MCP server

Retractions

io.github.pipeworx-io/retractions

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

Retractions / research-integrity MCP.

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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 26,718 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 retractions https://gateway.pipeworx.io/retractions/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

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

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

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

Grok (xAI API tools)

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

Tools

• check_retraction ~184 tokens
  Check whether a paper (by DOI) has been retracted, according to Crossref/Retraction Watch (keyless). Returns retracted:true/false with the evidence (title marker + retraction-notice link). NOTE: 'not retracted' means no retraction is on record — coverage depends on the publisher, so it is not defini
• search_retractions ~231 tokens
  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.

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