get_gene

Pack: cbioportal · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/cbioportal/mcp

Resolve a gene to its Entrez gene id and canonical info via cBioPortal. Accepts a HUGO symbol (e.g. “TP53”, “BRCA1”) or an Entrez gene id. Returns entrez_gene_id, symbol, and type.

Parameters

Example call

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

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.