LabClaw

Cloud Brain — unified gateway to 2400+ scientific tools.

LabClaw gives scientists and developers a single interface to access scientific databases and AI tools: PubMed, UniProt, ChEMBL, PubChem, OpenTargets, and 2000+ more via ToolUniverse.

Install

pip install labclaw
# For ToolUniverse tools:
pip install labclaw[tooluniverse]
# For LLM-powered features (reasoning, writing):
pip install labclaw[llm]
# Everything:
pip install labclaw[all]

Quick Start

# Try it
labclaw demo

# Start Cloud Brain REST API
labclaw brain

# Start MCP server (for Claude Desktop)
labclaw mcp

# List available tools
labclaw tools

Python SDK

from labclaw.brain import execute, list_tools, reason, write

# Search PubMed
result = await execute("search_pubmed", query="CRISPR delivery")

# Life science reasoning
answer = await reason("What controls circadian rhythm in Drosophila?")

# Scientific writing
section = await write(section="methods", context="We performed RNA-seq on 3 replicates...")

# List tools
tools = await list_tools(category="genomics")

REST API

curl http://localhost:18802/brain/health
curl http://localhost:18802/brain/tools
curl -X POST http://localhost:18802/brain/execute \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"tool_name": "search_pubmed", "arguments": {"query": "CRISPR"}}'

Claude Desktop (MCP)

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "labclaw": {
      "command": "labclaw",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Part of the LabClaw Ecosystem

Repo	What it does
labclaw (this)	Cloud Brain — scientific tool gateway
lab-manager	AI lab data management
device-use	AI instrument control
dollar-lab	$0.002 microscope optimization demo

License

Apache 2.0