# get_lookup_symbol

A read tool on the OrigeneMCP MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_lookup_symbol`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/get-lookup-symbol

## Facts

- Tool: `get_lookup_symbol`
- Server: OrigeneMCP (`gentel-lab/origenemcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/GENTEL-lab/OrigeneMCP
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade C, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_lookup_symbol",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_lookup_symbol is rated Low

The naming convention (get_lookup_*) aligns with Read operations common in biomedical databases. No evidence of modification, deletion, execution, or financial transaction. The empty description reduces confidence slightly, but the consistent pattern of sibling tools and standard database query semantics support Read classification. Low severity because symbol lookups are informational with no side effects.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_lookup_symbol' suggests retrieval of symbol information (typical lookup/get pattern). Description is empty, limiting certainty."

## Use case

AI agents call get_lookup_symbol to retrieve information from OrigeneMCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches OrigeneMCP:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_lookup_symbol": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on OrigeneMCP (438)

- `post_vep_hgvs` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/post-vep-hgvs.md
- `post_vep_id` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/post-vep-id.md
- `post_ga4gh_features_search` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/post-ga4gh-features-search.md
- `post_lookup_id` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/post-lookup-id.md
- `check_genome_accessions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/check-genome-accessions.md
- `check_virus_accessions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/check-virus-accessions.md
- `clinvar_find_single_mutation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/clinvar-find-single-mutation.md
- `clinvar_get_best_refseqid_by_sequence` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/clinvar-get-best-refseqid-by-sequence.md
- `clinvar_query_sequence_variants` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/clinvar-query-sequence-variants.md
- `clinvar_query_variant_significance` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/clinvar-query-variant-significance.md
- `depmap_comprehensive_analysis` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/depmap-comprehensive-analysis.md
- `depmap_get_dependency` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/depmap-get-dependency.md
- `depmap_get_expression` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/depmap-get-expression.md
- `depmap_get_mutation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/depmap-get-mutation.md
- `ensembl_get_genes_by_band` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/ensembl-get-genes-by-band.md
- `get_activity` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/get-activity.md
- `get_activity_by_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/get-activity-by-id.md
- `get_activity_by_ids` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/get-activity-by-ids.md
- `get_activity_supplementary_data_by_activity` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/get-activity-supplementary-data-by-activity.md
- `get_activity_supplementary_data_by_activity_by_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/get-activity-supplementary-data-by-activity-by-id.md
- `get_activity_supplementary_data_by_activity_by_ids` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/get-activity-supplementary-data-by-activity-by-ids.md
- `get_alignment_region` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/get-alignment-region.md
- `get_all_interaction_partners_of_the_protein_set` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/get-all-interaction-partners-of-the-protein-set.md
- `get_archive_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/get-archive-id.md
- `get_assay` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/get-assay.md
- `get_assay_by_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/get-assay-by-id.md
- `get_assay_by_ids` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/get-assay-by-ids.md
- `get_assay_class` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/get-assay-class.md
- `get_assay_class_by_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/get-assay-class-by-id.md
- `get_assay_class_by_ids` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/get-assay-class-by-ids.md
- …and 408 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=gentel-lab-origenemcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/gentel-lab-origenemcp