`get_reference`

Pack: pombase · 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/get_reference for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

PomBase: look up a curated S. pombe publication by its PubMed id (e.g. “PMID:11739790”) and return its title, citation, authors, year, abstract, and how many genes it annotates. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`pmid`	string	yes	A PubMed id, with or without the “PMID:” prefix, e.g. “PMID:11739790” or “11739790”.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "pmid": "PMID:11739790"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/pombase/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_reference","arguments":{"pmid":"PMID:11739790"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_reference', {
  "pmid": "PMID:11739790"
});

More examples

{
  "pmid": "12345678"
}

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 pombase pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_reference