MCP server wrapping the Crossref REST API for scholarly metadata.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add crossref-mcp -e CROSSREF_MAILTO=<CROSSREF_MAILTO> -e CROSSREF_PLUS_TOKEN=<CROSSREF_PLUS_TOKEN> -- uvx crossref-mcp==0.1.0
{
"mcpServers": {
"crossref-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"crossref-mcp==0.1.0"
],
"env": {
"CROSSREF_MAILTO": "<CROSSREF_MAILTO>",
"CROSSREF_PLUS_TOKEN": "<CROSSREF_PLUS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"crossref-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"crossref-mcp==0.1.0"
],
"env": {
"CROSSREF_MAILTO": "<CROSSREF_MAILTO>",
"CROSSREF_PLUS_TOKEN": "<CROSSREF_PLUS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}
{
"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
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
CROSSREF_MAILTOOptional | Email for Crossref's polite pool (recommended). |
CROSSREF_PLUS_TOKENOptional, secret | Optional Crossref Plus API token. |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (PYPI, stdio) |
| Package | docker.io/heyinnaneo/crossref-mcp:0.1.0 (OCI, stdio) |
| First published | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Last updated | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.jtl-neo/crossref-mcp |
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