civic_search_genes
Pack: civic · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/civic/mcp
No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/civic_search_genes for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.
Find cancer genes and fusions in CIViC by name or symbol, with how much curated clinical evidence each carries (variant count, evidence-item count, assertion count). AUTHORITATIVE starting point for “what does CIViC know about gene X” — CIViC is the open expert-curated knowledgebase of clinically actionable somatic cancer variants. Returns the numeric CIViC feature id you pass to the other tools.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | yes | Gene symbol or partial name (e.g. “BRAF”, “EGFR”, “ALK”) |
limit | number | no | Max features to return, 1-100 (default 25) |
Example call
Arguments
{
"query": "BRAF",
"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_search_genes","arguments":{"query":"BRAF","limit":5}}}'
TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();
const result = await pipeworx.call('civic_search_genes', {
"query": "BRAF",
"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.