article
required: doi Article by DOI.
Parameters
Name Type Description
doi req string — Try it
Response
PLOS
live ResearchOpenAccessPLOS journals Solr search — all PLOS open-access content. Keyless.
4 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day
Tools
search
required: query Solr search.
Parameters
Name Type Description
query req string — rows opt number — start opt number — sort opt string — fl opt string — Try it
Response
search_authored_by
required: name Articles by author.
Parameters
Name Type Description
name req string — rows opt number — Try it
Response
recent Most recent publications.
Parameters
Name Type Description
rows opt number — Try it
Response
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/plos/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/plos/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search","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", {"query":"example"}); ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("plos journals solr search — all plos open-access content");Related packs
Other Pipeworx packs in the same categories (Research, OpenAccess):