How do I install VirtualFlyBrain?

Copy the http config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does VirtualFlyBrain need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does VirtualFlyBrain use?

VirtualFlyBrain is reached over HTTP.

When was VirtualFlyBrain last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-12. MCP server for Drosophila neuroscience data from VirtualFlyBrain

VirtualFlyBrain MCP server

Power your agent

Add this server

The publisher's own URL. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add in Claude Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server URL

https://vfb3-mcp.virtualflybrain.org

The Claude button above opens Claude with the name and URL filled in. You still confirm it there.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add --transport http org.virtualflybrain-vfb3-mcp https://vfb3-mcp.virtualflybrain.org

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "org.virtualflybrain-vfb3-mcp": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "mcp-remote",8        "https://vfb3-mcp.virtualflybrain.org"9      ]10    }11  }12}

claude_desktop_config.json

Remote · HTTPPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Remote

Transport: http
Version: 1.11.4
License

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

VirtualFlyBrain

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install VirtualFlyBrain?

Does VirtualFlyBrain need an API key?

What transport does VirtualFlyBrain use?

When was VirtualFlyBrain last checked?

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