`get_gene`

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

Look up a single yeast (S. cerevisiae) gene/locus in SGD (Saccharomyces Genome Database, the authoritative budding-yeast genetics resource). Accepts a systematic name (e.g. YAL001C), a standard gene name (e.g. TFC3), or an SGDID (e.g. S000000001). Returns the standard name, systematic name, SGDID, description, locus type, and aliases. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes	Systematic name (YAL001C), gene name (TFC3), or SGDID (S000000001).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": "YAL001C"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sgd/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_gene","arguments":{"id":"YAL001C"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_gene', {
  "id": "YAL001C"
});

More examples

{
  "id": "TFC3"
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_gene