How to access Wiley Content in Perplexity

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Once you connect Cashmere to an MCP-compatible client, your environment gains access to a set of tools that allow you to search, explore, and work with the premium content you have licensed. These tools operate behind the scenes, but you can also invoke them directly by issuing natural-language requests or by using your client’s MCP interface.

This section explains what each tool does, when it’s useful, and provides examples of how you might use it in an MCP client.

1. Search Publications

What it does:

Searches across all publications you have licensed using semantic search. You can describe what you’re looking for in natural language, and the tool returns the most relevant passages.

When to use it:

You want to explore a topic across multiple publications
You’re researching a concept without knowing which source contains it
You want to compare how several sources treat the same idea
You need excerpts or reference material for study, research, or writing

Example tasks you can issue in any MCP client:

“Search my Cashmere content for explanations of ‘oxidative stress’ and show the top results.”
“Find relevant sections discussing ‘systems thinking’ across all my licensed publications.”
“Locate any mentions of ‘cognitive load theory’ in my library.”

Expected output:

A set of matched passages with publication titles, creators, source metadata, and relevance scores.

2. List Publications

What it does:

Displays all the publications currently available to you based on your content licenses.

When to use it:

You want to browse your entire library
You want to confirm that you have access to a specific title
You’re planning research and want to see your available sources
You want to explore content by author or publisher

Example tasks:

“List all publications available to me through Cashmere.”
“Show me my publications sorted by publication date.”
“Which leadership or management books do I have in my library?”

Expected output:

A list of titles with metadata such as authors, publishers, and cover images.

3. Get Publication

What it does:

Retrieves detailed metadata for a single publication, including title, creators, publisher, cover image, and table of contents.

When to use it:

You want to inspect the structure of a book
You need chapter names before asking for a summary
You want to confirm edition, authorship, or source metadata
You want to reference a specific section of a specific publication

Example tasks:

“Show me the table of contents for Thinking, Fast and Slow from my Cashmere library.”
“Give me metadata for the publication titled Deep Work.”
“What chapters are included in this publication [provide title]?”

Expected output:

Publication metadata, structured contents, creator information, and available file references.

4. List Collections

What it does:

Displays all collections you have access to. Collections are curated groups of publications, often organized by publisher, subject area, theme, or license configuration.

When to use it:

You want to explore content by topic or publisher
You want to understand what collections are included in your license
You want to browse publications based on subject areas
You’re comparing content bundles available to your team

Example tasks:

“List all collections available in my Cashmere account.”
“Show me the description and publication count for the Science & Medicine collection.”
“Which collections do I have from [Publisher Name]?”

Expected output:

A list of collections with descriptions and publication counts.

5. Get Collection

What it does:

Retrieves details about a specific collection, including name, description, publisher group, and number of included publications.

When to use it:

You want deeper insight into a specific collection
You want to see what a subject-specific collection contains
You’re planning research in a single discipline
You’re checking if a collection matches your needs before deep exploration

Example tasks:

“Give me details about the Foundational Business Skills collection.”
“What’s included in the Modern Psychology collection?”
“How many publications are part of the Economics collection?”

User Guides

Publisher Guides

Developer Guides

1. Search Publications

2. List Publications

3. Get Publication

4. List Collections

5. Get Collection