BioCite-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_literatureB | Query Europe PMC to retrieve real, peer-reviewed papers matching a biological query. Args: query: Free-text search query (e.g., "DREB2A drought stress tomato") limit: Maximum number of results to return (1-25) |
| resolve_citationA | Convert a known DOI into a formatted, publication-ready citation string. Args: doi: A valid DOI string (e.g., 10.1093/jxb/erx393) style: Citation style: "apa" or "nature" |
| find_related_papersA | Find semantically related papers based on a given DOI. Args: doi: The DOI of the source paper. limit: Maximum number of related papers to return (1-10) |
| summarize_paperA | Fetch a paper's abstract and metadata for the LLM to summarize. Args: doi: The DOI of the paper to summarize. |
| check_duplicate_citationsA | Identify duplicate papers in a list based on DOI and Title similarity. Args: papers_json: A JSON string containing a list of paper objects with 'title' and optional 'doi'. threshold: Similarity threshold (0-100) for title matching. |
| export_bibtexC | Retrieve the BibTeX citation for a given DOI. Args: doi: The DOI of the paper to export. |
| audit_manuscriptA | Scan a text for DOIs and citations, validating them and identifying missing DOIs. Args: text: The manuscript text (markdown, txt, etc.) to audit. |
| push_to_zoteroA | Push a paper's metadata to a Zotero library. Args: doi: The DOI of the paper to add. zotero_key: Your Zotero API Key (Secret). library_id: Your Zotero User ID or Group ID. library_type: "user" or "group". collection_id: (Optional) ID of the collection to add the paper to. |
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 8 tools
Each tool has a distinct and clearly defined purpose: scanning text for DOIs, checking duplicates, exporting citations, finding related papers, pushing to Zotero, resolving citations, searching literature, and summarizing papers. No overlap in functionality.
All tool names follow a consistent verb_noun pattern with lowercase and underscores, e.g., 'audit_manuscript', 'export_bibtex', 'search_literature'. The naming is predictable and easy to understand.
With 8 tools, the set is well-scoped for a citation management server. It covers essential operations without being overwhelming or too sparse.
The tools cover core citation workflows: searching, validation, export, metadata retrieval, integration with Zotero, and duplication detection. Minor gaps like batch export or import are absent but do not hinder primary use cases.