`search_studies`

Pack: metabolights · 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_studies for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search EBI MetaboLights, the metabolomics (metabolite / small-molecule) study repository, by keyword — disease, metabolite, organism, or analytical technique (e.g. “diabetes”, “glucose NMR”, “Homo sapiens LC-MS”). Returns matching study accessions (e.g. MTBLS1) with name and a short description.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Free-text query, e.g. “type 2 diabetes urine NMR”.
`limit`	number	no	Max studies to return (default 15, max 100).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "type 2 diabetes urine NMR"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/metabolights/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_studies","arguments":{"query":"type 2 diabetes urine NMR"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_studies', {
  "query": "type 2 diabetes urine NMR"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "glucose LC-MS Homo sapiens",
  "limit": 25
}

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 metabolights pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_studies