search_studies
Pack: cbioportal · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/cbioportal/mcp
Search public cancer genomics studies in cBioPortal (TCGA, CPTAC, MSK, etc.) by keyword. Matches study name, study id, or cancer-type id (case-insensitive). Returns study ids, names, cancer types, and sample counts. Keyless, open data.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | no | Keyword to match against study name / id / cancer type (e.g. “breast”, “tcga”, “glioma”). Omit to list studies. |
limit | number | no | Max studies to return (default 25, max 100). |
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":"search_studies","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.