# mcp

Connects Scispot lab workspaces to your coding assistant. Look up inventory samples, record ELN experiment notes, and query Labsheets.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI
- Author: scispot-repo
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/scispot-repo/scispot-mcp-server
- Updated: 2026-03-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/scispot-repo-mcp

## What it does

This remote MCP server runs on AWS Lambda and links your assistant to the Scispot laboratory platform over HTTP. It supplies 27 tools in total. The set includes 16 read operations alongside 11 data modification actions.

Connected agents can query Labsheet tables, inspect column schemas, and draft new records inside the ELN notebook. The toolset also covers inventory lookups, finding freezer locations or box manifests by barcode. You can bind specific inventory items directly to experimental protocols.

Authentication relies on OAuth 2.0 with PKCE. The process uses your Scispot API key as a Bearer token, and generated authorization codes expire after 5 minutes. Without an active Scispot subscription and an API key, the server cannot establish a connection.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://mcp.scispot.io/`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://mcp.scispot.io/
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add scispot-repo-mcp --url https://mcp.scispot.io/
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "scispot-repo-mcp": {
            "url": "https://mcp.scispot.io/"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "scispot-repo-mcp": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.scispot.io/"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http scispot-repo-mcp https://mcp.scispot.io/
```

## When to use it
- search and filter records inside Scispot Labsheets
- draft and update experiments in the ELN workspace
- locate storage manifests and containers by barcode
- link inventory samples to research protocols
- extract sample UUIDs from Labflows for analysis

## Example prompts
- Show me all Labsheets and retrieve rows with Active status from the Cell Lines table
- Create an experiment named Western Blot Optimization in the Protein Lab space and summarize the procedure
- Find reagent LOT-2025-001 in Labsheet inventory and attach it to the Sample Preparation protocol

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