abstract

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

Just the title + abstract for one article (faster than get_article).

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
sourcestringyes
idstringyes

Example call

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

Response shape

Full JSON Schema
{
  "oneOf": [
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "found": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "enum": [
            false
          ],
          "description": "Article not found"
        },
        "coverage": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Coverage database name"
        },
        "hint": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Fallback suggestion message"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "found"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Article ID"
        },
        "source": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Source type"
        },
        "title": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Article title"
        },
        "abstractText": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Abstract text (lite result)"
        },
        "pmid": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "PubMed ID"
        },
        "pmcid": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "PMC ID"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

Regenerated from source · build May 21, 2026