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No liveness check has reached it yet; it has been in the index since 10 Oct 2026. How this is checked

Plos is a hosted MCP server that exposes PLOS journal data through search, article lookup, author-based search, and recent-publication tools. It provides JSON-RPC access and schemas for AI agents and developer applications working with open-access research literature.

Inferred · not functionally tested

WebAPICloud-managed
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Overview

6 features

Purpose: Finding and retrieving structured research articles from PLOS journals for AI agents and applications.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: AI agent developers and researchers

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: rag, data_extraction

Inferred · not functionally tested

Interfaces: API: indicated (inferred, not tested) · MCP: indicated (inferred, not tested) · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: unknown

Recorded constraints: pricing: unknown · license: Proprietary · platforms: WEB · deployment: browser, api_only, cloud_managed

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: gateway.pipeworx.io. These links do not verify the individual claims.

In the RAG, search & retrieval space, plos takes a focused approach. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on finding and retrieving structured research articles from PLOS journals for AI agents and applications. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as a B2B product for AI agent developers and researchers. Basis unknown · not verified: plos is available on the web and API.

Behind plos is Pipeworx. Inferred · not functionally tested: Key capabilities include full-text search, article lookup, and author search. Inferred · not functionally tested: Catalogued interfaces include an MCP server and a public API.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • Full-text search
  • Article lookup
  • Author search
  • Recent publications
  • Field-qualified queries
  • Pagination

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
plos-searchresearch-articlesmcp-serveracademic-literature

JSON profile · Text profile · Access guide

Built with & integrations

Hosting
Cloudflare
Connectors
MCPAPI
Runs on
BrowserAPI-onlyCloud-managed
Detected from
Cloudflare
cf-ray header

Trust & compliance

Public signals
HTTPS

Indexing history

1

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed10 Oct · 00:02 UTC
    Plos seen via MCP Registry (official)
    Source: MCP Registry (official) · Open

Frequently asked questions about plos

What is plos?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Plos focuses on finding and retrieving structured research articles from PLOS journals for AI agents and applications. It is catalogued under RAG, search & retrieval on PulseGate.
Who should use plos?
Inferred · not functionally tested: plos is a B2B product built for AI agent developers and researchers.
What platforms does plos run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: plos runs on the web and API.
Is plos still active?
Unverified. plos has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to plos?
Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include europepmc, pubmed, and pexels.europepmcpubmedpexels
Who makes plos?
plos is developed by Pipeworx.
Does plos have an API or integrations?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Yes — plos exposes an MCP server and a public API.

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