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Claude Desktop

crossref for Claude Desktop

io.github.smaboundless/crossref

Search and retrieve scholarly metadata from the Crossref REST API

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install crossref in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crossref": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "crossref-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CROSSREF_MAILTO": "<CROSSREF_MAILTO>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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