search

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

Free-text search across MedlinePlus topics (or related NLM databases).

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
querystringyes
dbstringnohealthTopics (default) | healthTopicsSpanish | drug | herb | meshhd | genetic
limitnumberno1-100 (default 10)
retstartnumberno0-based offset
knowledge_response_typestringnoapplication/json (default) | application/xml

Example call

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

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

Regenerated from source · build May 21, 2026