elsevier-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELSEVIER_API_KEY | Yes | API key from dev.elsevier.com | |
| ELSEVIER_INST_TOKEN | No | Institutional token for expanded access | |
| ELSEVIER_ENABLE_ALL_TOOLS | No | Set to 'true' to enable all 13 tools | false |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| scopus_searchA | Search the Scopus database of abstracts and citations. Returns metadata about scholarly documents including titles, authors, DOIs, citation counts. Use Scopus field codes in queries: TITLE(), AUTH(), AFFIL(), DOI(), KEY(), PUBYEAR, etc. |
| abstract_retrievalA | Retrieve detailed metadata and abstract for a specific Scopus document by its identifier. Supports lookup by Scopus ID, EID, DOI, PII, or PubMed ID. |
| article_retrievalA | Retrieve full-text or metadata of a ScienceDirect article by DOI, PII, or EID. Access depends on your API key entitlements. |
| serial_title_searchA | Search for academic journals and serial publications in Scopus by title, ISSN, publisher, subject area, or open access status. |
| serial_title_retrievalA | Retrieve detailed information about a specific journal or serial publication by its ISSN. Includes publisher, subject areas, and CiteScore metrics. |
| subject_classificationsA | Retrieve subject area classifications used in Scopus or ScienceDirect. Useful for finding subject codes to filter searches. Returns classification codes, abbreviations, and descriptions. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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