`taxonomy`

Pack: mygene-info · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mygene-info/mcp

Species taxonomy info.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`species`	string	yes

Example call

Arguments

{
  "species": "human"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mygene-info/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"taxonomy","arguments":{"species":"human"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('taxonomy', {
  "species": "human"
});

More examples

{
  "species": "9606"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`taxid`	number	NCBI taxonomy ID
`species`	string	Species common name
`scientific_name`	string	Scientific species name
`rank`	string	Taxonomic rank

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "taxid": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "NCBI taxonomy ID"
    },
    "species": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Species common name"
    },
    "scientific_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Scientific species name"
    },
    "rank": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Taxonomic rank"
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mygene-info": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mygene-info/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

taxonomy