`search_maps`

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

Search the EBI Electron Microscopy Data Bank (EMDB) for 3D cryo-EM / electron-tomography density maps by free-text keyword (e.g. “ribosome”, “spike protein”, “apoptosis”). Returns matching maps with EMDB id, title, resolution (Angstrom), and structure-determination method. Keyless. Complements PDB/AlphaFold (which hold atomic/experimental structures).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Free-text search, e.g. “ribosome”, “spike protein”.
`limit`	number	no	Max results (default 15, max 50).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "ribosome"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

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

More examples

{
  "query": "spike protein",
  "limit": 25
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_maps