UCSC Kent Utilities — command-line toolkit for genome coordinate conversion (liftOver), binary genome formats (.2bit, BigBed, BigWig), BLAT alignment, annotation format interconversion (GTF↔GenePred),
Use with AI
Install the MCP server or CLI to instantly fetch UCSC Kent Utilities documentation:
Install command
claude mcp add biocontext7 -- npx @biocontext7/mcpOr share this page: biocontext7.com/tools/kent-utilities
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