get_term_info
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Get term info for a VFB or anatomy ontology entity (VFB_*, FBbt_*, etc.). THIS IS THE QUERY DISCOVERY TOOL: the response's "Queries" array lists the valid query_type values that run_query accepts for this entity. ALWAYS call get_term_info before run_query unless you already obtained the query_type from a previous get_term_info call in this conversation. Returns: SuperTypes (classification), Tags (data flags like has_image, has_neuron_connectivity), Queries (valid query_types for run_query), RelatedTools (other MCP tools applicable to this entity, with default_args ready to copy — e.g. get_hierarchy with subclass_of for cell types or part_of for nervous-system regions), Images (keyed by template brain ID), Publications, Synonyms. Supports batch — pass an array of IDs to fetch in parallel; batch results are returned as a JSON object keyed by ID. To build VFB browser URLs from the Images field: https://v2.virtualflybrain.org/org.geppetto.frontend/geppetto?id=<VFB_ID>&i=<TEMPLATE_ID>,<IMAGE_ID1>,<IMAGE_ID2>; — id= sets the focus term and i= lists images for the 3D viewer (template ID must be first in i= to set the coordinate space).
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | any | yes | One or more VFB IDs to look up |
| force_refresh | boolean | no | Bypass the response cache and recompute this result. Expensive — leave it unset on a first call. Set it ONLY to re-try a call that, earlier in this same conversation, returned a result that was clearly wrong, stale, or reported as failed. Never set it on more than one retry of the same call. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"oneOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"description": "A single VFB ID (e.g., VFB_jrcv0i43)"
},
{
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "An array of VFB IDs to fetch in batch (e.g., [\"VFB_jrcv0i43\", \"VFB_00101567\"])"
}
],
"description": "One or more VFB IDs to look up"
},
"force_refresh": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Bypass the response cache and recompute this result. Expensive — leave it unset on a first call. Set it ONLY to re-try a call that, earlier in this same conversation, returned a result that was clearly wrong, stale, or reported as failed. Never set it on more than one retry of the same call."
}
},
"required": [
"id"
]
}