How do I install the endnote mcp server?

Use a recorded configuration for your client, replace example credential values and paths, and verify the documented runtime. Restart or reconnect the client, then inspect the available tools.

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Endnote MCP Server

Connect your EndNote reference library to Claude AI. Search references, read PDFs, format citations, find related papers, and generate bibliographies

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What is the Endnote MCP Server?

Connect your EndNote reference library to Claude AI. Search references, read PDFs, format citations, find related papers, and generate bibliographies — all directly

What it actually does

"Search my library for social capital and Bourdieu"
"Find papers about how organisations deal with uncertainty" (semantic search)
"Find references related to paper #3844"
"Give me the APA citation for reference #1234"
"Generate a bibliography for references 12, 45, 78, 102"
"Export references 12, 45, 78 as BibTeX"

Configuration

EndNote 20+ (any edition) - Claude Desktop app - Python 3.10+ - uv (recommended) or pip

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Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

Tool	What it does
search_references	Search by author, title, year, keywords, abstract (BM25 ranked, with DOI links)
search_fulltext	Search inside PDF content — find concepts, quotes, methods
search_library	Combined metadata + PDF search in one call
search_semantic	Search by meaning using AI embeddings (requires endnote-mcp[semantic])
get_reference_details	Full metadata for a reference (abstract, keywords, DOI, etc.)
get_citation	Format as APA 7th, Harvard, Vancouver, Chicago, or IEEE
get_bibtex	Export references as BibTeX entries for LaTeX
get_bibliography	Generate a formatted bibliography for multiple references
find_related	Find similar references (uses embeddings when available)
read_pdf_section	Read specific pages from a PDF attachment
list_references_by_topic	Broad topic-based listing
rebuild_index	Re-index after updating your EndNote library

How to install the Endnote MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "endnote": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["endnote-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

EndNote 20+ (any edition) - Claude Desktop app - Python 3.10+ - uv (recommended) or pip

Example prompts to try

“Use Endnote MCP to search references.”
“Use Endnote MCP to search fulltext.”
“Use Endnote MCP to search library.”

Frequently asked questions

Connect your EndNote reference library to Claude AI. Search references, read PDFs, format citations, find related papers, and generate bibliographies — all directly Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.