zbmath-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
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_documentsA | Search zbMath Open for mathematical documents using a free-text query. Args: query: Free-text search string, e.g. "Riemann hypothesis" or "spectral theory elliptic operators". results_per_page: Number of results to return (1–100, default 10). page: Zero-based page index for pagination (default 0). Returns: JSON string containing total result count and a list of matching documents, each with id, title, authors, year, journal, MSC codes, a short review excerpt, and a zbMath URL. |
| get_documentA | Retrieve full metadata for a single zbMath document by its numeric ID. Args: zbmath_id: The numeric zbMath document identifier (e.g. 7192477 for Zbl 7192477). Returns: JSON string with complete document metadata including title, authors, abstract, MSC classification, journal, DOI, review, and links. |
| structured_searchA | Search zbMath documents using structured field filters. Use this instead of search_documents when you want to restrict results to specific fields such as author name, MSC subject class, or year range. Args: author: Author (contributor) name, e.g. "Euler" or "Riemann, B.". title: Words or phrases to match in the document title. msc_code: MSC 2020 classification code, e.g. "11" for Number Theory or "35J15" for a specific code. year_from: Earliest publication year (inclusive). year_to: Latest publication year (inclusive). journal: Journal / bibliographic source name fragment. results_per_page: Number of results (1–100, default 10). page: Zero-based page index for pagination (default 0). Returns: JSON string with total result count and matching documents. |
| get_authorA | Retrieve profile information for a zbMath author by their profile ID. Args: author_id: The zbMath author profile identifier string, e.g. "euler.leonhard" or "gauss.carl-friedrich". Returns: JSON string with the author's profile data including name variants, affiliated institutions, and publication count. |
| get_softwareA | Retrieve metadata for a zbMath / swMath software entry by its numeric ID. Args: software_id: The numeric swMath software identifier. Returns: JSON string with software metadata including name, description, programming language, keywords, and references. |
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 5 tools
Each tool targets a distinct purpose: author profile, document metadata, software metadata, free-text document search, and structured document search. Even the two search tools are clearly differentiated by their query style (free-text vs. field-specific filters).
All tools follow a consistent verb_noun pattern in lowercase snake_case (get_author, get_document, get_software, search_documents, structured_search). The convention is uniform and predictable.
With 5 tools, the server is well-scoped for a mathematical reference database. It covers retrieval of three core entity types (author, document, software) and two complementary search modalities (free-text and structured).
The tool surface covers essential retrieval and search operations, but lacks dedicated search endpoints for authors or software. While structured_search can filter documents by author, it cannot return author profiles or software entries directly, which is a minor gap.