text and FASTA, ready to paste into BLAST or an alignment tool, with length, organism, gene and evidence level. Give a UniProt accession (P04637) or an isoform (P04637-2). Source: UniProtKB, UniProt Consortium. Returns the canonical sequence UniProt displays; it does not translate DNA, list variants or return gene or mRNA sequences. (cost: 1 credit)
Annotations the server declares
- title: protein sequence
- readOnlyHint: true
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: true
- openWorldHint: true
This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.
Exfil surface
Which tools read private data, which read text someone else can write, and which can send data out. One of each is a path a prompt injection can use.
No private-data, untrusted-input, outbound path in this server alone: no tool is tagged private-data or outbound.
- Reads private data0
- Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories.
- Reads text others write3
- Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments.
- Can send data out0
- Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL.
Other servers in the same agent add their own tools to these paths. Audit your whole setup to see them together.
Remote posture
What anyone on the internet sees at the remote endpoint: an anonymous initialize and tools/list, and the public OAuth metadata.
Looked at Nov 14, 2026, 12:23 UTC, unchanged since Nov 7, 2026. No credentials were sent and no tool was called. What is looked at.
- Reachable
- yes
- HTTP status of an anonymous initialize
- 200
- tools/list served without credentials
- yes
- Tools that change things, listed without credentials
- 1
- Protocol version
- 2025-06-18
- WWW-Authenticate on 401
- not observed
- resource_metadata in WWW-Authenticate
- not observed
- RFC 9728 protected resource metadata
- not observed
- Authorization servers
- not observed
- Legacy HTTP+SSE transport
- no
- Dynamic client registration
- not observed
- Client ID metadata documents
- not observed
- WarnThe whole server
The endpoint served tools/list without credentials, and the list has 1 tool that changes things (1 write). Whether a call also works without credentials was not tested: tools are never called.
What this check looks forMatched text
https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/life-sciences: tools/list returned 3 tools to an anonymous client, including protein_for_gene (write)
Findings
Matches of fixed checks, with the text they matched.
No check matched anything in these tool definitions. That is not a safety guarantee.
History
Changes to its tool definitions and to its remote endpoint, newest first.
No change seen yet. Its tools are rescanned every day, and a remote endpoint is looked at once a week.
Install
Pinned to version 1.5.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.
claude mcp add --transport http life-sciences https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/life-sciencesclaude mcp add --transport http life-sciences https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/life-sciencesRun in a terminal.
Claude Code permissions
Allow the reads, ask before a change or a way out, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.
{
"permissions": {
"allow": [
"mcp__life-sciences__protein_sequence",
"mcp__life-sciences__protein_3d_structures"
],
"ask": [
"mcp__life-sciences__protein_for_gene"
],
"deny": []
}
}Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. A read that can send data out (it takes a URL, say) asks first too. It assumes the server is installed as life-sciences. Review it before you use it.
Capability tags behind 3 rules
- mcp__life-sciences__protein_for_gene untrusted-input
- mcp__life-sciences__protein_sequence untrusted-input
- mcp__life-sciences__protein_3d_structures untrusted-input
Pin
Keep the decision: fail CI when the tools change, follow every change, or show a badge.
Pin in CI
Fail a build when the tools you reviewed are not the tools the server serves today.
curl -s "https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/uk.co.reliness/life-sciences/verify?hash=ecedd88dfc0599ed91377b502ec5fc0284972c8456d6541685d261abae27bb78" | jq -e '.changed == false'Pinned hash ecedd88dfc05, from Nov 7, 2026, 00:19 UTC.
Watch
Get told when its tools change: a new tool, a new description, a new class.
https://anlyon.dev/servers/uk.co.reliness/life-sciences/changes.xmlAn Atom feed. Works in any feed reader or Slack's RSS app.
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[](https://anlyon.dev/servers/uk.co.reliness/life-sciences)Source: MCP Registry. Synced Nov 7, 2026, 00:18 UTC.
UK Data: Protein data (UniProt) MCP server: questions and answers
Answered from the scan above, not from the publisher's description.
Is the UK Data: Protein data (UniProt) MCP server safe?
- No scan can promise that. What its definitions show: 3 tools, 1 of which can change, send or delete something, and 0 findings from fixed checks. Allow the reads, ask before each change, and deny the deletes; the permissions block on this page does that.
Can the UK Data: Protein data (UniProt) MCP server delete data?
- No tool is classed as destructive: going by their definitions, none of them deletes, cancels or revokes anything.
Can the UK Data: Protein data (UniProt) MCP server do things that cannot be undone?
- No tool is classed as irreversible: none of them sends, pays, publishes or merges, going by their definitions.
What tools does the UK Data: Protein data (UniProt) MCP server have?
- 3 tools: 1 write, 2 read. protein_for_gene, protein_sequence and protein_3d_structures.
Does the UK Data: Protein data (UniProt) MCP server need sign-in or OAuth?
- Its remote endpoint listed its tools to an anonymous client, without sign-in.
Does the UK Data: Protein data (UniProt) MCP server send data to outside services?
- None of its tools sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL.
Has the UK Data: Protein data (UniProt) MCP server changed its tools?
- Not since anlyon.dev started tracking it. Last scanned Nov 7, 2026.