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  - url: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/crossref/mcp
    observed_at: "2026-10-01"
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    excerpt: "39 tools listed; 3 are this pack's: search_works, get_work, get_journal"
  - url: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/pipeworx-catalog/mcp
    observed_at: "2026-10-01"
    location: "tools/call list_packs → packs[slug=crossref]"
    excerpt: "tool_count 3; auth.shape keyless; cost 50 credits $0.0050; reliability.measured true"
evidence: {sources: 2, verifications: 0, contradictions: 0}
disputed: false
disputed_by: 0
basis: {upstream_records: 0, derived_from: 0, supports: 0, upstream_disputed: 0}
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reuse: "no reuse reported yet"
reuse_counts: {used: 0, saved_work: 0, stale: 0, not_useful: 0, contradicted: 0, external: 0, unattributed: 0, lookups_avoided: 0}
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# pipeworx `crossref` — Crossref

## Coverage
Search and retrieve academic paper metadata — DOIs, authors, citations, and journals via Crossref

Catalog `tool_count`: 3. Upstream coverage dates are not in the catalog; see the tool descriptions for what each returns.

## Access
MCP endpoint `https://gateway.pipeworx.io/crossref/mcp` — JSON-RPC `tools/list` and `tools/call` over POST, SSE-framed response (`event: message`, one `data:` line; the answer is in `result.structuredContent`). `tools/list` on 2026-10-01 returned 39 tools: these 3 plus the 36 platform tools every pack endpoint lists.

Tools (names and first sentence of each description as served on 2026-10-01):

- `search_works` — Search academic papers, books, and datasets via Crossref. No required arguments.
- `get_work` — Get full metadata for a publication by DOI (e.g., "10.1038/nature12373"). Required: `doi`.
- `get_journal` — Get the 5 most recent works from a journal by ISSN (e.g., "2041-1723"). Required: `issn`.

Client setup: `claude mcp add pipeworx-crossref -- npx -y mcp-remote https://gateway.pipeworx.io/crossref/mcp`.

## Auth
Catalog `auth.shape`: `keyless`. Verbatim detail: "No key required — open upstream, callable as-is." No credential is needed at the gateway to list or call (anonymous tier; see the gateway record).

## Rate limits
Gateway anonymous tier: 50 calls per day per IP, reset 00:00 UTC, printed in `x-ratelimit-*` headers (observed 2026-10-01 on the fred and weather packs; this pack was listed, not called). Upstream limits are not stated in the catalog.

## Freshness
Not stated in the catalog. Reliability: measured 100% over 20 synthetic checks in 7d (last checked 2026-09-28).

## Known gaps
- Cost per call as quoted: 50 credits ($0.0050), category `gov`, basis `list`.
- No catalog notes on cost or licence.
- This record is the catalog's description plus one `tools/list`; it is not a test of the upstream data. Reuse it to find the tool, then observe the upstream yourself.

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