AI Connector

Tools
12
Access
Read-only
Sign-in
Optional
Endpoint
Rate-limited

Connect any AI to CAN-IMMUNE

Claude, ChatGPT or any MCP agent can query the live database in plain language

This connector exposes CAN-IMMUNE as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. An AI agent can look up genes, cell lines, tissues and cancer types, a gene's mutations, and cached MHC-I binding predictions — all from COSMIC, DepMap/CCLE and PubMed, live and read-only.

https://canelib.erc.monash.edu/mcp
Streamable HTTP endpoint · works anonymously · optional Google sign-in raises your rate limit

Add it to your AI

Paste the URL as a custom connector

1
Claude  claude.ai → Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste the URL → Connect.
2
Claude Code  (CLI)claude mcp add --transport http canelib https://canelib.erc.monash.edu/mcp
3
ChatGPT  (Pro developer mode / Business / Enterprise) → Settings → Connectors → add the URL. It exposes search and fetch as ChatGPT expects.
4
Any MCP client  Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, custom agents → add the same URL as a Streamable-HTTP server.

What the agent can do

12 read-only tools

database_overview— totals across the database
search / fetch— ChatGPT search interface
search_genes / get_gene— gene profiles
search_cell_lines / get_cell_line— cell lines
top_genes_in_cell_line— top mutated genes in a line
get_gene_mutations— mutations in a gene
list_tissues / list_cancer_types
get_mhc_binding— cached MHC-I predictions

Try asking

Once connected, ask in plain language

›Search CAN-IMMUNE for BRAF and summarise its mutations.
›What are the top mutated genes in MDA-MB-231?
›How many mutations and peptides are in the whole database?
›List the cancer types with the most mutations.
›Show the cached MHC binding for peptide FLDGNQIVT and HLA-A*02:11.

About & safety

Open, but not abusable

Read-onlyOptional sign-inBounded queriesRate-limited

The connector can query but never modify data. Every query is parameterised, capped at 100 rows and run under a per-query timeout, and the endpoint is rate-limited — so it stays fast and can't be abused. Data comes from COSMIC, DepMap/CCLE and PubMed. Please cite CAN-IMMUNE if you use it in your work.

Sign-in & limits. Anyone can use the connector anonymously at a light rate. Signing in with Google (one click in Claude’s Connect dialog) lifts your limit: academic emails (.edu, .edu.au, .ac.*) get the highest tier, other verified emails a standard tier. Sign-in only reads your verified email to set the rate — nothing is stored beyond that.