`check_retraction`

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

Check whether a paper (by DOI) has been retracted, according to Crossref/Retraction Watch (keyless). Returns retracted:true/false with the evidence (title marker + retraction-notice link). NOTE: ‘not retracted’ means no retraction is on record — coverage depends on the publisher, so it is not definitive proof the paper is clean.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`doi`	string	yes	A DOI, e.g. “10.1016/j.micpro.2020.103768” (or a doi.org URL).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "doi": "10.1016/j.micpro.2020.103768"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/retractions/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"check_retraction","arguments":{"doi":"10.1016/j.micpro.2020.103768"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('check_retraction', {
  "doi": "10.1016/j.micpro.2020.103768"
});

More examples

{
  "doi": "https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12373"
}

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 retractions pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

check_retraction