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SciX / NASA ADS

io.github.yipihey/scix ยท v0.4.1

Search the astronomy and physics literature (SciX / NASA ADS): papers, citations, metrics, BibTeX.

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add scix -e SCIX_API_TOKEN=<SCIX_API_TOKEN> -- https://github.com/yipihey/scix-client/releases/download/v0.4.1/scix-v0.4.1.mcpb
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scix": {
      "command": "https://github.com/yipihey/scix-client/releases/download/v0.4.1/scix-v0.4.1.mcpb",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "SCIX_API_TOKEN": "<SCIX_API_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scix": {
      "command": "https://github.com/yipihey/scix-client/releases/download/v0.4.1/scix-v0.4.1.mcpb",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "SCIX_API_TOKEN": "<SCIX_API_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "scix": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "https://github.com/yipihey/scix-client/releases/download/v0.4.1/scix-v0.4.1.mcpb",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "SCIX_API_TOKEN": "<SCIX_API_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

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Environment variables

NameDescription
SCIX_API_TOKEN
Required, secret
SciX / ADS API token from https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/user/settings/token

Details

Packagehttps://github.com/yipihey/scix-client/releases/download/v0.4.1/scix-v0.4.1.mcpb (MCPB, stdio)
Package[email protected] (PYPI, stdio)
First published22 Oct 2026
Last updated22 Oct 2026
Registry nameio.github.yipihey/scix

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