Summary
This walks you through installing ToolUniverse, the open-source gateway to 2,000+ scientific databases like PubMed, UniProt, and ChEMBL. You get three access patterns: MCP server for chat-based queries in Claude Desktop or Cursor, a CLI with nine subcommands (tu find, tu run, tu test), or a Python SDK with typed imports and JSON-based calls. The guide is explicitly step-by-step and language-aware, covering uv setup, config file locations for a dozen AI clients, API key setup, and the difference between the 1,200+ tools in compact mode versus direct execution. Use this when someone asks how to install ToolUniverse, which mode to pick, or needs MCP troubleshooting for scientific tooling.
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npx -y skills add mims-harvard/tooluniverse --skill setup-tooluniverse --agent claude-codeInstalls into .claude/skills of the current project.
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Keep your Mac awake while Claude Code and 40+ AI agents run. Sleeps when they're idle.
One time payment $9 →Integrate web data into your AI product. One API to scrape website & brand data.
Get API Key Now →Agent, run crypto. Access onchain data & trade routes via 1inch.
Install now →On Capafy, your Skill runs online 24/7 as an agent product, and you get paid every time someone uses it.
Start earning →First SeenJun 3, 2026
