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Rfam Search Sequence

Search RNA sequence against all Rfam families using Infernal cmscan. Submits sequence to batch search server, polls for completion, and returns hits with family matches, positions, scores, and E-values. Typically completes in 4-5 seconds for short sequences. Results available for 1 week. Use for: annotating novel RNA sequences, identifying RNA family membership, finding conserved elements, structural RNA discovery. Returns family IDs, alignment details, and significance scores.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 107msCortexa

Status

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

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 107ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "max_wait_seconds": {
      "default": 120,
      "description": "Maximum time to wait for results (default: 120s). Job continues running if timeout reached.",
      "maximum": 600,
      "minimum": 10,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "operation": {
      "description": "Operation type",
      "enum": [
        "search_sequence"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "sequence": {
      "description": "Required: RNA sequence to search (can be multi-line, no FASTA header needed)",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "operation",
    "sequence"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default Rfam Search Sequence call

public-safeinput

{
  "max_wait_seconds": 1,
  "operation": "",
  "sequence": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_Rfam_search_sequence
Tool name: Rfam_search_sequence
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

Rfam Search Sequence

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 107msCortexa

Schema

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

{ "properties": { "max_wait_seconds": { "default": 120, "description": "Maximum time to wait for results (default: 120s). Job continues running if timeout reached.", "maximum": 600, "minimum": 10, "type": "integer" }, "operation": { "description": "Operation type", "enum": [ "search_sequence" ], "type": "string" }, "sequence": { "description": "Required: RNA sequence to search (can be multi-line, no FASTA header needed)", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "operation", "sequence" ], "type": "object" }