Clinicaltrials

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ClinicalTrials MCP — wraps ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 (free, no auth)

5 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

ct_get_study

Get full study details for a clinical trial by its NCT ID. Returns the complete protocol section including eligibility, outcomes, and results.

No parameters required.

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ct_count_by_condition

Count the number of clinical trials for a condition or disease area. Useful for landscape analysis and competitive intelligence.

No parameters required.

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ct_sponsor_trials

List clinical trials run by a specific sponsor or pharmaceutical company. Useful for pipeline analysis.

No parameters required.

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ct_recent_updates

Get recently updated or posted clinical trials, sorted by last update date. Good for monitoring pipeline changes.

No parameters required.

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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/clinicaltrials/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/clinicaltrials/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"ct_search","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("ct_search", {});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("clinicaltrials mcp — wraps clinicaltrials");

Related compound tools

These combine Clinicaltrials with other data sources in a single call:

Pharma Intel

Pharma Intel MCP — Compound tools that chain ClinicalTrials.gov,

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