`get_ontology`

Pack: ebi-ols · 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/get_ontology for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Ontology metadata by id (e.g. “efo”, “mondo”, “go”).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": "efo"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_ontology', {
  "id": "efo"
});

More examples

{
  "id": "mondo"
}

Response shape

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Ontology metadata including identifier, title, and configuration"
}

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 ebi-ols pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ebi-ols": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ebi-ols/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_ontology