# Cytoscape Desktop MCP

Drive a running Cytoscape Desktop to load, lay out, and style biological networks\.

Canonical: https://claudelist.com/listings/mcp-reg-io-github-cytoscape-cytoscape-desktop-mcp-bridge-9daf6684ce

Category: MCP Servers

Source: community · cytoscape

Source checked: 2026-10-14

Website: https://www.claudemcp.org/mcp/registry/io-github-cytoscape-cytoscape-desktop-mcp-bridge-9daf6684ce69.html

Publisher description: Drive a running Cytoscape Desktop to load, lay out, and style biological networks.

## Install or set up

1. Review the publisher repository and npm package `@cytoscape/cytoscape-desktop-mcp-bridge@1.0.3` before running it. The MCP Registry declares this package as a stdio server.
2. Install Node.js, then run the command below in your Claude Code project. Check the publisher README for any account or configuration requirements.
3. Restart Claude Code and use `/mcp` to confirm the connection and review its tools and permissions.

```sh
claude mcp add mcp-io-github-cytoscape-cytoscape-desktop-mcp-9daf66 -- npx -y @cytoscape/cytoscape-desktop-mcp-bridge@1.0.3
```

Installation guide: https://github.com/cytoscape/cytoscape-desktop-mcp