RCSB PDB
live BioStructuresRCSB Protein Data Bank — experimental macromolecular structures. Keyless.
6 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day
Tools
search
required: query PDB text search.
Parameters
Name Type Description
query req string — return_type opt string — limit opt number — Try it
Response
structure
required: pdb_id Full entry record.
Parameters
Name Type Description
pdb_id req string — Try it
Response
polymer_entity
required: pdb_id, entity_id Polymer entity (chain).
Parameters
Name Type Description
pdb_id req string — entity_id req string — Try it
Response
ligand
required: pdb_id, ligand_id Ligand record.
Parameters
Name Type Description
pdb_id req string — ligand_id req string — Try it
Response
assembly
required: pdb_id Biological assembly.
Parameters
Name Type Description
pdb_id req string — assembly_id opt string — Try it
Response
summary
required: pdb_id Short summary.
Parameters
Name Type Description
pdb_id req string — Try it
Response
Test with curl
The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.
List available tools
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/rcsb-pdb/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'Call a tool
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/rcsb-pdb/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search","arguments":{"query": "hello"}}}'Use with the SDK
Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.
TypeScript
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("search", {"query":"example"}); ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("rcsb protein data bank — experimental macromolecular structures");Related packs
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