`get_structure`

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

Look up a single crystal structure in the Crystallography Open Database (COD) by its numeric COD ID (e.g. “1009000”). Returns the compound/mineral name, chemical formula, space group, full unit-cell parameters (a, b, c, alpha, beta, gamma, volume), bibliographic details (title, authors, journal, year, DOI), and a link to the CIF structure file. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`cod_id`	string	yes	COD numeric structure id, e.g. “1009000”.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "cod_id": "1009000"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/crystallography/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_structure","arguments":{"cod_id":"1009000"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_structure', {
  "cod_id": "1009000"
});

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_structure