`umls_search`

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

Search clinical terms/codes → UMLS concepts (CUIs). Maps free text or a source code to UMLS concept unique identifiers spanning SNOMED CT, ICD-10, RxNorm, LOINC, MeSH, etc. Example: umls_search({ query: “myocardial infarction”, _apiKey: “your-key” })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	A clinical term, phrase, or source code to search, e.g. “heart attack” or “410.0”
`source`	string	no	Optional source vocabulary abbreviation (SAB) to restrict results, e.g. “SNOMEDCT_US”, “ICD10CM”, “RXNORM”, “LNC”, “MSH”. Comma-separate for multiple.
`return_type`	string	no	Optional identifier type to return: “concept” (default, CUIs), “code” (source codes), or “sourceConcept”.
`_apiKey`	string	yes	Free UMLS UTS API key (from your UTS profile at uts.nlm.nih.gov)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "myocardial infarction",
  "_apiKey": "your-umls-api-key"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/umls/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"umls_search","arguments":{"query":"myocardial infarction","_apiKey":"your-umls-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('umls_search', {
  "query": "myocardial infarction",
  "_apiKey": "your-umls-api-key"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "410.0",
  "source": "ICD10CM",
  "return_type": "code",
  "_apiKey": "your-umls-api-key"
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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