`search_projects`

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

Search EBI PRIDE Archive — the largest public proteomics/mass-spectrometry dataset repository — for projects by keyword (disease, organism, technique, protein, instrument). Returns matching project accessions with title, organisms, diseases, and instruments. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`keyword`	string	yes	Free-text search term, e.g. “breast cancer”, “SARS-CoV-2”, “TMT”.
`limit`	number	no	Max results per page (default 20, max 100).
`page`	number	no	Zero-based page index (default 0).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "keyword": "breast cancer"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/pride/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_projects","arguments":{"keyword":"breast cancer"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_projects', {
  "keyword": "breast cancer"
});

More examples

{
  "keyword": "SARS-CoV-2",
  "limit": 50,
  "page": 0
}

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 pride pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_projects