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Crossref Mcp

io.github.jtl-neo/crossref-mcp · v0.1.0

MCP server wrapping the Crossref REST API for scholarly metadata.

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add crossref-mcp -e CROSSREF_MAILTO=<CROSSREF_MAILTO> -e CROSSREF_PLUS_TOKEN=<CROSSREF_PLUS_TOKEN> -- uvx crossref-mcp==0.1.0
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crossref-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "crossref-mcp==0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CROSSREF_MAILTO": "<CROSSREF_MAILTO>",
        "CROSSREF_PLUS_TOKEN": "<CROSSREF_PLUS_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crossref-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "crossref-mcp==0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CROSSREF_MAILTO": "<CROSSREF_MAILTO>",
        "CROSSREF_PLUS_TOKEN": "<CROSSREF_PLUS_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "crossref-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "crossref-mcp==0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CROSSREF_MAILTO": "<CROSSREF_MAILTO>",
        "CROSSREF_PLUS_TOKEN": "<CROSSREF_PLUS_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

NameDescription
CROSSREF_MAILTO
Optional
Email for Crossref's polite pool (recommended).
CROSSREF_PLUS_TOKEN
Optional, secret
Optional Crossref Plus API token.

Details

Package[email protected] (PYPI, stdio)
Packagedocker.io/heyinnaneo/crossref-mcp:0.1.0 (OCI, stdio)
First published3 Jun 2026
Last updated3 Jun 2026
Registry nameio.github.jtl-neo/crossref-mcp

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