io.github.pipeworx-io/plos

PLOS journals — Solr-backed full-text search across all PLOS OA content

2 tools GitHub

No known CVEs

MIT license

Actively maintained

Last commit 20d ago

Works with most clients

Transport:

2 tools · ~61 tok

Grade A · 0.0% of 200K ctx

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io.github.pipeworx-io/plos is an MCP server that PLOS journals — Solr-backed full-text search across all PLOS OA content. Its tool list has not been published yet, requires no API key, and scores 65/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

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

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PLOS journals — Solr-backed full-text search across all PLOS OA content

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.pipeworx-io/plos safe to use?: io.github.pipeworx-io/plos has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install io.github.pipeworx-io/plos?: io.github.pipeworx-io/plos supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can io.github.pipeworx-io/plos do?: io.github.pipeworx-io/plos provides 2 tools: Tools, More. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.pipeworx-io/plos?: io.github.pipeworx-io/plos is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is io.github.pipeworx-io/plos actively maintained?: io.github.pipeworx-io/plos is actively maintained — last commit was 20 days ago.

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Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

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

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 1394+ data sources:

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.pipeworx-io/plos safe to use?

io.github.pipeworx-io/plos has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install io.github.pipeworx-io/plos?

io.github.pipeworx-io/plos supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can io.github.pipeworx-io/plos do?

io.github.pipeworx-io/plos provides 2 tools: Tools, More. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with io.github.pipeworx-io/plos?

io.github.pipeworx-io/plos is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is io.github.pipeworx-io/plos actively maintained?

io.github.pipeworx-io/plos is actively maintained — last commit was 20 days ago.

@pipeworx/plos

PLOS Search API MCP — full-text search across all PLOS open-access journals. Keyless (PLOS's Solr-backed API).

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources.

Tools

search(query, rows?, start?, sort?, fl?) — Solr-style search
article(doi) — article by DOI
search_authored_by(name, rows?) — articles by author name
recent(rows?) — most recent publications across PLOS

Data source

https://api.plos.org/search (use the q Solr query syntax).

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

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

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 1394+ data sources:

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

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Plos data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

License

MIT