# run-study-design

`station__microgram__run-study-design` · external (needs EXECUTION_BACKEND_URL configured) · domain `microgram` · pv-relevance `pv-core`

Domain 9: Route to appropriate study design by safety question type, data availability, and evidence needs.

> **Note:** This tool routes through an external execution backend. If `EXECUTION_BACKEND_URL` is unset on the server, calls return JSON-RPC error `-32603 "Tool execution backend not configured"`. Tools with `backend: native` execute in-process and are always callable.

## Agent metadata

- `idempotent`: unknown
- `read_only`: unknown
- `expected_latency_ms`: unknown (not yet contract-tested)
- `cost_tokens_estimate`: unknown

## Input schema

- `is_pragmatic` *boolean* (required) — Input parameter: is_pragmatic
- `is_interventional` *boolean* (required) — Input parameter: is_interventional
- `question_type` *string* (required) — Input parameter: question_type

## Example call

```json
POST /api/mcp
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "station__microgram__run-study-design",
    "arguments": {
      "is_pragmatic": false,
      "is_interventional": false,
      "question_type": ""
    }
  }
}
```

## Related

- [/tools](/tools) — all 3062 tools
- [/tools/microgram__run-study-design](/tools/microgram__run-study-design) — HTML page
- [/tools/microgram__run-study-design/json](/tools/microgram__run-study-design/json) — JSON form (agent-friendly)
- [/api/mcp](/api/mcp) — endpoint
- [/AGENTS.md](/AGENTS.md) — agent guide