search_dois
Pack: datacite · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datacite/mcp
Search DataCite-registered DOIs. Filter by free-text query, resource type (dataset, software, etc.), year, publisher, or affiliation. Returns DOI, title, creators, publisher, type, year, citation count.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | no | Free-text query (titles, descriptions, creators) |
resource_type | string | no | Dataset | Software | Text | Image | Sound | Other (case-sensitive) |
year | number | no | Publication year |
publisher | string | no | Publisher name filter |
affiliation | string | no | Creator affiliation |
page_size | number | no | 1-1000 (default 25) |
page | number | no | 1-based page (default 1) |
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":"search_dois","arguments":{}}}'Response shape
Always returns: total, total_pages, returned, results
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
total | number | Total number of DOIs matching the query |
total_pages | number | Total number of pages available |
returned | number | Number of results returned in this page |
results | array | Array of DOI summary records |
Full JSON Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"total": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Total number of DOIs matching the query"
},
"total_pages": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Total number of pages available"
},
"returned": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Number of results returned in this page"
},
"results": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Array of DOI summary records",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"doi": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Digital Object Identifier"
},
"title": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Primary title of the resource"
},
"creators": {
"type": "array",
"description": "List of creator names",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"publisher": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Publisher name"
},
"year": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
],
"description": "Publication year"
},
"resource_type": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "General resource type (Dataset, Software, etc.)"
},
"url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "URL to the resource"
},
"citation_count": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
],
"description": "Number of citations"
},
"download_count": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
],
"description": "Number of downloads"
},
"view_count": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
],
"description": "Number of views"
},
"datacite_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "URL to DataCite commons page for this DOI"
}
},
"required": [
"doi",
"title",
"creators",
"publisher",
"year",
"resource_type",
"url",
"citation_count",
"download_count",
"view_count",
"datacite_url"
]
}
}
},
"required": [
"total",
"total_pages",
"returned",
"results"
]
}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.