`search_genes`

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

Search SGD (Saccharomyces Genome Database, the authoritative budding-yeast / S. cerevisiae genetics resource) for genes, loci, alleles, and other entities by free-text query. Returns matching hits with their name, category, and href. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Free-text search, e.g. a gene name like ADE2.
`limit`	number	no	Max results (default 15).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "ADE2"
}

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":"search_genes","arguments":{"query":"ADE2"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_genes', {
  "query": "ADE2"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "DNA repair",
  "limit": 10
}

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 sgd pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_genes