`civic_search_genes`

Pack: civic · 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/civic_search_genes for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Find cancer genes and fusions in CIViC by name or symbol, with how much curated clinical evidence each carries (variant count, evidence-item count, assertion count). AUTHORITATIVE starting point for “what does CIViC know about gene X” — CIViC is the open expert-curated knowledgebase of clinically actionable somatic cancer variants. Returns the numeric CIViC feature id you pass to the other tools.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Gene symbol or partial name (e.g. “BRAF”, “EGFR”, “ALK”)
`limit`	number	no	Max features to return, 1-100 (default 25)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "BRAF",
  "limit": 5
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/civic/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"civic_search_genes","arguments":{"query":"BRAF","limit":5}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('civic_search_genes', {
  "query": "BRAF",
  "limit": 5
});

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 civic pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

civic_search_genes