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datacite-mcp-server

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Search DataCite datasets and software, fetch DOI metadata, trace relations, format citations.

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Uptime
100.0%
5 direct probes · 30d
Response
1385ms
last probe
Tools
6
callable
Resources
1
readable
Prompts
0
available
Primary URL
https://datacite.caseyjhand.com/mcp
Score: 100/100
Handshake verified by our own probe.
pass Answers the MCP handshake 50/50
The handshake and the list calls succeeded on the primary URL.
pass Lists tools, resources or prompts 30/30
6 tools, 1 resources, 0 prompts returned.
pass 3 or more catalogue items 10/10
7 items in total; 3 or more earns these points.
pass Describes itself 10/10
93 characters; more than 30 earns these points.

Tools · 6

datacite_search_works

Search DataCite DOI metadata for datasets, software, samples, workflows, and other research outputs. Combine plain words (`text`) or OpenSearch query syntax (`query`) with filters for resource type, c…

datacite_get_work

Fetch the full deposited DataCite metadata for one DOI: titles, creators and contributors with ORCID iDs and ROR affiliations, publisher, dates, version, subjects, descriptions, funding, geolocations,…

datacite_trace_relations

Map the relation graph around one DOI — versions, parts, supplements, derivations, documentation, citations, references, and every other DataCite relation type — as nodes and directed edges that keep …

datacite_search_repositories

Find DataCite repository accounts by name or description text, field of science, repository type, certification (e.g. CoreTrustSeal), software platform, client type, or parent provider, or look up kno…

datacite_get_citation

Render one DataCite DOI as a formatted citation in a CSL style and locale (APA in US English by default), or as a machine-readable record: CSL JSON, BibTeX, RIS, DataCite JSON or XML, Schema.org JSON-…

datacite_list_reference

Look up the controlled vocabularies and identifier forms the other datacite_* tools accept: resource types, relation types with their inverses and groups, related-identifier types, date and contributo…

Resources · 1

datacite-guide

Use with datacite_* tools to attribute research outputs, find datasets or software linked to an article, compare concept and version DOIs, or assemble a complete inventory. Guides identity resolution …

skill://datacite-guide/SKILL.md

Skills · 1

datacite-guide

Use with datacite_* tools to attribute research outputs, find datasets or software linked to an article, compare concept and version DOIs, or assemble a complete inventory. Guides identity resolution …

skill://datacite-guide/SKILL.md
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How to use

Claude Desktop or claude.ai: add a custom connector (Customize → Connectors; on Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under Organization settings → Connectors) with this server URL: https://datacite.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Cursor or Cline: add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datacite-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://datacite.caseyjhand.com/mcp",
      "transport": "http"
    }
  }
}