mcp-cinii
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| CINII_APP_ID | No | Application ID for CiNii API. Obtained from registration. If unset, requests are sent without appid (may be subject to stricter rate limits). |
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
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_ciniiA | Search CiNii Research for academic articles, books, grants, and data. Args: query: Search keywords (e.g. "機械学習" or "machine learning"). count: Number of results to return (1–200, default 20). start: 1-based result offset for pagination (default 1). lang: Response language, "ja" (Japanese) or "en" (English). Default "ja". resource_type: Filter by resource type. One of "Article", "Book", "Dissertation", "Data", "Research Project", or "" (all types). Returns: JSON-LD response from CiNii Research as a formatted JSON string. |
| get_cinii_itemA | Retrieve metadata for a single CiNii Research item by its ID. Args: item_id: The CiNii Research CRID, e.g. "1971993809790115224". This is the numeric part that appears after "https://cir.nii.ac.jp/crid/" in the item URL. lang: Response language, "ja" (Japanese) or "en" (English). Default "ja". Returns: JSON-LD metadata for the item as a formatted JSON string. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 2 tools
get_cinii_item retrieves a single item by ID, while search_cinii performs keyword-based searches with filters. These are clearly distinct operations with no overlap.
Both tools follow a consistent verb_noun pattern (get_cinii_item, search_cinii) using snake_case, with 'cinii' as the common domain prefix.
Two tools is appropriate for a focused academic search and retrieval server. It covers the essential operations without being too few or too many.
The tool set covers search with filtering and per-item retrieval. Minor gaps include lack of browse or citation export, but core functionality for accessing CiNii Research is well-covered.