`search_laureates`

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

Search Nobel Prize laureates by name and/or category (e.g., “Physics”, “Medicine”, “Literature”). Returns biography, prizes won, and award motivation.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	no	Full or partial name of the laureate (e.g., “Einstein”, “Marie Curie”)
`category`	string	no	Nobel Prize category: phy (Physics), che (Chemistry), med (Medicine), lit (Literature), pea (Peace), eco (Economics)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "name": "Einstein"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_laureates', {
  "name": "Einstein"
});

More examples

{
  "name": "Marie Curie",
  "category": "che"
}

Response shape

Always returns: count, laureates

Field	Type	Description
`count`	number	Total number of laureates matching the search
`laureates`	array	List of Nobel Prize laureates

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of laureates matching the search"
    },
    "laureates": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of Nobel Prize laureates",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Unique laureate identifier"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Known name of the laureate"
          },
          "full_name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Full name of the laureate"
          },
          "born": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Birth date (ISO format or similar)"
          },
          "died": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Death date (ISO format or similar)"
          },
          "birth_country": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Country of birth"
          },
          "gender": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Gender of the laureate"
          },
          "wikipedia": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Wikipedia URL for the laureate"
          },
          "prizes": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Nobel Prizes won by the laureate",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "year": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Year the prize was awarded"
                },
                "category": {
                  "type": [
                    "string",
                    "null"
                  ],
                  "description": "Prize category code"
                },
                "category_full": {
                  "type": [
                    "string",
                    "null"
                  ],
                  "description": "Full prize category name"
                },
                "motivation": {
                  "type": [
                    "string",
                    "null"
                  ],
                  "description": "Motivation or citation for the prize"
                },
                "status": {
                  "type": [
                    "string",
                    "null"
                  ],
                  "description": "Prize status"
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "year"
              ]
            }
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "prizes"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "count",
    "laureates"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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