`conferences_search`

Pack: inspire-hep · 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/conferences_search for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

INSPIRE-HEP, the high-energy-physics literature database — search its conferences collection of particle-physics meetings, workshops and schools. Takes a Lucene/Solr query and returns each event’s INSPIRE record id, title and acronym, opening and closing dates, location, series and proceedings links. Answers when and where a physics conference is or was held.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes
`size`	number	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "string theory"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('conferences_search', {
  "query": "string theory"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "ICHEP 2023",
  "size": 15
}

Response shape

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Search results from INSPIRE-HEP conferences API"
}

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 inspire-hep pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inspire-hep": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/inspire-hep/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

conferences_search