`get_abstract`

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

Full abstract text for one PubMed article by ID. Returns the abstract with structured sections (background, methods, results, conclusions) when the journal published it that way, otherwise the unstructured abstract. Use when summarizing a single paper or answering “what does paper X actually say”. For batch citation metadata use get_summary; for finding papers use search_pubmed.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes	A single PubMed ID (e.g., “33579999”)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": "33579999"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/pubmed/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_abstract","arguments":{"id":"33579999"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_abstract', {
  "id": "33579999"
});

Response shape

Always returns: pmid, title, abstract, url

Field	Type	Description
`pmid`	string	PubMed ID
`title`	string \| null	Article title
`abstract`	string	Full abstract text with structured sections
`url`	string	PubMed article URL

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "pmid": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "PubMed ID"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Article title"
    },
    "abstract": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full abstract text with structured sections"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "PubMed article URL"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "pmid",
    "title",
    "abstract",
    "url"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_abstract