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crossref mcp server MCP

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io.github.cyanheads/crossref-mcp-server

Resolve DOIs, search ~188M scholarly works, and fetch references via the Crossref REST API.

transport:streamable-http runtime:npm tools:7

Target client

run in your project directory

claude mcp add --transport http crossref-mcp-server https://crossref.caseyjhand.com/mcp

setup guides: Claude Code Claude Desktop Cursor VS Code Zed Windsurf Cline Gemini CLI Grok ChatGPT Claude.ai LangChain

Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs

crossref_get_work

crossref get work

crossref_get_references

crossref get references

crossref_search_works

crossref search works

crossref_search_journals

crossref search journals

crossref_search_funders

crossref search funders

crossref_get_member

crossref get member

crossref_get_prefix

crossref get prefix

All 7 tools, one page each

1 resource you attach as context

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. Check the server's own documentation before granting access.