# Microgram: europepmc-org-search-articles

`station__algovigilance__microgram-europepmc-org-search-articles` · native (always callable) · domain `algovigilance` · pv-relevance `pv-core`

Search Europe PMC for articles matching a free-text query. Returns titles, authors, PMIDs, DOIs, journal info, and publication dates. Best for initial literature scans on drug-event pairs (e.g., 'metformin lactic acidosis'). Max 100 results per call; use pageSize and cursor for deep scans.

## Agent metadata

- `idempotent`: true
- `read_only`: true
- `expected_latency_ms`: unknown (not yet contract-tested)
- `cost_tokens_estimate`: unknown

## Input schema

- `query` *string* (required) — Free-text query. Supports Europe PMC syntax: field qualifiers (TITLE:"..."), booleans (AND/OR/NOT), phrase matching with quotes. Example: 'metformin AND (lactic acidosis OR "type B lactic acidosis")'.
- `pagesize` *number* — Results per page (1-100, default 25).
- `resulttype` *string* — Detail level: 'lite' (titles + IDs), 'core' (full metadata + abstract), 'idlist' (PMIDs only). Default 'lite'.

## Example call

```json
POST /api/mcp
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "station__algovigilance__microgram-europepmc-org-search-articles",
    "arguments": {
      "query": ""
    }
  }
}
```

## Related

- [/tools](/tools) — all 7718 tools
- [/tools/algovigilance__microgram-europepmc-org-search-articles](/tools/algovigilance__microgram-europepmc-org-search-articles) — HTML page
- [/tools/algovigilance__microgram-europepmc-org-search-articles/json](/tools/algovigilance__microgram-europepmc-org-search-articles/json) — JSON form (agent-friendly)
- [/api/mcp](/api/mcp) — endpoint
- [/AGENTS.md](/AGENTS.md) — agent guide