bioRxiv

live SciencePreprints

bioRxiv + medRxiv preprint API — fetch preprints by DOI or date, see which were later published. Keyless.

4 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

details required: server

Preprint metadata by DOI or date range.

Parameters
Name Type Description
server req string —
doi opt string —
date_or_range opt string —
cursor opt number —
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published required: server, date_or_range

Preprints subsequently published in journals.

Parameters
Name Type Description
server req string —
date_or_range req string —
cursor opt number —
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publisher required: server, prefix, date_or_range

Preprints subsequently published by a DOI prefix.

Parameters
Name Type Description
server req string —
prefix req string —
date_or_range req string —
cursor opt number —
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summary

bioRxiv counts (interval "m" or "y"). bioRxiv only.

Parameters
Name Type Description
interval opt string —
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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/biorxiv/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/biorxiv/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"details","arguments":{"server": "example"}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("details", {"server":"example"});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("biorxiv + medrxiv preprint api — fetch preprints by doi or date, see which were later published");