mendeley-mcp

Search your Mendeley library for documents.

Args:
    query: Search query (searches title, authors, abstract, notes)
    limit: Maximum number of results (default: 20, max: 100)

Returns:
    JSON array of matching documents with metadata

Get detailed information about a specific document.

Args:
    document_id: The Mendeley document ID

Returns:
    JSON object with full document metadata

List documents in your library or a specific folder.

Args:
    folder_id: Optional folder ID to filter by
    limit: Maximum number of results (default: 50, max: 100)
    sort_by: Sort field - 'last_modified', 'created', or 'title'

Returns:
    JSON array of documents

List all folders/collections in your Mendeley library.

Returns:
    JSON array of folders with their IDs and names

Search the global Mendeley catalog (100M+ papers).

Use this to find papers that may not be in your library.

Args:
    query: Search query
    limit: Maximum results (default: 20, max: 100)

Returns:
    JSON array of catalog entries

Look up a paper by its DOI in the Mendeley catalog.

Args:
    doi: The DOI of the paper (e.g., "10.1038/nature12373")

Returns:
    JSON object with paper metadata

Add a new document to your Mendeley library.

Args:
    title: Document title (required)
    doc_type: Type - 'journal', 'book', 'conference_proceedings', etc.
    authors: List of author dicts with 'first_name' and 'last_name'
    year: Publication year
    source: Journal/book name
    abstract: Document abstract
    identifiers: Dict with 'doi', 'pmid', 'isbn', etc.

Returns:
    JSON object with the created document