crossref-mcp-server
by cyanheads
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOGS_DIR | No | Directory for log files (Node.js only). | <project-root>/logs |
| OTEL_ENABLED | No | Enable OpenTelemetry instrumentation. | false |
| MCP_AUTH_MODE | No | Auth mode: none, jwt, or oauth. | none |
| MCP_HTTP_PORT | No | Port for the HTTP server. | 3010 |
| MCP_LOG_LEVEL | No | Log level (RFC 5424). | info |
| CROSSREF_MAILTO | No | Email address embedded in the polite-pool User-Agent header. Optional — server starts without it but logs a warning and uses the anonymous pool with stricter rate limits. | |
| CROSSREF_BASE_URL | No | Crossref API base URL. Override for testing against a local proxy. | https://api.crossref.org |
| MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE | No | Transport: stdio or http. | stdio |
| CROSSREF_TIMEOUT_MS | No | Per-request timeout in milliseconds. | 10000 |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No tools | |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
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No resources | |
This server cannot be deployed
Maintenance
ActivityActive
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