Provides resolution of arXiv links from ADS records, enabling access to e-prints.
Provides resolution of DOI links from ADS records, enabling access to the digital object identifier for papers.
Integrates with the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) to search for papers, retrieve full records and abstracts, manage citation lists, compute metrics (h-index, reads, etc.), export bibliographies in various formats (BibTeX, Endnote, RIS, AASTeX), and resolve links to full text and data.
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MCP server for the NASA ADS Astrophysics Data System.
Get an API token: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/user/settings/token
export ADS_API_TOKEN=...
Install: uv sync (or pip install -e .)
Related MCP server: mcp-server-ads
# HTTP (default, binds to :8766)
nasa-ads-mcp
# stdio (for local MCP clients like Claude Desktop)
NASA_ADS_MCP_TRANSPORT=stdio nasa-ads-mcpEnv vars: NASA_ADS_MCP_HOST, NASA_ADS_MCP_PORT, NASA_ADS_MCP_TRANSPORT, ADS_API_TOKEN.
Tool | Purpose |
| ADS query syntax — |
| Full record / abstract by bibcode |
| Outbound / inbound citation lists |
| Batch fetch up to ~2000 bibcodes |
| h-index, reads, tori, i10 for a set |
| BibTeX (or endnote/ris/aastex/…) |
| arXiv, PDF, DOI, data product links |
| Visualization graphs |
lit_review(topic, years) — themed literature review
citation_chase(bibcode, depth) — walk the citation graph
bib_export(query, n, format) — ADS query → bibliography file
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Academic research MCP server for paper search, citation checks, graphs, and deep research.
Peer-reviewed scientific paper & arXiv preprint search MCP with citations, abstracts & PDF links.
NASA ADS — the Astrophysics Data System, api.adsabs.harvard.edu.
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