search_samples
Pack: biosamples · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/biosamples/mcp
Search EBI BioSamples — metadata for biological samples (cell lines, tissues, organisms) referenced across EBI archives. Free-text search by organism, tissue, or keyword; returns matching samples with accession, name, organism, and release date. Keyless.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | yes | Free-text query — organism, tissue, cell type, or any keyword (e.g. “liver”, “Homo sapiens”, “cancer cell line”). |
limit | number | no | Max results to return (default 15, max 100). |
page | number | no | Zero-based page number (default 0). |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/biosamples/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_samples","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"biosamples": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/biosamples/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.