Which integrations are available for this server?

Provides read-only access to DataCite's index of 125M+ research DOIs, enabling full-text search, metadata retrieval, citation formatting (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.), and exploration of relationships like citations and references. Allows searching for DOIs associated with a researcher by ORCID iD or name, enabling discovery of a researcher's works indexed by DataCite. Supports obtaining repository summaries and metadata quality reports for Zenodo (and other DataCite member repositories), with automatic resolution of repository names to DataCite client IDs.

How do I use DataCite MCP Server?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@DataCite MCP Server find top 10 datasets about climate change" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

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DataCite MCP Server

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DataCite MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that wraps the DataCite REST API, giving Claude and other MCP clients read-only access to DataCite's index of 125M+ research DOIs. No API key is required. The server runs as a local stdio process and communicates with Claude Desktop via the MCP protocol, enabling natural-language queries against the full DataCite catalogue: searching by keyword, person, funder, or repository; retrieving full metadata records; and exploring relationships between research outputs.

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json (found at ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datacite": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/Users/[user_name]/Claude/projects/datacite/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Build Instructions

cd /Users/[user_name]/Claude/projects/datacite
npm install
npm run build

To inspect the server interactively:

npm run inspector

Available Tools

Tool	Description
`search_dois`	Full-text search across DataCite's 125M+ DOI index with filters for resource type, funder, year, repository, and more. Supports cursor-based pagination.
`get_doi`	Retrieve complete metadata for a single DOI. Accepts any common DOI format (bare, URL, `doi:` prefix). Optionally includes the raw DataCite Schema XML.
`format_citation`	Format a DOI as a formatted citation string. Supports APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver, BibTeX, and CSL JSON.
`get_doi_metrics`	Retrieve view, download, and citation counts for a DOI. Optionally include time-series arrays.
`get_related_works`	Explore the relationship graph for a DOI — citations, references, versions, and parts.
`search_by_person`	Find all DOIs associated with a researcher by ORCID iD or name.
`list_repositories`	Browse DataCite member repositories (clients) with optional search and filtering.
`get_doi_schema_xml`	Fetch the raw DataCite Metadata Schema XML for a DOI (base64-decoded).

Available Prompts

Prompts are pre-built workflows invocable from Claude Desktop's prompt menu (⌘K → "Use a prompt").

Prompt	Arguments	Description
`find-top-works-by-topic`	`resource_type` (required), `topic` (required)	Find the top 10 most relevant DataCite records for a resource type and subject area. Returns a ranked table with repository/year observations and a suggested follow-up.
`repository-summary`	`repository_name` (required)	Full metadata quality and activity report for a repository. Pass a common name like `"Zenodo"` or `"Dryad"` — the prompt resolves it to a DataCite client_id automatically.
`researcher-profile`	`identifier` (required)	Researcher profile from DataCite records. Pass an ORCID iD (`0000-0001-8135-3489`) for exact matching, or a name (`"Jane Smith"`) for fuzzy search with disambiguation.

Available Resources

Resource URI	Description
`datacite://schema/resource-types`	The complete DataCite `resourceTypeGeneral` controlled vocabulary.
`datacite://providers`	All DataCite member providers (organisations).
`datacite://clients`	All DataCite repository clients.
`datacite://doi/{doi}`	Full metadata record for a given DOI as JSON.
`datacite://doi/{doi}/citations`	Works that cite the given DOI.
`datacite://doi/{doi}/references`	Works cited by the given DOI.
`datacite://provider/{id}`	Metadata for a specific DataCite provider.
`datacite://client/{id}`	Metadata for a specific DataCite repository client.

Environment Variables

Copy .env.example to .env and adjust as needed. All variables are optional — defaults work out of the box.

Variable	Default	Description
`MCP_USER_AGENT_URL`	`https://github.com/alexwade/datacite-mcp`	URL included in the HTTP User-Agent header
`MCP_USER_AGENT_EMAIL`	(empty)	Contact email for DataCite's polite pool
`DATACITE_RATE_LIMIT_RPS`	`10`	Max API requests per second
`CACHE_DOI_TTL_SECONDS`	`3600`	DOI cache TTL (1 hour)
`CACHE_SEARCH_TTL_SECONDS`	`300`	Search cache TTL (5 minutes)
`CACHE_STATIC_TTL_SECONDS`	`86400`	Static data cache TTL (24 hours)

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