`collections`

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

Search Figshare collections (curated groups of articles) by keyword query; supports pagination via page/page_size. Returns collection id, title, description, and article count.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required
`query`	string	no
`page`	number	no
`page_size`	number	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "machine learning"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('collections', {
  "query": "machine learning"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "genomics",
  "page": 2,
  "page_size": 25
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`items`	array	List of collection search results
`page`	number	Current page number
`page_size`	number	Results per page

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Search results for collections",
  "properties": {
    "items": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of collection search results",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Collection ID"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Collection title"
          },
          "doi": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Digital Object Identifier"
          },
          "handle": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Figshare handle"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Collection URL"
          },
          "published_date": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Publication date"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Collection description"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "page": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Current page number"
    },
    "page_size": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Results per page"
    }
  }
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

collections