search_descriptors
Pack: mesh · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mesh/mcp
Search NLM MeSH descriptors by a disease/drug/concept term (e.g. “diabetes”, “aspirin”, “myocardial infarction”). Returns the matching MeSH descriptor IDs (Dxxxxxxx) — the controlled-vocabulary headings used to index PubMed. The core free-text-to-MeSH lookup. Keyless.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
text | string | yes | A disease, drug, or biomedical concept term, e.g. “diabetes”, “aspirin”, “myocardial infarction”. |
match | string | no | Match mode against descriptor labels: “exact”, “contains”, or “startswith”. Default “contains”. |
limit | number | no | Max results (default 10, max 25). |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mesh/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_descriptors","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"mesh": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mesh/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.