# IEEE Xplore MCP Server
MCP server that wraps the [IEEE Xplore API](https://developer.ieee.org/), letting you search and retrieve academic papers from Claude Code.
## Setup
1. Get a free API key at https://developer.ieee.org
2. Install and build:
```bash
npm install
npm run build
```
3. Add to `~/.claude.json`:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ieee-xplore": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/home/danieltyukov/workspace/personal/ieee-mcp/dist/index.js"],
"env": {
"IEEE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}
```
## Environment Variables
| Variable | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `IEEE_API_KEY` | Yes | API key from developer.ieee.org |
| `IEEE_AUTH_TOKEN` | No | Auth token for paywalled full-text access |
## Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| `search_papers` | Full-text search with Boolean operators and filters (author, year, content type, etc.) |
| `get_paper_details` | Get verbose metadata for a paper by article number or DOI |
| `get_paper_citations` | Get citation counts (papers + patents) for a paper |
| `get_full_text` | Retrieve full text (Open Access or with auth token) |
| `search_by_author` | Search papers by author name |
| `search_by_publication` | Search papers within a journal or conference |
## Rate Limits
The free IEEE API tier allows ~200 calls/day with up to 200 results per call.
