mcp-inspire-hep

INSPIRE-HEP high-energy physics literature database

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 250+ live data sources.

Tools

Tool	Description
`search`	Literature search.
`literature`	Single literature record by INSPIRE record id.
`authors_search`	Search authors.
`author`	Author record by INSPIRE id.
`institutions_search`	Search institutions.
`conferences_search`	Search conferences.

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

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

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 250+ data sources:

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

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

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Inspire Hep data" })

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

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