`search_retractions`

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/search_retractions for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search the retracted literature (Crossref update-type:retraction, ~73k works) by keyword, optionally filtered by subject and publication year range. Returns retracted works with DOI, title, journal and date.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Keyword(s) to search retracted works (title/abstract/author).
`from_year`	number	no	Only retractions published from this year onward.
`until_year`	number	no	Only retractions published up to this year.
`rows`	number	no	Max results (1-100, default 20).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "cancer stem cells"
}

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":"search_retractions","arguments":{"query":"cancer stem cells"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_retractions', {
  "query": "cancer stem cells"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "CRISPR gene editing",
  "from_year": 2020,
  "until_year": 2023,
  "rows": 50
}

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.

search_retractions