`search_terms`

Pack: quickgo · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/quickgo/mcp

QuickGO (EBI) — search Gene Ontology (GO) terms by keyword. Returns matching GO terms (id + name) for a free-text query like “apoptosis”. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Free-text keyword to search GO terms, e.g. “apoptosis”.
`limit`	number	no	Max results (default 15, max 100).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "apoptosis"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/quickgo/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_terms","arguments":{"query":"apoptosis"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_terms', {
  "query": "apoptosis"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "mitochondrial membrane",
  "limit": 25
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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