Summary
Hooks Claude into PLOS's open access journal catalog via Solr search. You get four tools: full text search across all PLOS publications, article lookup by DOI, author name search, and a feed of recent publications. It's part of the Pipeworx gateway, which means you can either connect to this standalone endpoint or use their unified gateway for 250+ sources. Useful when you need to pull research from PLOS ONE, PLOS Biology, and the rest of their journals without dealing with their API directly. The ask_pipeworx tool lets you query in natural language instead of calling search functions explicitly.
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mcp-plos
PLOS Search MCP — Solr-backed search over all PLOS journals.
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 673+ live data sources.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
search | Solr search across all PLOS journals. |
article | Article by DOI. |
search_authored_by | Articles by author name. |
recent | Most recent publications across PLOS. |
Quick Start
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"plos": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/plos/mcp"
}
}
}
Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 673+ data sources:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Using with ask_pipeworx
Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:
ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Plos data" })
The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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License
MIT
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