civic_gene_variants
Pack: civic · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/civic/mcp
No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/civic_gene_variants for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.
Curated variants of a cancer gene in CIViC — the specific alterations (missense, fusion, amplification, exon-level) that have published clinical interpretations, each with its evidence count, associated diseases and therapies. AUTHORITATIVE for “which variants of this gene are clinically actionable”. Pass the gene symbol.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
gene | string | yes | Gene symbol (e.g. “BRAF”) |
variant_name | string | no | Optional substring filter on the variant name (e.g. “V600”) |
limit | number | no | Max variants to return, 1-100 (default 25) |
Example call
Arguments
{
"gene": "BRAF",
"variant_name": "V600",
"limit": 5
}
curl
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/civic/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"civic_gene_variants","arguments":{"gene":"BRAF","variant_name":"V600","limit":5}}}'
TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();
const result = await pipeworx.call('civic_gene_variants', {
"gene": "BRAF",
"variant_name": "V600",
"limit": 5
});
Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"civic": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/civic/mcp"
}
}
}
See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.