`herb_papers`

Pack: herb-tcm · 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/herb_papers for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

List PubMed-cited papers in HERB’s reference index — the literature backing herb/ingredient-target and

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`drug_type`	string	no	Restrict to papers about herbs or about single ingredients.
`experiment_type`	string	no	Upstream free-text filter, e.g. “Clinical Experiment”, “Animal Experiment”, “Cell Experiment”.
`sort_by`	string	no	Upstream sort field (optional; upstream default order is used if omitted).
`limit`	number	no	Max rows to return, default 25, max 100 (the full index is fetched upstream and sliced here).
`offset`	number	no	0-based offset for paging past the first `limit` rows.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "drug_type": "Herb",
  "limit": 5
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/herb-tcm/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"herb_papers","arguments":{"drug_type":"Herb","limit":5}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('herb_papers', {
  "drug_type": "Herb",
  "limit": 5
});

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 herb-tcm pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "herb-tcm": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/herb-tcm/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

herb_papers