How do I install Plos?

Copy the http config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Plos need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: PIPEWORX_API_KEY.

When was Plos last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-11. PLOS Search MCP — Solr-backed search over all PLOS journals.

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Server URL

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/plos/mcp

Credentials from the publisher

PIPEWORX_API_KEY — Optional Pipeworx API key. Without it calls are anonymous and capped daily; a free key raises the cap.

The Claude button above opens Claude with the name and URL filled in. You still confirm it there.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add --transport http io.github.pipeworx-io-plos https://gateway.pipeworx.io/plos/mcp

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.pipeworx-io-plos": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "mcp-remote",8        "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/plos/mcp"9      ]10    }11  }12}

claude_desktop_config.json

Remote · HTTPPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

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A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

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Server facts

Remote

Transport: http
Version: 0.2.1
API key

From the publisher

Documentation

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Plos

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Server facts

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Questions

How do I install Plos?

Does Plos need an API key?

What transport does Plos use?

When was Plos last checked?