Crossref

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Search and retrieve academic paper metadata — DOIs, authors, citations, and journals via Crossref

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Tools

search_worksrequired: query

Search academic works (papers, books, datasets) in the Crossref index by keyword. Returns title, authors, journal, DOI, and citation count.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
queryreqstringSearch query (e.g., "climate change machine learning")
limitoptnumberNumber of results to return (1-100, default 10)
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get_workrequired: doi

Get full metadata for a specific academic work by its DOI. Returns title, authors, abstract, journal, publisher, citation count, and subjects.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
doireqstringDOI of the work (e.g., "10.1038/nature12373")
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get_journalrequired: issn

Get the 5 most recent works published in a journal by its ISSN. Returns title, authors, DOI, and publication date.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
issnreqstringJournal ISSN (e.g., "1476-4687" for Nature)
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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/crossref/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/crossref/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_works","arguments":{"query": "hello"}}}'

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("search_works", {"query":"example"});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("search and retrieve academic paper metadata — dois, authors, citations, and journals via crossref");