mygene.genes.search
Search the MyGene.info gene database by keyword, gene symbol, gene name, GO term, or any other gene annotation. Backed by NCBI Entrez Gene, Ensembl, UniProt, and other authoritative databases aggregated by the BioThings project. Returns NCBI Gene IDs, symbols, names, gene type, taxon, and summary...
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What mygene.genes.search does on Apibase
AI agents call mygene.genes.search 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
q | string | Yes | Gene query string. Supports full-text search by gene symbol (e.g. "BRCA1"), gene name (e.g. "breast cancer 1"), keyword (e.g. "kinase"), GO term ID (e.g. "GO:00 |
size | integer | — | Maximum number of gene results to return (1–50, default 10). |
fields | string | — | Comma-separated fields to return per hit. Default: symbol,name,taxid,entrezgene,type_of_gene,summary. Other useful fields: ensembl.gene, uniprot, alias, genomic |
species | string | — | Filter by species. Common values: "human" (Homo sapiens, taxid 9606), "mouse" (Mus musculus, taxid 10090), "rat" (Rattus norvegicus), "fruitfly" (Drosophila mel |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why mygene.genes.search is rated Low
Tool retrieves gene information without modifying data or triggering external operations.
From the tool's definition Search gene database by keyword, returns gene IDs and annotations; read-only query.
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The rule that runs mygene.genes.search 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.search, this is the rule to start with:
mygene.genes.search 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.search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about mygene.genes.search
Search the MyGene.info gene database by keyword, gene symbol, gene name, GO term, or any other gene annotation. Backed by NCBI Entrez Gene, Ensembl, UniProt, and other authoritative databases aggregated by the BioThings project. Returns NCBI Gene IDs, symbols, names, gene type, taxon, and summary text. Supports wildcard queries (e.g. "CDK*" returns all CDK family members) and species filtering. Use the returned Entrez Gene IDs with mygene.genes.info or mygene.genes.batch for full annotations including GO terms, KEGG/Reactome pathways, UniProt accessions, and genomic coordinates. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
mygene.genes.search accepts 4 parameters: q, size, fields, species. Required: q. 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.search: 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.search 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.search 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.search. 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.search 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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