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Connect AI agents to the BioRender MCP server

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The BioRender MCP connector routes your AI agent's tool calls to BioRender's own MCP server through Scalekit. Each user signs in to BioRender once, and Scalekit stores and refreshes their tokens, so your agent never handles credentials. It comes with 2 tools.

Tools
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Users sign in with
OAuth app
Scalekit's or your own

Setup

  1. Install the SDK

    Terminal window
    npm install @scalekit-sdk/node dotenv
  2. Set your credentials

    Add your Scalekit credentials to your .env file. Find values in app.scalekit.com > Developers > API Credentials.

    .env
    SCALEKIT_ENVIRONMENT_URL=<your-environment-url>
    SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID=<your-client-id>
    SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET=<your-client-secret>
  3. Create the BioRender MCP connection

    In AgentKit > Connections, create a BioRender MCP connection. The name you give it is the connection_name your code passes. See Configure connections.

    Scalekit credentials are available for BioRender MCP server, so you don't need to register an OAuth app.

  4. Authorize a user and make your first call

    quickstart.mts
    import { ScalekitClient } from '@scalekit-sdk/node'
    import 'dotenv/config'
    import { createInterface } from 'node:readline/promises'
    const scalekit = new ScalekitClient(
    process.env.SCALEKIT_ENVIRONMENT_URL,
    process.env.SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID,
    process.env.SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET,
    )
    const actions = scalekit.actions
    const connector = 'biorendermcp'
    const identifier = 'user_123'
    // Generate an authorization link for the user
    const { link } = await actions.getAuthorizationLink({ connectionName: connector, identifier })
    console.log('Authorize BioRender MCP:', link)
    const rl = createInterface({ input: process.stdin, output: process.stdout })
    await rl.question('Press Enter after authorizing...')
    rl.close()
    // Make your first call
    const result = await actions.executeTool({
    connector,
    identifier,
    toolName: 'biorendermcp_search-icons',
    toolInput: { query: 'YOUR_QUERY' },
    })
    console.log(result)
    Terminal window
    npx tsx quickstart.mts

    Each user signs in once. See Authorize a user for the full flow and statuses.

Tools

Pass the exact name to execute_tool
Try in PlaygroundRequest a tool
  • biorendermcp_search-iconsSearch BioRender's scientific icon library by keyword.Read-only

    Search Icons

    Search BioRender's scientific icon library by keyword. Returns icon names, asset types, and placeability status for use in figures.

    Inputs

    querystringrequired
    No description.
    pagenumber
    No description.default 0
    perPagenumber
    No description.default 20
  • biorendermcp_search-templatesSearch BioRender's scientific figure template library.Read-only

    Search Templates

    Search BioRender's scientific figure template library. Returns templates with titles, descriptions, and preview links.

    Inputs

    analyticsobjectrequired
    No description.
    querystringrequired
    No description.
    pagenumber
    No description.default 0
    perPagenumber
    No description.default 20