`get_summary`

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

Get article metadata by PubMed ID. Returns title, authors, journal, publication date, and DOI. Batch multiple IDs in one request.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`ids`	string	yes	Comma-separated PubMed IDs (e.g., “33579999,34567890”)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "ids": "33579999,34567890"
}

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_summary","arguments":{"ids":"33579999,34567890"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_summary', {
  "ids": "33579999,34567890"
});

Response shape

Always returns: articles

Field	Type	Description
`articles`	array	Array of article metadata summaries

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "articles": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "pmid": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "PubMed ID"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Article title"
          },
          "authors": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "description": "List of author names"
          },
          "journal": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Full journal name"
          },
          "pub_date": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Publication date"
          },
          "volume": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Journal volume"
          },
          "issue": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Journal issue"
          },
          "pages": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Page range"
          },
          "pub_types": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "description": "Publication types"
          },
          "doi": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Digital Object Identifier"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "PubMed article URL"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "pmid",
          "title",
          "authors",
          "journal",
          "pub_date",
          "volume",
          "issue",
          "pages",
          "pub_types",
          "doi",
          "url"
        ]
      },
      "description": "Array of article metadata summaries"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "articles"
  ]
}

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.

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