search_cases
Pack: gdc · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gdc/mcp
Search NCI GDC cancer cases (patients/samples) by primary site and/or project. Returns case_id, submitter_id, primary site, disease type and project_id. Keyless, open-access metadata.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
primary_site | string | no | Primary anatomic site, e.g. “Kidney”, “Breast”, “Bronchus and lung”. |
project_id | string | no | Restrict to a GDC project, e.g. “TCGA-BRCA”. |
size | number | no | Number of cases to return (default 20). |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gdc/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_cases","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"gdc": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gdc/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.