Add ESM-C as an MCP-native remote tool #60
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This PR adds ESM-C (Evolutionary Scale Modeling) as a remote, MCP-native tool in ToolUniverse, following the recommended remote tool onboarding pattern for models without an existing public API.
Model
ESM-C (from EvolutionaryScale / CZI Biohub)
GitHub: https://github.com/evolutionaryscale/esm
What this PR does
Implements a lightweight FastMCP server that wraps ESM-C inference and exposes a single MCP tool:
esm_embed_sequence— generates protein sequence embeddings using ESM-C.Adds an
MCPAutoLoaderToolconfiguration (esm_remote.json) so ToolUniverse can automatically discover and invoke the tool via MCP.Keeps all model execution fully remote, with no ESM or GPU dependencies required on the ToolUniverse client side.
Why this matters
This aligns with the broader goal of making Biohub / CZI models directly usable inside ToolUniverse’s AI-scientist workflows while preserving flexibility around hosting, security, and future API evolution.