MCP server

Plos

io.github.pipeworx-io/plos

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

PLOS Search MCP — Solr-backed search over all PLOS journals.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

46

Token cost

About 26,780 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 plos https://gateway.pipeworx.io/plos/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

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

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

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

Grok (xAI API tools)

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

Tools

• article ~108 tokens
  Fetch a single PLOS article record by DOI (e.g. 10.1371/journal.pone.0153207), returning title, authors, publication date, journal, and abstract.
• recent ~49 tokens
  Most recent publications across PLOS.
• search ~245 tokens
  Solr-powered full-text search across all PLOS open-access journals; supports field-qualified queries (e.g. abstract:CRISPR AND title:gene), pagination, sorting, and custom field selection. Returns title, authors, journal, date, and abstract by default.
• search_authored_by ~75 tokens
  Articles by author name.

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