MCP server

Core Research

io.github.pipeworx-io/core-research

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

CORE Research MCP — wraps CORE API (api.core.ac.uk/v3)

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

44

Token cost

About 26,652 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http core-research https://gateway.pipeworx.io/core-research/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.core-research]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/core-research/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"core-research":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/core-research/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"core-research":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/core-research/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"core-research":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/core-research/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add core-research https://gateway.pipeworx.io/core-research/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"core-research","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/core-research/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"core-research","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/core-research/mcp"}

Tools

• get_paper ~131 tokens
  Get full metadata for a research paper by its CORE ID. Returns title, authors, abstract, full text link, DOI, publisher, year, and citation count.
• search_papers ~218 tokens
  Search open-access research papers by keyword (e.g., "machine learning healthcare"). Returns titles, authors, abstracts, DOIs, and download links. Useful for literature reviews and finding academic sources.

Browse

• GitHub tools
• GitHub and code hosting
• Research papers
• Health and medicine

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