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
- OAuth app
- Scalekit's or your own
Setup
Install the SDK
Terminal window npm install @scalekit-sdk/node dotenvTerminal window pip install scalekit-sdk-python python-dotenvSet your credentials
Add your Scalekit credentials to your
.envfile. 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>Create the BioRender MCP connection
In AgentKit > Connections, create a BioRender MCP connection. The name you give it is the
connection_nameyour code passes. See Configure connections.Scalekit credentials are available for BioRender MCP server, so you don't need to register an OAuth app.
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.actionsconst connector = 'biorendermcp'const identifier = 'user_123'// Generate an authorization link for the userconst { 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 callconst result = await actions.executeTool({connector,identifier,toolName: 'biorendermcp_search-icons',toolInput: { query: 'YOUR_QUERY' },})console.log(result)Terminal window npx tsx quickstart.mtsquickstart.py import osfrom scalekit import ScalekitClientfrom dotenv import load_dotenvload_dotenv()scalekit_client = ScalekitClient(env_url=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_ENVIRONMENT_URL"),client_id=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID"),client_secret=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET"),)actions = scalekit_client.actionsconnection_name = "biorendermcp"identifier = "user_123"# Generate an authorization link for the userlink_response = actions.get_authorization_link(connection_name=connection_name,identifier=identifier,)print("Authorize BioRender MCP:", link_response.link)input("Press Enter after authorizing...")# Make your first callresult = actions.execute_tool(tool_input={"query":"YOUR_QUERY"},tool_name="biorendermcp_search-icons",connection_name=connection_name,identifier=identifier,)print(result)Terminal window python quickstart.pyEach user signs in once. See Authorize a user for the full flow and statuses.
Tools
Pass the exact name toexecute_toolbiorendermcp_search-iconsSearch BioRender's scientific icon library by keyword.Read-onlySearch 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-onlySearch 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
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