Sniff MCP server

• Registry nameworld.sniff/sniff-mcpverified in the MCP registry

The registry name sits under sniff.world. The registry only lets a publisher use that namespace after proving control of the domain through DNS or HTTP.

• Stateanswerschecked 2026-10-26
• Tools18
• Server calls itselfSniff
• Server version3.4.2
• Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-10-26 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 287 ms.

• Its tools do check which human diseases a dog gene could model, but not record a dog's profile beside breed genetic findings.

Said by rules from the measurements above. The likely first call is a model's pick from the tool list; read its description before relying on it.

• INITE MCP score71 of 100answers 100 · does the job 50 · definitions 69 · context 100 · use 0 · connects 100
• What an agent can do with it1 of 2 use cases
• Answered100% of days9 of 9 daily checks
• Median first answer272 ms
• Space in an agent's context≈ 2,504 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (18), which an agent carries on every turn
• Tool definitionsC · 69 of 100
• Typed results18 of 18 toolsdeclared outputSchema: results come typed, read once

• Parameters without a description: in 16 of 18
• Not saying whether it only reads or can destroy: 18 of 18

A program checks the server once a day: initialize and tools/list, no model. Tokens are the definitions' length at about four characters a token. The grade averages six checks of every tool's name, description, schema and annotations; it says how well the tools are described, not whether they work. The score weighs what was measured and nothing else: answering (25%), doing the product's job (25%), definitions (20%), context (10%), use (10%) and how readily a client connects (10%). A part that was not measured is left out, and a hidden instruction caps the score at 40. The state of vendors' MCP servers: method and numbers →

• ask

  Ask Sniff a natural-language canine-genetics question and get a GROUNDED, CITED answer (or an honest abstain). Covers inherited diseases (OMIA) and their human homologs (the dog<->human disease bridge), breed disease/carrier risk, variant…

• ask_the_graph

  THE INSTRUMENT — ask a free-form CROSS-SPECIES genetics question and get FILTERED, HONEST HINTS (never a confident guess). It compiles your question into a typed query plan over the dog<->human edge-graph, runs it deterministically, and…

• disease_bridge

  The fused OMIA disease layer as cited atoms. Give a `disease` (name or 'OMIA:001870-9615') for its genes, inheritance, human homolog (OMIM/Mondo bridge), and variant pathogenicity grade (AVCG, ACMG/AMP 5-tier, curated in OMIA) when…

• ask_variant_context

  THE headline query. Given a CanFam4 position (e.g. '5:56189113'), return the variant's global + popmax frequency, breed-stratified cross-breed frequencies, Pangolin and phyloP annotations, gene context, linked diseases (v1.1), provenance…

• variant_lookup

  Single-variant lookup by CanFam4 position: ref/alt, global + popmax AF, consequence, gene, Pangolin and phyloP annotations, canonical URL, provenance.

• breed_variant_frequency

  Breed-stratified allele frequency. Give a breed (e.g. 'bernese_mountain_dog') plus either a variant position or a gene symbol. Returns AF (+ rank) for the variant, or per-variant AFs in the gene.

• gene_summary

  Variants in a gene (by gene symbol), ranked by impact then allele frequency. Paginated (limit, default 25); returns total_variants. Use af_min to filter by global AF.

• breed_summary

  Breed profile: n_dogs, breed group, genetic geometry and nearest breeds. Descriptive only — not a health ranking.

• variant_search

  Filtered discovery over all 9.67M variants. Predicates (combine freely): phylop_min (phyloP >=), popmax_min (popmax AF >=), gene_in (list of gene symbols), consequence, impact (HIGH/MODERATE/LOW/MODIFIER). Returns total_count + a capped…

• nearest_breeds

  Genetically nearest breeds to the given breed (top-10-PC Euclidean in canine genetic space). Answers 'what breeds are most genetically similar to X?' via the PCA-256 breed co-embedding.

• breed_similarity

  Genetic distance between two breeds (top-10-PC Euclidean). Lower = more genetically similar.

• semantic_search

  Faceted hybrid + semantic-ranker search over the whole knowledge base (diseases, breeds, Scout discoveries). Use for fuzzy/thematic intent ('drug sensitivity in herding dogs', 'breeds prone to eye disease', 'genetically diverse breeds')…

• disease_links

  A canine inherited disease (name or OMIA id) -> its governed OMIA clinical record: mode of inheritance, causal gene(s), curated description (summary / clinical features / molecular genetics / pathology / prevalence), clinical signs as…

• disease_lookup

  Look up a canine inherited disease by name or OMIA id -> its governed OMIA clinical record (inheritance, causal gene(s), curated description, clinical signs, human OMIM analog + Mondo id, evidence base). Sourced to OMIA (CC-BY); returns a…

• search_diseases

  Search the canine disease catalogue by free text -> ranked candidates [{omia_id, disease, url, score}]. Use before disease_lookup when the exact name is unknown. Dog-only.

• breeds_in_atlas

  List all 188 breeds with breed-stratified frequencies in the atlas.

• genes_indexed

  Top genes by number of variants in the atlas (discovery aid).

• metadata

  Atlas metadata: release, DOI, assembly, variant/breed counts, scope banner, and the RPC catalog.