Onboarding request: io.pepbank/pepbank (PepBank) for github.com/mcp

[BadTechBandit]

Published to the open-source MCP Registry first. This follows the maintainer triage note in #1257 (one Q&A discussion per server).

Field	Value
Registry record	io.pepbank/pepbank, namespace verified over HTTP for pepbank.io
Version	1.5.3, active, isLatest: true (published 5 November 2026)
Transport	Remote only, streamable HTTP at https://pepbank.io/mcp
Authentication	None. All 15 tools are read-only and answer without a key. An optional API key gives higher daily limits.
Repository	https://github.com/pepbank/peptide-research-mcp (server.json, client configs and docs)
License	MIT for the listing repository. The server is hosted by PepBank. The data is CC BY 4.0.
What it does	Looks up what studies found about 160+ peptides, such as BPC-157, retatrutide, tirzepatide and GHK-Cu, with the papers and registered clinical trials behind each result. Each result says if it came from people, animals or cells.

Verification:

# the registry record
curl -s "https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0.1/servers/io.pepbank%2Fpepbank/versions/1.5.3"

# the live server lists its tools without a key
curl -s https://pepbank.io/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'

Not listed on GitHub's side yet: https://api.mcp.github.com/v0.1/servers?search=pepbank returns no match.