Addgene (BYOK)

Addgene (BYOK) — connector documentation

• MCP endpoint: https://byok-addgene.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: POST https://byok-addgene.connectorbay.com/v1/tools/{tool_name}, described by the OpenAPI 3.1 spec at https://byok-addgene.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Transport: Streamable HTTP, stateless, MCP specification 2025-06-18 or later
• Authentication: your own Addgene Addgene API token, sent in the X-Upstream-Key header of every request (never stored, logged or cached)
• Health: https://byok-addgene.connectorbay.com/health · Tool schemas: https://byok-addgene.connectorbay.com/tools.json
• Publisher: Unify Dynamics LLC · connectorbay.com/byok-addgene · agent@connectorbay.com

What Addgene (BYOK) is for

Addgene (BYOK) lets an AI assistant read your own Addgene data through the Addgene API with a key you supply (Addgene API token). Read-only: 6 tools (test_authentication, search_plasmids, find_plasmids_by_field, get_plasmid, search_viral_preps, get_viral_prep). The BYOK key travels with each request, is used for that one call only and is never stored, logged or cached; it is only ever sent to api.developers.addgene.org. Unofficial connector by Unify Dynamics LLC: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Addgene. Addgene and its logos are trademarks of their owners and are used only to say which service the connector works with.

Ask your assistant things like:

• "Is my Addgene API token valid?"
• "Find Addgene plasmids for CRISPR Cas9 expression"
• "Which Addgene plasmids come from the paper with PubMed ID 23287718?"
• "Show Addgene plasmid 10878 in detail"
• "Find Addgene AAV preps carrying GFP"
• "What is the titer of Addgene viral prep 44361-AAV1?"

What it does

• test_authentication: Check that the token works and show which Addgene account and authentication method it uses.
• search_plasmids: Free-text search of the Addgene plasmid catalog, ranked like the Addgene site search, with genes, species, vector types and links.
• find_plasmids_by_field: Filter the Addgene plasmid catalog by one or more exact catalog fields such as plasmid name, gene, principal investigator, PubMed ID or backbone.
• get_plasmid: Get one Addgene plasmid in full: description, resistance, growth conditions, backbone, promoter, inserts' article reference and viral preps.
• search_viral_preps: Search Addgene's ready-to-use viral preps (for example AAV) by free text, optionally sorted.
• get_viral_prep: Get one Addgene viral prep in full: description, delivery volume and titer, packaging and production details and QC method.

BYOK key

You bring your own Addgene Addgene API token (https://developers.addgene.org/access-options/). Your assistant sends it in the X-Upstream-Key header with each request. ConnectorBay uses it for that one call only: it is never stored, logged or cached, never shown in an answer, and it is only sent to api.developers.addgene.org over https, with no redirects followed. Create a key with the fewest permissions the tools need (read-only if the provider offers it), and revoke it at the provider whenever you like.

Data sources

• https://docs.developers.addgene.org/docs/ (the API this connector calls, with a BYOK key)

Live from the Addgene API (api.developers.addgene.org) with a BYOK key; documentation: https://docs.developers.addgene.org/docs/. Endpoints checked against that documentation on 2026-10-16.

What it is not

Unofficial connector by Unify Dynamics LLC: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Addgene. Addgene and its logos are trademarks of their owners and are used only to say which service the connector works with. It is read-only: it never creates, changes, sends or deletes anything in your Addgene account.

Built for: Worldwide. Languages: English.

Addgene (BYOK) — Privacy Policy

Effective 24 October 2026. Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us"), Menlo Park, California.

What Addgene (BYOK) is. Addgene (BYOK) is a connector (an MCP server and REST API) that an AI assistant calls on your behalf to read your own Addgene data: Search the Addgene plasmid and viral prep catalog and read plasmid and viral prep records with your own Addgene API token. You bring your own Addgene Addgene API token; the assistant sends it to us with each request.

