mygene.genes.info
Retrieve comprehensive annotation data for a single gene by its NCBI Entrez Gene ID or Ensembl gene ID. Returns the full gene record including: official symbol and name, gene type (protein-coding, ncRNA, pseudo, etc.), species taxon, gene summary, Ensembl transcript and protein IDs, UniProt Swiss...
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What mygene.genes.info does on Apibase
AI agents call mygene.genes.info to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
fields | string | — | Comma-separated fields to return. Default includes: symbol, name, taxid, entrezgene, type_of_gene, summary, ensembl, uniprot, alias, genomic_pos, pathway. Use " |
gene_id | string | Yes | Gene identifier — NCBI Entrez Gene ID (e.g. "1017" for CDK2, "672" for BRCA1) or Ensembl gene ID (e.g. "ENSG00000123374"). Obtain Entrez Gene IDs from mygene.se |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why mygene.genes.info is rated Low
Tool only retrieves and returns gene annotation data with no side effects.
From the tool's definition Retrieve comprehensive annotation data for a single gene
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The rule that runs mygene.genes.info safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For mygene.genes.info, this is the rule to start with:
mygene.genes.info is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every mygene.genes.info call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about mygene.genes.info
Retrieve comprehensive annotation data for a single gene by its NCBI Entrez Gene ID or Ensembl gene ID. Returns the full gene record including: official symbol and name, gene type (protein-coding, ncRNA, pseudo, etc.), species taxon, gene summary, Ensembl transcript and protein IDs, UniProt Swiss-Prot accession, gene aliases, genomic coordinates (chromosome, start, end, strand), KEGG and Reactome pathway memberships, and Gene Ontology (GO) annotations across biological process, cellular component, and molecular function. Use mygene.genes.search or mygene.genes.symbol to discover Entrez Gene IDs first. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
mygene.genes.info accepts 2 parameters: fields, gene_id. Required: gene_id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for mygene.genes.info: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.
mygene.genes.info is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the mygene.genes.info rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for mygene.genes.info. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
mygene.genes.info is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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