KEGG

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KEGG REST MCP — Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes.

3 tools

0ms auth

free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

find

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Response

get_entry

Fetch a full KEGG flat-file entry by ID and return it as parsed fields plus raw text. IDs look like "C00031" (compound), "hsa00010" (pathway), "D00009" (drug), "K00844" (KO/ortholog), or "ec:1.1.1.1"

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Response

list_database

List all entries in a KEGG database (id + description). Useful for enumerating things like KEGG pathways ("pathway"), drugs ("drug"), or supported organisms ("organism"). Results are capped at 100 wit

No parameters required.

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Response

Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools

bash

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/kegg/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'

Call a tool

bash

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/kegg/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"find","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("find", {});

ask_pipeworx

// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("kegg rest mcp — kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes");

Related packs

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MCP Config

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-kegg": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/kegg/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}