bioportal_mappings
Pack: bioportal · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bioportal/mcp
No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/bioportal_mappings for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.
Cross-ontology mappings for one class — the equivalent concepts in every other BioPortal ontology, with the mapping source (SAME_URI, LOOM, CUI, REST). AUTHORITATIVE for translating a code between terminologies, e.g. an NCIT concept to its SNOMEDCT, MESH and ICD10CM equivalents. Pass the ontology acronym and class IRI.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
ontology | string | yes | Ontology acronym the class lives in (e.g. “NCIT”) |
class_id | string | yes | Full class IRI (e.g. “http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3224”) |
to_ontology | string | no | Optional: only mappings into this ontology acronym (e.g. “SNOMEDCT”) |
limit | number | no | Max mappings to return, 1-200 (default 50) |
Example call
Arguments
{
"ontology": "NCIT",
"class_id": "http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3224",
"limit": 5
}
curl
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bioportal/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"bioportal_mappings","arguments":{"ontology":"NCIT","class_id":"http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3224","limit":5}}}'
TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();
const result = await pipeworx.call('bioportal_mappings', {
"ontology": "NCIT",
"class_id": "http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3224",
"limit": 5
});
Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"bioportal": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bioportal/mcp"
}
}
}
See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.