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SciX MCP

The SciX MCP server exposes tools to the SciX/NASA ADS database, allowing AI assistants to search astronomy and physics literature, build bibliographies, analyze citation networks, manage personal libraries, resolve object names via SIMBAD/NED, and export references in BibTeX, AASTeX, or other formats.

Package and access

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SciX MCP logo, by yipiheyCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by yipihey
You need:You need a free SciX / ADS API token from https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/user/settings/token
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What you can do with it

  • Search astronomy and physics literature
  • Analyze citation networks
  • Resolve object names via SIMBAD/NED
  • Export references in BibTeX

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.4.1
mcp-registry: io.github.yipihey/scix@0.4.1Source repositoryProject website
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Packages and installation

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scix-client 0.4.1

pypiuvx
scix-client package definition
{
  "version": "0.4.1",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "scix-client",
  "runtimeHint": "uvx",
  "registryType": "pypi",
  "packageArguments": [
    {
      "type": "positional",
      "value": "serve"
    }
  ],
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "SCIX_API_TOKEN",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "SciX / ADS API token from https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/user/settings/token"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scix-mcp-scix-client": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scix-client==0.4.1",
        "serve"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCIX_API_TOKEN": "<YOUR_SCIX_API_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scix-mcp-scix-client": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scix-client==0.4.1",
        "serve"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCIX_API_TOKEN": "<YOUR_SCIX_API_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "scix-mcp-scix-client": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scix-client==0.4.1",
        "serve"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCIX_API_TOKEN": "<YOUR_SCIX_API_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scix-mcp-scix-client": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scix-client==0.4.1",
        "serve"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCIX_API_TOKEN": "<YOUR_SCIX_API_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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