`get_experiment`

Pack: expression-atlas · 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_experiment for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Get metadata for a single EBI Expression Atlas experiment by accession (e.g. “E-MTAB-4045”). Returns accession, description, species, type, assay count, and experimental factors.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`accession`	string	yes	Experiment accession, e.g. “E-MTAB-4045”, “E-GEOD-61857”.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "accession": "E-MTAB-4045"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/expression-atlas/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_experiment","arguments":{"accession":"E-MTAB-4045"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_experiment', {
  "accession": "E-MTAB-4045"
});

More examples

{
  "accession": "E-GEOD-61857"
}

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 expression-atlas pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "expression-atlas": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/expression-atlas/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_experiment