search
Pack: europepmc · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/europepmc/mcp
Europe PMC search (lucene-style query). Returns metadata for matching articles.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | yes | e.g. “CRISPR OR Cas9”, “AUTH:Doudna AND ABSTRACT:editing” |
page | number | no | 1-based page (default 1) |
pageSize | number | no | 1-100 (default 25) |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/europepmc/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search","arguments":{}}}'Response shape
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
hitCount | number | Total number of matching articles |
pageSize | number | Results per page |
currentPage | number | Current page number |
resultList | object | |
found | boolean | Search completed successfully |
Full JSON Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"hitCount": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Total number of matching articles"
},
"pageSize": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Results per page"
},
"currentPage": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Current page number"
},
"resultList": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"result": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Array of article summaries",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Article ID"
},
"source": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Source type (MED, PMC, etc.)"
},
"pmid": {
"type": "string",
"description": "PubMed ID"
},
"pmcid": {
"type": "string",
"description": "PMC ID"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Article title"
},
"authorString": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Author list"
},
"abstractText": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Abstract text"
},
"journalTitle": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Journal name"
},
"pubYear": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Publication year"
},
"isOpenAccess": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Y/N open access flag"
},
"hasTextMinedTerms": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Y/N has text-mined terms"
},
"citedByCount": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Citation count"
}
}
}
}
}
},
"found": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Search completed successfully"
}
}
}Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"europepmc": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/europepmc/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.