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EBI OLS4 MCP — Ontology Lookup Service.

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 673+ live data sources.

Tools

Tool

Description

list_ontologies

List loaded ontologies (paginated).

get_ontology

Ontology metadata by id (e.g. "efo", "mondo", "go").

search

Full-text search across all ontologies (or one).

get_term

Term details. Pass either iri, short_form, or obo_id (the latter two require ontology).

term_ancestors

Transitive ancestors of a term.

term_children

Direct children of a term.

Related MCP server: OMOPHub MCP Server

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ebi-ols": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ebi-ols/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 673+ data sources:

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

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Ebi Ols data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

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