`search_publications`

Pack: nih-reporter · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nih-reporter/mcp

Search publications acknowledging NIH funding. Filter by PMID, application ID, or core project number. Useful for “what came out of this grant” follow-ups.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`pmids`	string	no	Comma-separated PubMed IDs
`appl_ids`	string	no	Comma-separated NIH application IDs
`core_project_nums`	string	no	Comma-separated core project numbers (e.g., “R01CA123456”)
`limit`	number	no	Results per page (1-500, default 25)
`offset`	number	no	Pagination offset

Example call

Arguments

{
  "appl_ids": "10812345,10812346",
  "limit": 25
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nih-reporter/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_publications","arguments":{"appl_ids":"10812345,10812346","limit":25}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_publications', {
  "appl_ids": "10812345,10812346",
  "limit": 25
});

More examples

{
  "pmids": "35641234,35641235",
  "limit": 50
}

Response shape

Always returns: total, returned, publications

Field	Type	Description
`total`	number	Total number of matching publications
`returned`	number	Number of publications returned in this response
`publications`	array	Array of publication records

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of matching publications"
    },
    "returned": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of publications returned in this response"
    },
    "publications": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "pmid": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "PubMed ID"
          },
          "pubmed_url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Direct link to PubMed record"
          },
          "core_project_num": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Core project number"
          },
          "appl_id": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "NIH application ID"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Array of publication records"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total",
    "returned",
    "publications"
  ]
}

Connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nih-reporter": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nih-reporter/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_publications