Q1 Crafter MCP

pip install q1-crafter-mcp

# Copy the example env file
cp .env.example .env

# Add your API keys (optional — free sources work without any keys!)
# Edit .env and fill in the keys you have

q1-crafter-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "q1-crafter": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "q1_crafter_mcp.server"],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "your-scopus-key",
        "IEEE_API_KEY": "your-ieee-key",
        "SPRINGER_API_KEY": "your-springer-key",
        "NCBI_API_KEY": "your-pubmed-key",
        "UNPAYWALL_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "q1-crafter": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["-m", "q1_crafter_mcp.server"],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "your-scopus-key",
        "IEEE_API_KEY": "your-ieee-key",
        "SPRINGER_API_KEY": "your-springer-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

"command": "python",
"args": ["-m", "q1_crafter_mcp.server"]

# Find where it's installed:
pip show q1-crafter-mcp
# Look at the "Location" field, then the Scripts folder next to it

# Example: C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python313\Scripts\q1-crafter-mcp.exe

"command": "C:\\Users\\YourName\\AppData\\Roaming\\Python\\Python313\\Scripts\\q1-crafter-mcp.exe"

python -m q1_crafter_mcp.server

pip install --force-reinstall q1-crafter-mcp

q1-crafter-mcp/
├── src/q1_crafter_mcp/
│   ├── server.py            # MCP server + 14 tool registrations
│   ├── config.py            # Settings & API key management
│   ├── models.py            # Pydantic data models
│   └── tools/
│       ├── search/          # 18 API clients + aggregator + dedup
│       ├── analysis/        # Gap analyzer, keywords, summarizer
│       ├── visualization/   # Charts, tables, citation network
│       └── output/          # APA formatter, section writer, DOCX
├── tests/                   # 120 unit tests
├── pyproject.toml
└── .env.example

graph LR
    A[Claude Desktop] -->|MCP| B[Q1 Crafter Server]
    B --> C[🔍 Search 18 APIs]
    C --> D[🔄 Deduplicate]
    D --> E[📊 Analyze]
    E --> F[📈 Visualize]
    E --> G[📝 APA 7 Format]
    G --> H[📄 .docx Output]

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/ZaEyAsa/q1-crafter-mcp.git
cd q1-crafter-mcp

# Install with dev dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run tests
pytest

# Lint
ruff check src/