list_repositories

Pack: datacite · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datacite/mcp

List DataCite-registered data repositories (e.g., Zenodo, Dryad, Figshare). Filter by query. Useful for “where do I deposit a dataset” lookups.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
querystringnoRepository name / description filter
page_sizenumberno1-1000 (default 25)
pagenumberno1-based page

Example call

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datacite/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"list_repositories","arguments":{}}}'

Response shape

Always returns: total, returned, repositories

FieldTypeDescription
totalnumberTotal number of repositories
returnednumberNumber of repositories returned in this page
repositoriesarrayList of data repositories
Full JSON Schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of repositories"
    },
    "returned": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of repositories returned in this page"
    },
    "repositories": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of data repositories",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Repository ID"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Repository name"
          },
          "symbol": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Repository symbol code"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Repository description"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Repository URL"
          },
          "re3data_url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "re3data registry URL"
          },
          "repository_types": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Types of repository",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "domain": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Domain of the repository"
          },
          "year_created": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Year repository was created"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total",
    "returned",
    "repositories"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

Regenerated from source · build May 21, 2026