BYOK key. The key you supply is used to make the one Addgene call you asked for. Our application does not store it, write it to a log, put it in a cache, or share it. It is sent only to api.developers.addgene.org, over https, and is removed from any text we return to you or your assistant. We do not follow redirects with your key. If Addgene rejects it, we say so without repeating it.

What we receive. The arguments of each tool call, the BYOK key (for that call only), the technical headers needed to serve the request (an IP address or a client identifier supplied by the assistant) and standard server logs. What Addgene receives. The request we make on your behalf, including the key and the arguments, under Addgene's own terms and privacy policy. Addgene acts at your direction and is the only recipient of the data of your request besides our hosting provider.

What we return. The answer Addgene gives for your request, trimmed to the fields the tool documents. We do not keep it: it is returned to your assistant and not stored, cached or used to train anything.

What we do not do. We do not build a profile, sell or share personal information, or keep your Addgene data. Rate-limit counters (a client identifier and timestamps) are held in memory for at most 24 hours. Hosting access logs (IP addresses, request paths and status codes) are kept for up to 30 days for security and abuse prevention; our application adds no request headers or bodies to them.

Sub-processors. Addgene (the API you call with a BYOK key, at your direction). Hosting: Vercel (United States regions).

Your rights. Because we store no personal data beyond short-lived logs, requests to access, correct or delete data are usually satisfied automatically; you can still contact agent@connectorbay.com and we will respond within 30 days. Revoke your key at Addgene at any time to end all access.

Children. Addgene (BYOK) is a general-audience service operated by the adult using the assistant, under Addgene's own age rules.

Changes. We will post changes here with a new effective date.

Addgene (BYOK) — Terms of Service

Effective 24 October 2026. These terms govern use of the Addgene (BYOK) connector ("the Service") operated by Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us").

1. The Service. Addgene (BYOK) provides: Search the Addgene plasmid and viral prep catalog and read plasmid and viral prep records with your own Addgene API token. It is accessed through an AI assistant or directly over MCP or HTTP, and is read-only.
2. Your own key, your own account. You must use your own Addgene credentials and only access data you are allowed to access. Addgene's terms apply to your use of Addgene; you are responsible for complying with them, including any rate limits and permitted uses. Do not share a key you do not own.
3. Independent. Unofficial connector by Unify Dynamics LLC: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Addgene. Addgene and its logos are trademarks of their owners and are used only to say which service the connector works with.
4. No advice, no guarantees. Output is the data Addgene returns, lightly trimmed; it may be incomplete, delayed or changed by Addgene. Check important facts at the source.
5. Read-only. The Service does not create, change, send or delete anything in your Addgene account.
6. Acceptable use. Automated use within the published rate limits is welcome. Do not use the Service to access data you are not entitled to, to circumvent Addgene's controls, or to attack any system.
7. Availability. The Service is provided "as is" without warranty. We may change, limit or discontinue it at any time; Addgene may change or end its API at any time.
8. Data. Our Privacy Policy describes what we process. In short: the BYOK key is used for the one call and not stored or logged.
9. Pro keys. Optional ConnectorBay Pro API keys are issued at our discretion and are separate from your Addgene key.
10. Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Unify Dynamics LLC is not liable for any loss arising from use of or reliance on the Service, including any action Addgene takes on your account. Our total liability is limited to US $100.
11. Governing law. California law; venue in San Mateo County, California.
12. Contact. Unify Dynamics LLC · agent@connectorbay.com · https://connectorbay.com/byok-addgene

Addgene (BYOK) support

Email agent@connectorbay.com. We answer within two business days.

• MCP endpoint: https://byok-addgene.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: https://byok-addgene.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Live status: https://byok-addgene.connectorbay.com/health

When you report a problem, include the question you asked your agent, roughly when, and which agent you used (for example Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini). Never send us passwords, account numbers or ID numbers. Addgene (BYOK) never asks for them.