MCP server

Elife

io.github.pipeworx-io/elife

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

eLife MCP — keyless open-access life-sciences & biomedical journal articles.

Working at last checkOfficial: pipeworx.io's GitHub account (pipeworx-io)About 26,707 tokens per request once connected45 tools

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/elife/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 45
Token cost: About 26,707 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

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 elife https://gateway.pipeworx.io/elife/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.elife]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/elife/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"elife":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/elife/mcp"}}}

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

agy mcp add elife https://gateway.pipeworx.io/elife/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":"elife","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/elife/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"elife","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/elife/mcp"}

get_article ~110 tokens
Get the full metadata and abstract for a single eLife article by its id (e.g. "107545"). Returns title, DOI, type, publication date, authors, abstract, and subjects. Keyless.
latest_articles ~113 tokens
List the most recently published eLife articles (newest first). eLife is the open-access journal for life sciences & biomedicine. Returns id, title, type, DOI, publication date, and authors. Keyless.
search_articles ~181 tokens
Search eLife — the open-access journal for life sciences & biomedicine — for articles by keyword (gene, disease, method, organism, author, etc.). Returns matching articles with id, title, type, DOI, publication date, authors, and subjects. Keyless.

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