Allows exporting search results from the PROSPERO systematic review register in RIS format for import into Zotero.
This server does not currently have a deployable release on Glama. Follow the repository's setup instructions to install and configure it for your MCP client, including any required credentials and local dependencies.
MCP server for the PROSPERO international prospective register of systematic reviews.
Enables AI assistants to search registered systematic review protocols, look up individual CRD records, explore the MeSH vocabulary, check for possibly duplicate/overlapping reviews, and export results in RIS format.
search_prospero - search the register (15 fields: ALL/TI/CS/IV/OP/OS/CM/PA/RQ/KW/CO/AN/NC/OA/FU)
get_prospero_record - look up a record by registration number (e.g. CRD42023407478)
search_mesh - search the MeSH vocabulary
check_duplicate_review - find possibly already-registered reviews (manual review required)
export_search_ris - export results as RIS for Zotero/EndNote/RevMan
search_prospero_advanced - Boolean search: "(diabetes):TI AND (metformin):ALL"
search_prospero_stats - total hit counts and aggregations for a query
Related MCP server: Cochrane Meta-Analysis MCP Server
pip install -r requirements.txt
python prospero_server.pyMCP endpoint: http://localhost:8000/mcp (Streamable HTTP)
The included Dockerfile runs the server bound to $PORT (default 8000) on
0.0.0.0, suitable for Railway, Render, Fly.io, etc.
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Check if references exist or were retracted, look up journal AI policies, and preview manuscripts.
Check AI references against Crossref and DataCite. DOI/arXiv metadata checks, plus tool discovery.
Checks AI-written references against Crossref, PubMed and OpenAlex. Formats citations, PRISMA.
Clinical trials, RxNorm drug lookups, FDA drug and device data, PubMed and NHS organisations.
