Koskamo

UK Data Research Papers MCP

This MCP server enables AI agents to search 250 million scholarly works across OpenAlex, Crossref, arXiv, and PubMed, and resolve DOIs. It provides tools for academic research, literature discovery, and metadata retrieval via a metered API.

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UK Data Research Papers MCP logo, by RelinessVendor evidenceStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-06Operated by Reliness
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/research-papers
Vendor documentation

What its tools do

4 tools, grouped by the hints the server advertises. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.

Read-only (4)

4 of 4 have a description · 4 of 4 declare behavior hints · 4 of 4 with parameters document them all

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

  • Passed Endpoint answered the live check ·
  • Passed Official MCP Registry namespace is tied to reliness.co.uk ·
  • Passed Endpoint is on the registry namespace domain ·
  • Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days

What you can do with it

  • Search scholarly papers by query, author, or year
  • Search arXiv preprints for recent technical papers
  • Search PubMed for biomedical literature
  • Resolve DOI metadata from Crossref

Source and maintenance

Vendor evidenceRegistry 1.4.0
mcp-registry: uk.co.reliness/research-papers@1.4.0Project website

Protocol and capabilities

Server
research-papers 1.0.0
MCP protocol negotiated in check
2025-11-25
Tools
4 advertised
Resources
Not advertised
Resource templates
Not advertised
Prompts
Not advertised
Server-advertised capabilities
{
  "tools": {
    "listChanged": true
  }
}

Tools

4 advertised

papers_search
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-onlyOpen-world

Search scholarly papers (OpenAlex default, or Crossref) with authors, venue, year, DOI, citations and open-access link. (cost: 1 credit)

papers_search input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "string"
      ],
      "description": "number 1-50"
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "string, required"
    },
    "source": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "openalex|crossref"
    },
    "fromYear": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "YYYY"
    }
  }
}
papers_search annotations
{
  "title": "papers search",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": true,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
arxiv_search
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-onlyOpen-world

Search arXiv preprints with abstracts and PDF links. (cost: 1 credit)

arxiv_search input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "string"
      ],
      "description": "number 1-50"
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "string, required"
    }
  }
}
arxiv_search annotations
{
  "title": "arxiv search",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": true,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
pubmed_search
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-onlyOpen-world

Search PubMed biomedical literature. (cost: 1 credit)

pubmed_search input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "string"
      ],
      "description": "number 1-50"
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "string, required"
    }
  }
}
pubmed_search annotations
{
  "title": "pubmed search",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": true,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
doi_lookup
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-onlyOpen-world

Metadata for a DOI from Crossref. (cost: 1 credit)

doi_lookup input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "doi": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "string, required"
    }
  }
}
doi_lookup annotations
{
  "title": "doi lookup",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": true,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}

Prompts

Not advertised

No prompt definitions available.

Resources

Not advertised

No resource definitions available.

90-day uptime

A lightweight connection check about every six hours, sampled on hosts with many listings. It shows the server answered, not that its tools work.

Too few checks for a percentage yet (1 of 1 answered).

  1. 2026-11-07: 1 of 1 checks answered

30-day availability

Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.

Successful checks
1 of 1 (100%)
Average latency
249 ms
95th percentile latency
249 ms

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

  • · probe · passed · 249 ms · metadata changed · 4 tool(s)

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

This server is operated by the named third party. Listing and endpoint checks are not an endorsement or a security audit. Review the operator's permissions, terms, and data handling before connecting. How listings are checked and corrected.

Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.
Claude Code configuration
claude mcp add --transport http uk-data-research-papers-mcp https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/research-papers

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).
Codex configuration
codex mcp add uk-data-research-papers-mcp --url https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/research-papers

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable uk-data-research-papers-mcp in your MCP settings.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uk-data-research-papers-mcp": {
      "url": "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/research-papers"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uk-data-research-papers-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/research-papers",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start uk-data-research-papers-mcp and inspect its tools.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "uk-data-research-papers-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/research-papers"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.
Gemini CLI configuration
gemini mcp add --transport http uk-data-research-papers-mcp https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/research-papers

Claude Desktop

Open Claude Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector, enter this server URL and enable it for the conversation. This is a manual remote-connector handoff, not a desktop JSON configuration.
Claude Desktop configuration
https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/research-papers

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.
Windsurf configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uk-data-research-papers-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/research-papers"
    }
  }
}

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