`search`

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

Search molecules / targets / assays / documents.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Free-text query.
`type`	string	no	molecule (default) \| target \| assay \| document
`limit`	number	no	1-1000 (default 25).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "aspirin"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

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

More examples

{
  "query": "kinase inhibitor",
  "type": "molecule",
  "limit": 50
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`page_meta`	object	Pagination metadata
`molecules`	array	Molecule search results
`targets`	array	Target search results
`assays`	array	Assay search results
`documents`	array	Document search results

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Search results from ChEMBL database",
  "properties": {
    "page_meta": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Pagination metadata",
      "properties": {
        "limit": {
          "type": "number"
        },
        "offset": {
          "type": "number"
        },
        "count": {
          "type": "number"
        },
        "total_count": {
          "type": "number"
        }
      }
    },
    "molecules": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Molecule search results",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "molecule_chembl_id": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "molecule_structures": {
            "type": "object"
          },
          "pref_name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "molecule_type": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "targets": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Target search results",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "target_chembl_id": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "target_type": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "pref_name": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "assays": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Assay search results",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "documents": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Document search results",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    }
  }
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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