Search academic papers by keyword, look up metadata by DOI, and fetch journal info via Crossref
Crossref indexes over 150 million scholarly works. Search papers by keyword, retrieve full metadata for a specific DOI, or look up journal information by ISSN. Essential for literature reviews, citation analysis, and academic research tools.
search_works — Keyword search across papers, books, and proceedings. Returns title, authors, DOI, publication date, citation count, and journal info.get_work — Detailed metadata for a specific DOI (e.g., "10.1038/nature12373"). Includes abstract, references, funders, and license info.get_journal — Journal metadata by ISSN (e.g., "1476-4687" for Nature). Returns publisher, subject areas, and coverage dates.curl -s -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/crossref/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_works","arguments":{"query":"CRISPR gene editing therapy","limit":5}}}'
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx-crossref": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote@latest", "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/crossref/mcp"]
}
}
}