`term`

Pack: hpo-api · 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/term for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

“What does HP:[N] mean” / “look up HPO phenotype [ID]” — fetch a single Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) term by ID. HPO is the standard ontology for clinical phenotypes used in rare-disease research. Returns label, definition, synonyms, cross-references. Example ID: HP:0001250 (Seizure).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": "HP:0000118"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hpo-api/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"term","arguments":{"id":"HP:0000118"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('term', {
  "id": "HP:0000118"
});

More examples

{
  "id": "HP:0001250"
}

Response shape

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "HPO term details"
}

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 hpo-api pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hpo-api": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hpo-api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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