# get-work-by-doi

`station__openalex-org__get-work-by-doi` · external (needs EXECUTION_BACKEND_URL configured) · domain `openalex-org` · pv-relevance `pv-adjacent`

Retrieve full OpenAlex metadata for a single work by DOI. Returns cited_by_count, fwci (normalized citation impact), references (works this cites), related_works, abstract inverted index, topic classification, SDG mapping, and grant funding. Primary use: deep-dive evidence scoring for a specific paper flagged in causality review — gives you both its citation weight and its reference list in one call.

> **Note:** This tool routes through an external execution backend. If `EXECUTION_BACKEND_URL` is unset on the server, calls return JSON-RPC error `-32603 "Tool execution backend not configured"`. Tools with `backend: native` execute in-process and are always callable.

## Agent metadata

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

## Input schema

- `doi` *string* (required) — DOI of the work (e.g., '10.1056/NEJMoa0802987'). No 'https://doi.org/' prefix.

## Example call

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

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "station__openalex-org__get-work-by-doi",
    "arguments": {
      "doi": ""
    }
  }
}
```

## Related

- [/tools](/tools) — all 3062 tools
- [/tools/openalex-org__get-work-by-doi](/tools/openalex-org__get-work-by-doi) — HTML page
- [/tools/openalex-org__get-work-by-doi/json](/tools/openalex-org__get-work-by-doi/json) — JSON form (agent-friendly)
- [/api/mcp](/api/mcp) — endpoint
- [/AGENTS.md](/AGENTS.md) — agent guide