# MyGene Gene Search (clonecho)

> MyGene Gene Search (clonecho) is a paid API for AI agents from clonecho.builda.company, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Search biomedical genes by symbol, name, or alias to retrieve Entrez ID, official name, and gene type via MyGene.info

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/gene-search
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/mygene-gene-search-clonecho-849632a3
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Z3kO8Vvr1qst72LYdVcWL

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability mygene-gene-search-clonecho-849632a3 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the gene TP53 for humans and tell me its official name, Entrez ID, and gene type?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to resolve a gene symbol, alias, or common name to its authoritative Entrez ID and official nomenclature, particularly for human or model-organism genes. Prefer this over manual database lookups when building bioinformatics pipelines, annotating genomic data, or needing quick gene metadata without querying NCBI directly.

## Known failure modes

- Gene symbol not found returns empty results array
- Ambiguous alias matches multiple genes — multiple results returned requiring disambiguation
- Invalid or unsupported species filter returns no results
- Missing required query parameter returns 400 error
- Rate limiting or payment failure returns 402 or 429 error

## How this service works

BIOMEDICAL: search genes by symbol/name/alias (MyGene) → Entrez ID, official name, gene type. ?q=symbol, ?species=. Returns JSON.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing the Entrez ID, official gene name, gene type (e.g. protein-coding, ncRNA), and symbol for genes matching the query, optionally filtered by species.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/mygene-gene-search-clonecho-849632a3/health.json
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