`search`

Pack: bioregistry · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search Bioregistry for biological database prefixes by substring match against prefix name, title, or description (e.g. “gene ontology”). Returns up to limit matching prefix records.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes
`limit`	number	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "protein"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bioregistry/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search","arguments":{"query":"protein"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search', {
  "query": "protein"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "gene",
  "limit": 10
}

Response shape

Always returns: query, count, results

Field	Type	Description
`query`	string	The search query
`count`	number	Total number of matches
`results`	array	Matching prefix entries

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Search results matching query",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The search query"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of matches"
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Matching prefix entries",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "prefix": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Prefix identifier"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Prefix name"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Prefix description"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query",
    "count",
    "results"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the bioregistry pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bioregistry": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bioregistry/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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