`search_files`

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

Search NCI GDC genomic data files by project and/or data category (e.g. “Transcriptome Profiling”, “Simple Nucleotide Variation”, “DNA Methylation”). Returns file_id, file_name, data category/type/format, access level and file size. Keyless, open-access metadata.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`project_id`	string	no	Restrict to a GDC project, e.g. “TCGA-BRCA”.
`data_category`	string	no	Data category, e.g. “Transcriptome Profiling”, “Simple Nucleotide Variation”.
`size`	number	no	Number of files to return (default 20).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "project_id": "TCGA-BRCA",
  "data_category": "Transcriptome Profiling"
}

curl

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_files","arguments":{"project_id":"TCGA-BRCA","data_category":"Transcriptome Profiling"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_files', {
  "project_id": "TCGA-BRCA",
  "data_category": "Transcriptome Profiling"
});

More examples

{
  "project_id": "TARGET-AML",
  "data_category": "Simple Nucleotide Variation",
  "size": 30
}

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.

search_files