`get_work`

Pack: crossref · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/crossref/mcp

Get full metadata for a publication by DOI (e.g., “10.1038/nature12373”). Returns title, authors, abstract, journal, publisher, citations, and subjects.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`doi`	string	yes	DOI of the work (e.g., “10.1038/nature12373”)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "doi": "10.1038/nature12373"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/crossref/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_work","arguments":{"doi":"10.1038/nature12373"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_work', {
  "doi": "10.1038/nature12373"
});

Response shape

Always returns: doi, title, journal, authors, published, type, publisher, abstract, citations, subjects, url

Field	Type	Description
`doi`	string	Digital Object Identifier
`title`	string \| null	Work title
`journal`	string \| null	Journal or container title
`authors`	array	List of author names
`published`	string \| null	Publication date in YYYY-MM-DD format
`type`	string \| null	Work type (e.g., journal-article, book)
`publisher`	string \| null	Publisher name
`abstract`	string \| null	Work abstract or summary
`citations`	number \| null	Number of citations referencing this work
`subjects`	array	Subject categories or keywords
`url`	string	URL to access the work

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "doi": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Digital Object Identifier"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Work title"
    },
    "journal": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Journal or container title"
    },
    "authors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of author names",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "published": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Publication date in YYYY-MM-DD format"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Work type (e.g., journal-article, book)"
    },
    "publisher": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Publisher name"
    },
    "abstract": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Work abstract or summary"
    },
    "citations": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Number of citations referencing this work"
    },
    "subjects": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Subject categories or keywords",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "URL to access the work"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "doi",
    "title",
    "journal",
    "authors",
    "published",
    "type",
    "publisher",
    "abstract",
    "citations",
    "subjects",
    "url"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crossref": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/crossref/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_work