Cortexa research tool·biomedical·oncokb

OncoKB Get Gene Info

Get gene-level oncogenic information from OncoKB. Returns whether gene is an oncogene, tumor suppressor, or both. Includes curated background information. Requires ONCOKB_API_TOKEN env var (demo mode available for BRAF, TP53, ROS1).

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 316msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 316ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "gene": {
      "description": "Gene symbol (e.g., BRAF, TP53, ROS1). Without ONCOKB_API_TOKEN only BRAF, TP53, and ROS1 are available (demo mode).",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "gene_symbol": {
      "description": "Gene symbol alias — alternative to gene parameter",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "operation": {
      "const": "get_gene_info",
      "description": "Operation type (fixed: get_gene_info)",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default OncoKB Get Gene Info call

public-safeinput

{
  "gene": "BRCA1",
  "gene_symbol": "BRCA1"
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_OncoKB_get_gene_info
Tool name: OncoKB_get_gene_info
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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