research-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOPUS_API_KEY | Yes | Your free Scopus API key from dev.elsevier.com. | |
| UNPAYWALL_EMAIL | No | Your email address required by Unpaywall for the get_pdf_link tool. Optional but recommended. |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_scopusA | Search for documents in Scopus by query string. Returns title, DOI, Scopus ID, citation count and journal for each match. |
| get_abstract_detailsA | Retrieve metadata for a Scopus document (authors, journal, citations) plus the abstract text from CrossRef when available. |
| get_author_profileA | Look up an author's h-index, citation count, paper count, ORCID and affiliations via OpenAlex. Provide the author's full name; returns the top 3 matches to disambiguate. |
| get_citing_papersB | Retrieve papers that cite a given Scopus document (forward citations). |
| get_pdf_linkA | Find an open-access PDF for an article by DOI via Unpaywall. Returns the PDF URL if one is legally available, otherwise a note. |
| get_quota_statusA | Report the Scopus API rate-limit (weekly quota) from the most recent response headers. Returns a note if no Scopus call has been made yet. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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