`search_articles`

Pack: doaj · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_articles for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search peer-reviewed open-access articles. Supports Lucene-style field queries (title:climate, abstract:“machine learning”, year:2023, author:Doe).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Free-text or Lucene-style query
`page`	number	no	1-based page (default 1)
`page_size`	number	no	1-100 (default 10)
`sort`	string	no	Sort field:dir, e.g. “created_date:desc”

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "title:climate change"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/doaj/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_articles","arguments":{"query":"title:climate change"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_articles', {
  "query": "title:climate change"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "abstract:\"machine learning\" AND year:2023",
  "page": 1,
  "page_size": 20,
  "sort": "created_date:desc"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`results`	array	Array of article results
`total`	number	Total results
`page`	number	Current page
`pageSize`	number	Items per page

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of article results",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "DOAJ article ID"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Article title"
          },
          "abstract": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Article abstract"
          },
          "author": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "List of authors",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "journal": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Journal title"
          },
          "year": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Publication year"
          },
          "created_date": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Creation date"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total results"
    },
    "page": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Current page"
    },
    "pageSize": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Items per page"
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

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

Connect to just the doaj pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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