MCP server exposing 3 tools for crossref.
This URL is a JSON-RPC 2.0 endpoint over HTTP. Issue POST requests with a JSON-RPC body. Browsers and search crawlers land here on GET.
POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/crossref/mcp
Content-Type: application/json
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}search_works — Search academic papers, books, and datasets via Crossref. Beyond keyword search you can SORT by citation count or publication date and FILTER by date range, work type, and author — e.g. "most-cited papers on transformers" (sort=citations), "papers on LLMs since 2024" (from_date=2024-01-01), "recent journal articles by an author". Returns titles, authors, journal, DOIs, citation counts, and dates.get_work — Get full metadata for a publication by DOI (e.g., "10.1038/nature12373"). Returns title, authors, abstract, journal, publisher, citations, and subjects.get_journal — Get the 5 most recent works from a journal by ISSN (e.g., "2041-1723"). Returns titles, authors, DOIs, and publication dates.Code samples (curl / TypeScript / one-click client install), schemas, and the live playground are on the pack page:
https://pipeworx.io/packs/crossref/
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