Crossref MCP Server
Resolve DOIs, search ~155M scholarly works, and fetch references via the Crossref REST API.
Connect it
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
URL: https://crossref.caseyjhand.com/mcpSettings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Create connector with URL: https://crossref.caseyjhand.com/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"crossref-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://crossref.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http crossref-mcp-server https://crossref.caseyjhand.com/mcp{
"servers": {
"crossref-mcp-server": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://crossref.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"crossref-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/crossref-mcp-server@0.4.2"
]
}
}
}claude mcp add crossref-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/crossref-mcp-server@0.4.27 tools, verified live
crossref_get_workread-onlyResolves a DOI to its full Crossref metadata record: title, authors, editors, affiliations, abstract (when deposited), journal or container with the volume, issue, pages, and article number that locate the work in it, ISSNs and ISBNs, publication date, type, license, full-text links, and funder acknowledgements. The author list is paged: authorCount is the full deposited total, offset and limit se
crossref_get_referencesread-onlyReturns the outgoing reference list for a DOI â the works cited by this paper. Each reference includes the deposited citation string and, where Crossref has resolved it, a DOI you can look up with crossref_get_work. Results are paged: referenceCount is the full deposited total, and when more remain the response carries a nextOffset to pass back as offset. Reference list coverage varies by publis
crossref_search_worksread-onlySearches the Crossref works index (~155M records) by free text and/or structured filters. The generic query matches loosely across all fields; scope precisely with the field-specific parameters queryTitle, queryAuthor, and queryContainerTitle, or resolve a known citation to its DOI with queryBibliographic â all combine with each other and with query. Use the filter parameter for structured filte
crossref_search_journalsread-onlyFinds Crossref journal records by ISSN or title query. Provide issn for an exact single-journal lookup, or query for title-based search returning up to rows results. Title-query results page with offset â the nextOffset enrichment carries the value for the following page, up to offset + rows = 100000. Set include_works to true to also return a page of the matched journal's most recent works; tha
crossref_search_fundersread-onlyFinds funders registered in the Crossref Funder Registry by name or funder DOI. Provide funder_doi for an exact single-funder lookup â the full DOI ("10.13039/100000001"), the bare registry ID ("100000001"), or either behind a doi: or https://doi.org/ prefix â or query for name-based search. Name-query results page with offset â the nextOffset enrichment carries the value for the following p
crossref_get_memberread-onlyResolves a Crossref member ID to its publisher/organization record: primary name, alternate imprint names, owned DOI prefixes, registered DOI counts, a per-work-type breakdown, and per-category metadata deposit coverage. Members are the organizations that register DOIs with Crossref, so this answers "what does this publisher publish, and how completely do they deposit metadata?" Resolve a DOI pref
crossref_get_prefixread-onlyResolves a DOI prefix â the registrant portion of a DOI, e.g. "10.1038" â to its owning Crossref member: the publisher name and numeric member ID. Answers "who publishes DOIs starting with 10.1038?" The Crossref prefix record carries only these three facts (no counts, coverage, or flags); the returned memberId chains directly into crossref_get_member for the full publisher record.
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