Dataverse Harvard MCP
An MCP server that allows AI agents to search and retrieve research datasets and files from Harvard Dataverse, the open research repository. It provides tools to search by keyword, fetch full metadata by DOI, list dataset files, and retrieve collection metadata.
Package and access
Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.
What you can do with it
- Search for research datasets by keyword
- Retrieve full metadata for a dataset by DOI
- List files in a dataset version
- Get metadata for a Dataverse collection
Source and maintenance
- Maintenance checked
Packages and installation
Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.
@pipeworx/mcp-dataverse-harvard 0.2.1
{
"version": "0.2.1",
"transport": "stdio",
"identifier": "@pipeworx/mcp-dataverse-harvard",
"registryType": "npm",
"environmentVariables": [
{
"name": "PIPEWORX_API_KEY",
"description": "Optional Pipeworx API key. Without it calls are anonymous and capped daily; a free key raises the cap."
}
]
}Tools
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
Connect from your client
Each snippet configures the same source-provided package; replace placeholders before use.
Cursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"dataverse-harvard-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-dataverse-harvard@0.2.1"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"dataverse-harvard-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-dataverse-harvard@0.2.1"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"dataverse-harvard-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-dataverse-harvard@0.2.1"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"dataverse-harvard-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-dataverse-harvard@0.2.1"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
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