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Cholesterol Unit Converter (mg/dL ↔ mmol/L)
Convert cholesterol and triglycerides between mg/dL and mmol/L. Factor depends on analyte: cholesterol 0.02586, triglycerides 0.01129. Derived from NCEP ATP III, ESC/EAS 2019, Young 1987, StatPearls. Not medical advice.
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Quick start
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
cURL
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/cholesterol-unit-converter' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"value":200,"analyte":"total","sourceUnit":"mgdl","targetUnit":"mmol","decimalPlaces":2}'API reference
Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
Endpoint
HTTP
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/cholesterol-unit-converterParameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | number | Yes | The cholesterol / triglyceride value to convert. |
| analyte | select | Yes | The lipid species — determines the molar mass and conversion factor. |
| sourceUnit | select | Yes | The unit of the input value. |
| targetUnit | select | Yes | The unit to convert into. |
| decimalPlaces | number | No |
MCP integration
Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Server configuration
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"elysiatools-cholesterol-unit-converter": {
"name": "cholesterol-unit-converter",
"description": "Convert cholesterol and triglycerides between mg/dL and mmol/L. Factor depends on analyte: cholesterol 0.02586, triglycerides 0.01129. Derived from NCEP ATP III, ESC/EAS 2019, Young 1987, StatPearls. Not medical advice.",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=cholesterol-unit-converter",
"command": "",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"isActive": true,
"type": "sse"
}
}
}List available tools
After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
tools/list
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Call this tool
Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 2,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "cholesterol-unit-converter",
"arguments": {
"value": 200,
"analyte": "total",
"sourceUnit": "mgdl",
"targetUnit": "mmol",
"decimalPlaces": 2
}
}
}Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).
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