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Serial Dilution Planner (10-Fold Series)

10-fold series design: step count from a target, per-tube concentration table, and the 1:9 transfer recipe. Educational use only.

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Quick start

Call this tool from your code in three languages.

cURL

curl -X POST 'http://127.0.0.1:3003/en/api/tools/serial-dilution-planner' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"mode":"target","stockConcentration":2000000000,"targetConcentration":2000,"steps":6,"tubeVolumeMl":1,"decimalPlaces":2}'

API reference

Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.

Endpoint

HTTP

POST http://127.0.0.1:3003/en/api/tools/serial-dilution-planner

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
mode	select	Yes	Solve the step count from a target concentration, or start from a known step count.
stockConcentration	number	Yes	Concentration of the starting material (any consistent unit).
targetConcentration	number	Yes	Concentration the final tube should reach or fall below (target mode).
steps	number	Yes	Fixed step count (steps mode), 1–12.
tubeVolumeMl	number

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-serial-dilution-planner": {
      "name": "serial-dilution-planner",
      "description": "10-fold series design: step count from a target, per-tube concentration table, and the 1:9 transfer recipe. Educational use only.",
      "baseUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:3003/mcp/sse?toolId=serial-dilution-planner",
      "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": "serial-dilution-planner",
    "arguments": {
  "mode": "target",
  "stockConcentration": 2000000000,
  "targetConcentration": 2000,
  "steps": 6,
  "tubeVolumeMl": 1,
  "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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