io.github.SMABoundless/crossref
Search and retrieve scholarly metadata from the Crossref REST API
Installation
Ajoutez ceci à la configuration MCP de votre client (Claude Desktop : claude_desktop_config.json ; Cursor : .cursor/mcp.json ; VS Code et les autres utilisent la même forme « mcpServers »).
crossref-mcp-serverclaude mcp add crossref -e 'CROSSREF_MAILTO=<CROSSREF_MAILTO>' -- uvx crossref-mcp-server==1.0.0{
"mcpServers": {
"crossref": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"crossref-mcp-server==1.0.0"
],
"env": {
"CROSSREF_MAILTO": "<CROSSREF_MAILTO>"
}
}
}
}Variables d'environnement
CROSSREF_MAILTOYour email for Crossref polite pool (better rate limits, no key needed)
Documentation
Tirée du README du projet sur GitHub, actualisée chaque semaine. Les liens ouvrent GitHub.
CrossRef MCP Server
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for searching and retrieving scholarly metadata from the CrossRef REST API — 150M+ records across all publishers and disciplines.
Built with FastMCP. No API key required.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
crossref_search | Search works by keyword with filtering by year, type, and sort options |
crossref_title_search | Search specifically by title for more precise matching |
crossref_author_search | Search for works by a specific author, optionally combined with keywords |
crossref_doi_lookup | Retrieve full metadata for a work by DOI |
crossref_journal_search | Search for journals by name |
crossref_journal_works | Get works published in a specific journal by ISSN |
crossref_funder_search | Search for funding organizations |
crossref_references | Get the reference list cited by a specific work |
crossref_export_ris | Export recent results as RIS (for Zotero, EndNote, etc.) |
crossref_export_bibtex | Export recent results as BibTeX |
Setup
1. Install
cd crossref-mcp-server
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt2. Configure environment (optional)
CrossRef doesn't require an API key, but setting a mailto address gives you access to their faster "polite" API pool:
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your email address3. Add to Claude Desktop
Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"crossref": {
"command": "/path/to/crossref-mcp-server/venv/bin/python",
"args": ["/path/to/crossref-mcp-server/server.py"],
"env": {
"CROSSREF_MAILTO": "your.email@example.com"
}
}
}
}Or if using Claude Code CLI:
claude mcp add crossref \
/path/to/crossref-mcp-server/venv/bin/python \
/path/to/crossref-mcp-server/server.py \
-e CROSSREF_MAILTO=your.email@example.comUsage examples
Once connected, you can ask Claude things like:
- "Search CrossRef for recent papers on transformer architectures"
- "Find works by Jane Smith on educational psychology from 2020-2024"
- "Look up the metadata for DOI 10.1038/nature14539"
- "Search for journals about machine learning"
- "Get the reference list for this paper and export as RIS for Zotero"
License
MIT
Questions fréquentes
Qu'est-ce que io.github.SMABoundless/crossref ?
Search and retrieve scholarly metadata from the Crossref REST API
Comment installer io.github.SMABoundless/crossref ?
Il s'exécute sur votre machine. Dans Claude Code : claude mcp add crossref -e 'CROSSREF_MAILTO=<CROSSREF_MAILTO>' -- uvx crossref-mcp-server==1.0.0. Pour les autres clients, collez la configuration JSON de cette page dans leurs réglages MCP.
Faut-il une clé API pour io.github.SMABoundless/crossref ?
Son entrée au registre n'indique aucune clé ni secret obligatoire. Certaines fonctions peuvent tout de même demander un compte auprès du service auquel il se connecte.
io.github.SMABoundless/crossref est-il open source ?
Oui. Son code est sur GitHub sous licence MIT.
Qui maintient io.github.SMABoundless/crossref ?
Il est publié par SMABoundless. AI.tn le référence sans le maintenir ni le recommander.
Issu du registre MCP officiel. Être listé n'est pas une recommandation : vérifiez le code et les permissions d'un serveur avant de lui donner accès à vos données.