NASA ADS MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADS_API_TOKEN | Yes | Your NASA ADS API token (get yours at https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/user/settings/token) |
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_papersA | Search NASA ADS for astronomy/astrophysics papers. Returns bibcodes, titles, authors, years, and citation counts. Use natural language queries or specific field searches. Examples: 'stellar populations', 'author:Coelho', 'year:2020-2024' |
| get_paper_detailsC | Get detailed information about a specific paper using its bibcode. Returns full metadata including abstract, authors, citations, keywords, and more. |
| get_author_papersC | Find all papers by a specific author. Returns list of papers with citations and publication details. |
| export_bibtexB | Export BibTeX citations for one or more papers. Useful for adding references to LaTeX/Quarto documents. |
| get_paper_metricsB | Get detailed metrics for specific papers including citation count, reference count, reads, and citation history. Useful for tracking paper impact over time. |
| get_author_metricsB | Get comprehensive metrics for an author including h-index, total citations, paper count, and citation statistics. Useful for CV preparation and tracking research impact. |
| list_librariesB | List all your personal paper libraries/collections in ADS. Shows library names, descriptions, and paper counts. |
| get_library_papersC | Get all papers from a specific library. Returns paper details for papers in the specified collection. |
| create_libraryB | Create a new paper library/collection. Useful for organizing papers by topic, project, or reading status. |
| add_to_libraryC | Add papers to an existing library. Provide library ID and list of bibcodes to add. |
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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