open_gwas read
scidex.forge.open_gwas
Query the IEU OpenGWAS database (>50,000 GWAS datasets) for summary statistics. Supports dataset metadata lookup by ID (e.g. ieu-b-40), genome-wide significant top hits, per-variant association lookup, and free-text trait search. Complements scidex.forge.gwas_catalog (NHGRI-EBI curated hits) with full summary statistics and a broader dataset corpus. REST API: https://gwas.mrcieu.ac.uk/api — public, no auth.
Invoke
Calls scidex.tool.invoke on the substrate with
this tool name. Edit the JSON below — it must match the
input schema. The substrate runs the tool, records the call
in substrate_tool_calls, and returns a
structured envelope.
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Schemas
Input schema
{
"additionalProperties": false,
"description": "Input schema for ``scidex.forge.open_gwas``.",
"properties": {
"gwas_id": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "OpenGWAS dataset ID to look up (e.g. ``'ieu-b-40'`` for BMI). Returns dataset metadata and top hits. Required when ``variants`` is provided.",
"title": "Gwas Id"
},
"trait_query": {
"anyOf": [
{
"maxLength": 200,
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Free-text trait search (e.g. ``'BMI'``, ``'type 2 diabetes'``). Returns datasets whose trait name contains this string.",
"title": "Trait Query"
},
"variants": {
"anyOf": [
{
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"minItems": 1,
"type": "array"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "rsIDs for per-variant association lookup (e.g. ``['rs1421085']``). Requires ``gwas_id``. Uses POST /associations.",
"title": "Variants"
},
"pvalue_threshold": {
"default": 5e-8,
"description": "Maximum p-value for hit inclusion. Default 5e-8 (genome-wide significance). Raise to 1e-5 for sub-threshold hits.",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"maximum": 1,
"title": "Pvalue Threshold",
"type": "number"
},
"limit": {
"default": 20,
"description": "Maximum results per query type. Default 20.",
"maximum": 500,
"minimum": 1,
"title": "Limit",
"type": "integer"
}
},
"title": "ForgeOpenGWASIn",
"type": "object"
}Output schema
{
"$defs": {
"GWASAssociation": {
"description": "One GWAS variant-trait association from OpenGWAS.",
"properties": {
"variant_id": {
"description": "dbSNP rsID (e.g. ``'rs1421085'``).",
"title": "Variant Id",
"type": "string"
},
"chromosome": {
"default": "",
"description": "Chromosome (e.g. ``'16'``).",
"title": "Chromosome",
"type": "string"
},
"position": {
"description": "Genomic position (bp, on the genome build reported).",
"title": "Position",
"type": "integer"
},
"effect_allele": {
"default": "",
"description": "Effect allele.",
"title": "Effect Allele",
"type": "string"
},
"other_allele": {
"default": "",
"description": "Non-effect allele.",
"title": "Other Allele",
"type": "string"
},
"beta": {
"description": "Effect size (log-OR for binary traits).",
"title": "Beta",
"type": "number"
},
"se": {
"description": "Standard error of ``beta``.",
"title": "Se",
"type": "number"
},
"pvalue": {
"description": "Association p-value.",
"title": "Pvalue",
"type": "number"
},
"eaf": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Effect allele frequency.",
"title": "Eaf"
}
},
"required": [
"variant_id",
"position",
"beta",
"se",
"pvalue"
],
"title": "GWASAssociation",
"type": "object"
},
"GWASDataset": {
"description": "OpenGWAS dataset descriptor.",
"properties": {
"id": {
"description": "OpenGWAS dataset ID (e.g. ``'ieu-b-40'``).",
"title": "Id",
"type": "string"
},
"trait": {
"description": "Trait or phenotype name.",
"title": "Trait",
"type": "string"
},
"n_samples": {
"description": "Total sample size.",
"title": "N Samples",
"type": "integer"
},
"n_cases": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Cases (case-control studies only).",
"title": "N Cases"
},
"population": {
"default": "",
"description": "Study population (e.g. ``'European'``).",
"title": "Population",
"type": "string"
},
"build": {
"default": "",
"description": "Genome build (e.g. ``'HG19/GRCh37'``).",
"title": "Build",
"type": "string"
},
"author": {
"default": "",
"description": "First author surname.",
"title": "Author",
"type": "string"
},
"year": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Publication year.",
"title": "Year"
},
"pmid": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "PubMed ID of the primary paper.",
"title": "Pmid"
}
},
"required": [
"id",
"trait",
"n_samples"
],
"title": "GWASDataset",
"type": "object"
}
},
"description": "Response shape for ``scidex.forge.open_gwas``.",
"properties": {
"gwas_id": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Queried GWAS dataset ID.",
"title": "Gwas Id"
},
"dataset": {
"anyOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/$defs/GWASDataset"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Dataset metadata."
},
"top_hits": {
"description": "Top associations (p < ``pvalue_threshold``).",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/GWASAssociation"
},
"title": "Top Hits",
"type": "array"
},
"trait_search_results": {
"description": "Datasets matching a ``trait_query``.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/GWASDataset"
},
"title": "Trait Search Results",
"type": "array"
},
"not_found": {
"default": false,
"description": "``True`` when ``gwas_id`` was supplied but returned no dataset.",
"title": "Not Found",
"type": "boolean"
},
"source": {
"default": "IEU OpenGWAS (gwas.mrcieu.ac.uk)",
"description": "Data source identifier.",
"title": "Source",
"type": "string"
},
"took_ms": {
"description": "Wall-clock time for the upstream call(s).",
"title": "Took Ms",
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"took_ms"
],
"title": "ForgeOpenGWASOut",
"type": "object"
}curl snippet
Replace $SCIDEX_JWT with a valid bearer token. Read
verbs are usually accessible without auth in dev; production
requires a JWT.
curl -sS -X POST '/api/scidex/forge/open_gwas' \
-H 'authorization: Bearer $SCIDEX_JWT' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
-d '{}'Discussion
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