`ads_search`

Pack: nasa-ads · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nasa-ads/mcp

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/ads_search for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search the NASA Astrophysics Data System — the complete bibliography of astronomy and

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	ADS query. Bare words search title+abstract. Fielded syntax: author:“Last, F”,
`sort`	string	no	Result order (default “date desc”). “citation_count desc” finds the influential papers.
`limit`	number	no	Max papers to return (default 20, max 100).
`start`	number	no	Offset for paging through numFound (default 0).
`include_abstract`	boolean	no	Fetch abstracts too. Slower and much larger; off by default.
`_apiKey`	string	no	NASA ADS API token. Free from https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/user/settings/token

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "abs:\"dark energy\" property:refereed",
  "sort": "citation_count desc",
  "limit": 20
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nasa-ads/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"ads_search","arguments":{"query":"abs:\"dark energy\" property:refereed","sort":"citation_count desc","limit":20}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('ads_search', {
  "query": "abs:\"dark energy\" property:refereed",
  "sort": "citation_count desc",
  "limit": 20
});

Connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nasa-ads": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nasa-ads/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

Regenerated from source · build September 18, 2026

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