`search_datasets`

Pack: dryad · 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_datasets for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search Dryad, a curated repository of open research datasets (mostly the data underlying published, peer-reviewed studies in any field of science). Full-text query over titles, abstracts, authors and keywords. Returns matching datasets with DOI, title, authors, truncated abstract, keywords, publication date, field of science and license. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Search terms (e.g. “coral bleaching”, “maize genome”).
`limit`	number	no	Max results per page (default 20, max 100).
`page`	number	no	Page number, 1-based (default 1).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "coral bleaching"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/dryad/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_datasets","arguments":{"query":"coral bleaching"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_datasets', {
  "query": "coral bleaching"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "maize genome",
  "limit": 50,
  "page": 1
}

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 dryad pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_datasets