efetch
Pack: ncbi-eutils · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ncbi-eutils/mcp
Full records. Returns text (XML/GenBank/FASTA/…) per rettype.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
db | string | yes | |
ids | array | yes | |
items | string | no | |
rettype | string | no | e.g. “abstract”, “fasta”, “gb”, “xml” |
retmode | string | no | text (default) | xml | json |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ncbi-eutils/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"efetch","arguments":{}}}'
Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"ncbi-eutils": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ncbi-eutils/mcp"
}
}
}
See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.