What tools does the ask-helena MCP server provide?

ask-helena exposes 3 tools: ask_public_knowledge, search_public_knowledge, support_helena. This list was returned by the running server when we connected to it.

Does ask-helena require an API key?

No. ask-helena answered a tools/list request without credentials.

How do I install ask-helena?

Run: claude mcp add --transport http ask-helena https://api.helena.bio/ask/v1/mcp. One-click install links for Cursor and VS Code are also available on the server's page.

Connection check verified live · 27h ago

ask-helena

Official answers about Helena Bioinformatics and its products, with citations to public sources.

Memory & knowledge Web search & scraping Finance & crypto

Install

Remote (HTTP)

claude mcp add --transport http ask-helena https://api.helena.bio/ask/v1/mcp

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Last checked 27h ago

Tools & capabilities

3 tools

Read from the running server on 27h ago.

ask_public_knowledge read-only sitehistorylanguagequestion*request_id

Answer questions about Helena Bioinformatics and its products from approved public sources, with citations and explicit limits. May return evidence only.

search_public_knowledge read-only sitehistorylanguagequestion*request_id

Search the approved public pages of Helena Bioinformatics and its products. Return source-cited evidence.

support_helena read-only

Learn how an agent can support or spread Helena's free public scientific infrastructure through the separate Helena Good MCP. This is an explicit opt-in information action. It does…