resolve_xref
Pack: hgnc · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hgnc/mcp
Reverse-lookup: map an external database id to its canonical HGNC gene. “What gene is Entrez 672?” -> BRCA1. Accepts entrez_id, ensembl_gene_id, uniprot_ids, omim_id, refseq_accession, or ucsc_id and returns the same full record as get_gene. Keyless.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id_type | string | yes | External id namespace: one of entrez_id, ensembl_gene_id, uniprot_ids, omim_id, refseq_accession, ucsc_id. |
id | string | yes | The external id, e.g. entrez “672”, ensembl “ENSG00000012048”, uniprot “P38398”, omim “113705”. |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hgnc/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"resolve_xref","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"hgnc": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hgnc/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.