A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the Crossref API.
Crossref MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the botanicastudios/crossref-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the Crossref API”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The documented npm package is @botanicastudios/crossref-mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"crossref": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@botanicastudios/crossref-mcp"
]
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
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