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MCP live v0.1.8 MCP 2026-07-28 streamable-http

io.github.cyanheads/biorxiv-mcp-server

io.github.cyanheads/biorxiv-mcp-server

Search and retrieve bioRxiv and medRxiv preprints — by DOI, date interval, or keyword — via MCP.

Uptime
100.0%
1 direct probes · 30d
Response
756ms
last probe
Tools
6
callable
Resources
0
readable
Prompts
0
available

Tools · 6

biorxiv_list_categories

List valid subject category strings for bioRxiv and medRxiv. Use these strings as the `category` filter in biorxiv_list_recent to narrow results to a specific field. Run this tool before filtering to …

biorxiv_list_recent

List preprints posted or revised within a date interval, optionally scoped to one server or a subject category. Returns 30 preprints per page (fixed by the API); pass `cursor` as an integer offset (0,…

biorxiv_get_preprint

Fetch full metadata, abstract, all revision history, JATS XML full-text links, and published-journal DOI for one or more preprints by DOI. Each DOI returns all revisions in one response. When server="…

biorxiv_get_published_version

Resolve a preprint DOI to its full journal publication record — journal DOI, journal name, published date, and corresponding author details. Use when the preprint's `publishedJournalDoi` field from bi…

biorxiv_search_preprints

Search preprints by keyword and/or author using EuropePMC for relevance ranking, then enrich matching DOIs with full bioRxiv/medRxiv metadata. Provide a keyword query, an author name, or both — author…

biorxiv_get_fulltext

Retrieve a preprint's full text as best-effort Markdown, extracted from its rendered HTML article page. Resolves the latest version via the details API, then fetches and extracts the body — abstract, …

How to use

Add to your Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io.github.cyanheads/biorxiv-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://biorxiv.caseyjhand.com/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}