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crossref for Cursor

io.github.smaboundless/crossref

Search and retrieve scholarly metadata from the Crossref REST API

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install crossref in Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json

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

Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs

crossref in other clients

crossref MCP server