Monarch Initiative

About Monarch Initiative

Use Monarch Initiative with your agent

claude mcp add --transport http monarch-initiative https://gateway.pipeworx.io/monarch-initiative/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "monarch-initiative": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/monarch-initiative/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

What is Monarch Initiative?

Monarch Initiative is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server by pipeworx-io in the Knowledge & Memory category. Monarch biomedical knowledge graph — diseases, phenotypes, genes, variants

How do I connect Monarch Initiative to Claude, Cursor, or another MCP client?

Monarch Initiative is a remote MCP server — add its endpoint (https://gateway.pipeworx.io/monarch-initiative/mcp) to your client's MCP configuration (for example with "claude mcp add", or under "mcpServers" in Cursor's mcp.json) and restart the client.

Is Monarch Initiative open source?

Yes — the source code is public at github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-monarch-initiative.

Can AI agents pay to use Monarch Initiative?

Not yet through Loomal — Monarch Initiative is listed as a free directory entry. If its maintainer verifies ownership, they can set per-call USDC pricing that agents pay over x402, with settlement on Base.