Search 250M scholarly works (OpenAlex, Crossref, arXiv, PubMed) and resolve any DOI
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claude mcp add --transport http research-papers https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/research-papers --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
{
"mcpServers": {
"research-papers": {
"url": "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/research-papers",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"research-papers": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/research-papers",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/research-papers
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools 4 found in our last check
papers_searchSearch scholarly papers (OpenAlex default, or Crossref) with authors, venue, year, DOI, citations and open-access link. (cost: 1 credit)
arxiv_searchSearch arXiv preprints with abstracts and PDF links. (cost: 1 credit)
pubmed_searchSearch PubMed biomedical literature. (cost: 1 credit)
doi_lookupMetadata for a DOI from Crossref. (cost: 1 credit)
Headers
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
AuthorizationOptional, secret | Optional. Bearer <key> for more than the free daily allowance; free key from POST https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/keys |
Details
| Endpoint | https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/research-papers (Streamable HTTP) |
| First published | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | uk.co.reliness/research-papers |
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