`get_scholarly_work`

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

Fetch a single scholarly work from OpenAlex by its OpenAlex ID (e.g. “W2741809807”) or DOI (e.g. “10.1038/s41586-021-03819-2”). Returns the full record + reconstructed abstract and the works it CITES (referenced_works) — for backward citation-graph navigation. Use after search_works, or whenever you have a DOI/ID. (Named get_scholarly_work to avoid colliding with Crossref get_work.)

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes	OpenAlex work ID (“W…”) or a DOI (“10.xxxx/yyyy” or a full doi.org URL).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": "W2741809807"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openalex/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_scholarly_work","arguments":{"id":"W2741809807"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_scholarly_work', {
  "id": "W2741809807"
});

More examples

{
  "id": "10.1038/s41586-021-03819-2"
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_scholarly_work