search
Pack: ebi-ols · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ebi-ols/mcp
Full-text search across all ontologies (or one).
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | yes | |
ontology | string | no | Restrict to one ontology id (optional). |
type | string | no | class | property | individual |
exact | boolean | no | Exact-match (default false). |
rows | number | no | 1-1000 (default 20). |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ebi-ols/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search","arguments":{}}}'Response shape
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
response | object | Search response containing matching terms |
Full JSON Schema
{
"type": "object",
"description": "Full-text search results across ontologies",
"properties": {
"response": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Search response containing matching terms",
"properties": {
"numFound": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Total number of matches found"
},
"start": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Starting position in result set"
},
"rows": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Number of results returned"
},
"docs": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Array of matching term documents",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Term search result with IRI, label, and ontology info"
}
}
}
}
}
}Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"ebi-ols": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ebi-ols/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.