DCR MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing development and research utilities: git analysis, literature search, markdown/PDF conversion, and email drafting.

Local serverstdio

What is the DCR MCP Server?

DCR MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the cybersiddhu/dcr-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing development and research utilities: git analysis, literature search, markdown/PDF conversion, and email drafting”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using server. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares OPENAI_API_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

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.

ToolWhat it does
repo_urlrequired) - Git repository URL
branchrequired) - Branch to analyze
start_daterequired) - Start date for analysis
end_dateoptional) - End date (defaults to now)
authorrequired) - Filter by author name
api_keyrequired) - OpenAI API key
idrequired) - PMID (e.g., "12345678") or DOI (e.g., "10.1038/nature12373")
id_typerequired) - "pmid" or "doi"
provideroptional) - "pubmed" (default) or "europepmc"
contentrequired) - Markdown content
filenameoptional) - Output filename (defaults to "output.pdf")
fromrequired) - Sender's name or email
torequired) - Recipient's name or email

How to install the DCR MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dcr-mcp": {
      "command": "server",
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
OPENAI_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation