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VirtualFlyBrain
Ontology term and connectome queries
2608 ms
answered our call
- State
- Answered
- Protocol
- MCP 2025-06-18
- Tools listed
- 11
- Answered
- 3 of the last 3 calls
How to reach it
- MCP, HTTP
https://vfb3-mcp.virtualflybrain.org
What it can do
| Tool | What it says it does |
|---|---|
get_hierarchy | Build a hierarchy tree for a VFB term, showing ancestors (parents) and/or descendants (children). Use relationship "part_of" for brain region structure (e.g. "what are the parts of the mushroom body?") and "subclass_of" for cell type hierarchies (e.g. "what types of Kenyon cell are there?")… |
get_known_neurotransmitters | Get the KNOWN (curated) neurotransmitter(s) for a Drosophila neuron class and its subclasses, from the ontology's classification rather than per-instance predictions — so there is no confidence. Use this for "what neurotransmitter is <cell type> known to use?" when you want the curated/established… |
get_predicted_neurotransmitters | Get the PREDICTED neurotransmitter(s) for a Drosophila neuron class — itself or any subclass — from per-instance connectome predictions (each reconstructed neuron carries a predicted transmitter with a confidence). Use this for "what neurotransmitter does <cell type> use?" when you want the… |
get_term_info | Get term info for a VFB or anatomy ontology entity (VFB_*, FBbt_*, etc.). THIS IS THE QUERY DISCOVERY TOOL: the response's "Queries" array lists the valid query_type values that run_query accepts for this entity. ALWAYS call get_term_info before run_query unless you already obtained the query_type… |
list_connectome_datasets | List available connectome datasets with their labels and symbols. Use the returned symbols when constructing exclude_dbs arguments for query_connectivity. Common datasets include Hemibrain (hb), FAFB (fafb), MANC, and others. Call this tool if unsure which dataset symbols are valid. |
list_search_facets | List the type names search_terms can filter, exclude, boost or demote by, with the number of terms carrying each one. Call this instead of guessing: there are over 200 names, they are the index's own annotations rather than a curated list, and they change as data is added. Use contains to narrow… |
query_connectivity | Query synaptic connectivity between Drosophila neuron classes across ALL connectome datasets simultaneously for comparative connectomics. This is NOT pre-cached — it runs live queries, so expect slow responses (up to several minutes). Set both upstream_type AND downstream_type to filter… |
resolve_combination | Resolve an unresolved split-GAL4 combination name or synonym into its FBco ID and component hemidrivers. Pass the raw combination text exactly as the user wrote it (for example "MB002B" or "SS04495"). Do NOT pass an FBco ID; if you already have one, use the downstream tool directly. Uses tiered… |
resolve_entity | Resolve an unresolved FlyBase-related query string into VFB/FlyBase IDs and metadata. Pass the raw text exactly as the user wrote it (for example "P{VT054895-GAL4.DBD}", "Hb9-GAL4", "SS04495", "MB002B", "PAM cluster", or "dpp"). Do NOT pass resolved IDs such as FBgn/FBal/FBti/FBco/FBst or VFB IDs… |
run_query | Run a pre-computed query on a VFB entity. REQUIRED WORKFLOW: (1) call get_term_info on the ID first; (2) read the response's "Queries" array; (3) pass one of those values as query_type. Calling run_query with a guessed query_type will return an error. If a query returns empty rows or an error, the… |
search_terms | Search VFB terms. This is the search virtualflybrain.org itself runs — the same Solr query, the same ranking — so what comes back first here is what a user would see first on the site. USE filter_types BY DEFAULT. Unfiltered searches mix scRNAseq artifacts and developmental stages in with the… |
In its maker's words
MCP server for Drosophila neuroscience data from VirtualFlyBrain
- Website
- virtualflybrain.org
- Source
- github.com/VirtualFlyBrain/VFB3-MCP
- Publisher
- virtualflybrain.org
- Listed from
- the official MCP Registry as
org.virtualflybrain/vfb3-mcp - Version
- 1.11.4, updated 5 Nov 2026
- Kinds of work
- Search and research, Data and databases, AI models and agent tools
The domain it lives on
- virtualflybrain.org
- registered 10 Sep 2010 (16 years ago), at Register SpA, its home page is a working site
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