`ncbi_gene_by_symbol`

Pack: ncbi-datasets · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ncbi-datasets/mcp

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/ncbi_gene_by_symbol for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Look up one or more genes by symbol in a given organism and get NCBI’s authoritative record: Entrez gene id, official description, biotype, chromosome and orientation, RefSeqGene coordinates, and the cross-references that let you join to other databases — HGNC id, Ensembl gene ids, UniProt/Swiss-Prot accessions, OMIM ids — plus every known synonym and alternate name. AUTHORITATIVE for gene-identifier resolution: PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH when you need to turn a symbol into a stable id, disambiguate an alias, or check that a symbol is current for the species you think it is.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`symbols`	string	yes	Gene symbol, or several comma-separated: “BRCA1”, “TP53,BRCA1,EGFR”. Results come back in upstream order — match on the returned symbol, not on position.
`taxon`	string	no	Organism as tax id, scientific name or common name. Default “human”. Symbols are species-specific, so this matters.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "symbols": "BRCA1",
  "taxon": "human"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ncbi-datasets/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"ncbi_gene_by_symbol","arguments":{"symbols":"BRCA1","taxon":"human"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('ncbi_gene_by_symbol', {
  "symbols": "BRCA1",
  "taxon": "human"
});

More examples

{
  "symbols": "TP53,BRCA1",
  "taxon": "9606"
}

Connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ncbi-datasets": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ncbi-datasets/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

ncbi_gene_by_symbol