# org.biobricks/research-synthesis-price-index (npm · @ellul-estate/biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp)

BioBricks: the median advertised gene synthesis price per base pair, read from verified vendor...

- Trust score: 73/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-25

## Components

- npm · `@ellul-estate/biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp`: 73/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-biobricks-research-synthesis-price-index/ellul-estate-biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-biobricks-research-synthesis-price-index/ellul-estate-biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@ellul-estate/biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp`
- Version: `1.0.0`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-09-25.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 98/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - 31 of 97 dependencies flagged as unhealthy.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 19/100
  - Repository check failed: the declared repository URL returned HTTP 404.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 18 days ago).
  - Security-disclosure policy not yet verified: we couldn't inspect the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 84/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 468 tokens (~58/item across 8 items; 7 tools + 1 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 63/100
  - Stability observed for 19 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 73/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 20% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 7 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 9 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the org.biobricks/research-synthesis-price-index MCP server?

org.biobricks/research-synthesis-price-index runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y @ellul-estate/biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add org-biobricks-research-synthesis-price-index -- npx -y @ellul-estate/biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "org-biobricks-research-synthesis-price-index": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ellul-estate/biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "org-biobricks-research-synthesis-price-index": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ellul-estate/biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add org-biobricks-research-synthesis-price-index -- npx -y @ellul-estate/biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "org-biobricks-research-synthesis-price-index": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@ellul-estate/biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add org-biobricks-research-synthesis-price-index --command npx --arg -y --arg @ellul-estate/biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  org-biobricks-research-synthesis-price-index:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@ellul-estate/biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "org-biobricks-research-synthesis-price-index": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "@ellul-estate/biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add org-biobricks-research-synthesis-price-index -t stdio -c npx -a -y @ellul-estate/biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "org-biobricks-research-synthesis-price-index": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ellul-estate/biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-09-25 (score 73, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-09-24 (score 73, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 57 to 60. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 17 days of observed history at the previous scan, 18 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-22 (score 72, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 50 to 53. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 15 days of observed history at the previous scan, 16 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-20 (score 71, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-18 (score 70, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 37 to 40. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 11 days of observed history at the previous scan, 12 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-16 (score 69, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 30 to 33. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 9 days of observed history at the previous scan, 10 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-14 (score 68, +4)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.27

### 2026-09-08 (score 64, +22)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: partial → pass
- [functional] Dependency health: partial → 0.84

## MCP tools (7)

### `dataset_columns` (~39 tokens)

Dataset columns and shape

The columns, which of them are numeric, the row count and the provenance banner of the BioBricks dataset. Call this first to learn the schema.

### `dataset_search` (~51 tokens)

Search the dataset

Rows of the BioBricks dataset whose cells contain the query (case-insensitive), up to 50.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string, required): text to look for in any cell

### `dataset_row` (~42 tokens)

Look a row up by an exact key

The rows of the BioBricks dataset where a column equals a value exactly (case-insensitive).

Input parameters:

- `column` (string, required)
- `value` (string, required)

### `dataset_compare` (~52 tokens)

Compare rows side by side

The rows of the BioBricks dataset whose column is any of the given values, in the order given — for "X vs Y" questions.

Input parameters:

- `column` (string, required)
- `values` (array, required)

### `dataset_stats` (~54 tokens)

Summary statistics for a numeric column

count, min, max, mean, median and sum of a numeric column of the BioBricks dataset (grouping commas and currency are handled; non-numeric rows are excluded and counted).

Input parameters:

- `column` (string, required)

### `dataset_top` (~65 tokens)

Rank rows by a numeric column

The highest (or lowest) rows of the BioBricks dataset by a numeric column — "which is the most/least X".

Input parameters:

- `ascending` (boolean): true for the lowest first; default highest first
- `column` (string, required)
- `limit` (integer)

### `dataset_provenance` (~39 tokens)

Where this data comes from, and how to cite it

The source, the date it was computed, the licence and the citation for the BioBricks dataset. Read this to attribute a figure correctly.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-biobricks-research-synthesis-price-index/ellul-estate-biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-25: 73
- 2026-09-24: 73
- 2026-09-23: 72
- 2026-09-22: 72
- 2026-09-21: 71
- 2026-09-20: 71
- 2026-09-19: 70
- 2026-09-18: 70
- 2026-09-17: 69
- 2026-09-16: 69
- 2026-09-15: 68
- 2026-09-14: 68
- 2026-09-13: 64
- 2026-09-12: 64
- 2026-09-11: 64
- 2026-09-10: 64
- 2026-09-09: 64
- 2026-09-08: 64
- 2026-09-07: 42
- 2026-09-06: 42

## Common questions

### What is the org.biobricks/research-synthesis-price-index MCP server?

org.biobricks/research-synthesis-price-index is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as org.biobricks/research-synthesis-price-index. BioBricks: the median advertised gene synthesis price per base pair, read from verified vendor... This page covers its npm package (@ellul-estate/biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp).

### Is the org.biobricks/research-synthesis-price-index MCP server safe to use?

org.biobricks/research-synthesis-price-index scores 73 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 25 September 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the org.biobricks/research-synthesis-price-index MCP server expose?

org.biobricks/research-synthesis-price-index exposes 7 tools: dataset_columns, dataset_search, dataset_row, dataset_compare, dataset_stats, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 342 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the org.biobricks/research-synthesis-price-index MCP server still maintained?

org.biobricks/research-synthesis-price-index is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 25 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What licence is the org.biobricks/research-synthesis-price-index MCP server under?

org.biobricks/research-synthesis-price-index declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ellul-estate/biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@ellul-estate/biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp
- Website: https://biobricks.org/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-biobricks-research-synthesis-price-index/ellul-estate-biobricks-org-research-synthesis-price-index-mcp.xml
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