`search_complexes`

Pack: complex-portal · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_complexes for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search the EBI Complex Portal — a manually curated database of stable macromolecular protein complexes — by protein/complex name, gene, GO term, or biological process (e.g. “apoptosis”, “SCF”, “ribosome”). Returns matching complexes with their accession (e.g. CPX-7762), name, description, and organism. Keyless. Complements UniProt/IntAct/STRING.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Protein/complex name, gene, or GO term, e.g. “apoptosis”, “SCF”, “ribosome”.
`limit`	number	no	Max results to return (default 15, max 100).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "ribosome"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

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

More examples

{
  "query": "apoptosis",
  "limit": 20
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

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

Connect to just the complex-portal pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "complex-portal": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/complex-portal/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_complexes