`search_genes`

Pack: hgnc · 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/search_genes for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Fuzzy search across approved symbols, names, and aliases — e.g. “breast cancer”, “p53”, “tumor protein”. Returns lightweight matches (hgnc_id, symbol, relevance score) ranked by score; call get_gene with a returned symbol for the full record. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Gene symbol, name fragment, or alias, e.g. “breast cancer”, “p53”, “kinase”.
`limit`	number	no	Max matches to return (default 10, max 25).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "breast cancer"
}

curl

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":"search_genes","arguments":{"query":"breast cancer"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_genes', {
  "query": "breast cancer"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "p53",
  "limit": 5
}

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 hgnc pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_genes