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Search and retrieve open-access life sciences and biomedical journal articles from the eLife scientific journal.

by pipeworx-io

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Search and retrieve open-access life sciences and biomedical journal articles from the eLife scientific journal.

README

eLife MCP — keyless open-access life-sciences & biomedical journal articles.

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

Tools

Tool	Description
`search_articles`	Search eLife — the open-access journal for life sciences & biomedicine — for articles by keyword (gene, disease, method, organism, author, etc.). Returns matching articles with id, title, type, DOI, publication date, authors, and subjects. Keyless.
`get_article`	Get the full metadata and abstract for a single eLife article by its id (e.g. "107545"). Returns title, DOI, type, publication date, authors, abstract, and subjects. Keyless.
`latest_articles`	List the most recently published eLife articles (newest first). eLife is the open-access journal for life sciences & biomedicine. Returns id, title, type, DOI, publication date, and authors. Keyless.

Quick Start

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elife": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/elife/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 Elife data" })

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

License

MIT

from github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-elife

Install eLife in Claude Desktop, Claude Code & Cursor

Recommended · one command, every IDE

unyly install elife

Installs into Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor & VS Code — handles npx, uvx and build-from-source repos for you.

First time? Get the CLI: curl -fsSL https://unyly.org/install | sh

Or configure manually

Run in your terminal:

claude mcp add elife -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-elife

Step-by-step: how to install eLife

Install eLife in Claude Desktop Install eLife in Claude Code Install eLife in Cursor Install eLife in VS Code

FAQ

Is eLife MCP free?

Yes, eLife MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.

Does eLife need an API key?

No, eLife runs without API keys or environment variables.

Is eLife hosted or self-hosted?

Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.

How do I install eLife in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?

Open eLife on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.

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