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Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
ADS_API_TOKENYesYour NASA ADS API token (get yours at https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/user/settings/token)

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
search_papers

Search NASA ADS for astronomy/astrophysics papers. Returns bibcodes, titles, authors, years, and citation counts. Use natural language queries or specific field searches. Examples: 'stellar populations', 'author:Coelho', 'year:2020-2024'

get_paper_details

Get detailed information about a specific paper using its bibcode. Returns full metadata including abstract, authors, citations, keywords, and more.

get_author_papers

Find all papers by a specific author. Returns list of papers with citations and publication details.

export_bibtex

Export BibTeX citations for one or more papers. Useful for adding references to LaTeX/Quarto documents.

get_paper_metrics

Get detailed metrics for specific papers including citation count, reference count, reads, and citation history. Useful for tracking paper impact over time.

get_author_metrics

Get comprehensive metrics for an author including h-index, total citations, paper count, and citation statistics. Useful for CV preparation and tracking research impact.

list_libraries

List all your personal paper libraries/collections in ADS. Shows library names, descriptions, and paper counts.

get_library_papers

Get all papers from a specific library. Returns paper details for papers in the specified collection.

create_library

Create a new paper library/collection. Useful for organizing papers by topic, project, or reading status.

add_to_library

Add papers to an existing library. Provide library ID and list of bibcodes to add.

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription

No resources

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