datacite-mcp-server

This MCP server enables agents to search DataCite for datasets and software, fetch full DOI metadata, trace relations between research outputs, find repositories, and format citations in various styles. It supports STDIO or Streamable HTTP transports and requires no API key.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by cyanheads

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What you can do with it

Search DataCite works by text or query syntax with structured filters
Fetch full deposited metadata for a specific DOI
Trace relations like versions, parts, and citations for a DOI
Format a DOI as a citation in CSL, BibTeX, or RIS

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.2.0

mcp-registry: io.github.cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server@0.2.0 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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@cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server 0.2.0

npmnpx

@cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server package definition

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server",
  "runtimeHint": "npx",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "MCP_LOG_LEVEL",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "info",
      "description": "Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn')."
    },
    {
      "name": "DATACITE_CONTACT_EMAIL",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Contact email sent in the User-Agent as mailto: (never a URL parameter). Moves requests to DataCite's identified tier (1,000 per 5 minutes per IP instead of 500)."
    },
    {
      "name": "DATACITE_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_5MIN",
      "format": "number",
      "description": "Request budget per 5-minute window, 50-1000. Default 800 with a contact email, 400 without; divide it across replicas sharing one egress IP."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datacite-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "DATACITE_CONTACT_EMAIL": "<YOUR_DATACITE_CONTACT_EMAIL>",
        "DATACITE_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_5MIN": "<YOUR_DATACITE_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_5MIN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datacite-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "DATACITE_CONTACT_EMAIL": "<YOUR_DATACITE_CONTACT_EMAIL>",
        "DATACITE_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_5MIN": "<YOUR_DATACITE_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_5MIN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "datacite-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "DATACITE_CONTACT_EMAIL": "<YOUR_DATACITE_CONTACT_EMAIL>",
        "DATACITE_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_5MIN": "<YOUR_DATACITE_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_5MIN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datacite-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "DATACITE_CONTACT_EMAIL": "<YOUR_DATACITE_CONTACT_EMAIL>",
        "DATACITE_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_5MIN": "<YOUR_DATACITE_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_5MIN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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