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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 'https://api.elysiatools.com/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 https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/serial-dilution-planner

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
modeselectYesSolve the step count from a target concentration, or start from a known step count.
stockConcentrationnumberYesConcentration of the starting material (any consistent unit).
targetConcentrationnumberYesConcentration the final tube should reach or fall below (target mode).
stepsnumberYesFixed step count (steps mode), 1–12.
tubeVolumeMlnumber

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": "https://api.elysiatools.com/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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Yes
Final volume in each dilution tube; sets the transfer recipe.
decimalPlacesnumberNo—

Response format

JSON result

JSON
{
  "key": {...},
  "metadata": {
    "key": "value"
  },
  "error": "Error message (optional)",
  "message": "Notification message (optional)"
}