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io.github.cyanheads/biorxiv-mcp-server

io.github.cyanheads/biorxiv-mcp-server · v0.4.2

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Description written by the publisher, not verified

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

Connect

claude mcp add --transport http biorxiv-mcp-server https://biorxiv.caseyjhand.com/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "biorxiv-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://biorxiv.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools as reported by the server

• biorxiv_list_categories
  List valid subject category strings for bioRxiv and medRxiv — the categories the listing API actually filters on. Use these strings as the `category` filter in biorxiv_list_recent to narrow results to a specific field; case, and "_" or "-" in place of a space, do not matter there. Run this tool befo
• 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, 30, 60, …) to step through additional pages. Abstracts are omitted by default to keep the page smal
• biorxiv_get_preprint
  Fetch full metadata, the 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, with the abstract on the latest revision only — the API keeps one abstract per preprint. Each call looks up t
• biorxiv_get_published_version
  Resolve a DOI to its preprint-to-journal crosswalk record — preprint DOI, journal DOI, journal name, published date, and corresponding author details — from either side: a preprint DOI (10.1101/ or 10.64898/) finds the journal article it was published as, and any other DOI is read as a journal artic
• biorxiv_list_published_versions
  List preprints that appeared as journal articles within a journal publication-date interval, each with its journal DOI, journal name, publication date, and preprint metadata — the same record biorxiv_get_published_version returns for one DOI. The dates filter on journal publication, not preprint pos
• 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 maps to an EuropePMC AUTH: field query and is ANDed with the keyword query. Covers both servers by
• biorxiv_get_fulltext
  Retrieve a preprint's full text as best-effort Markdown, extracted from its rendered HTML article page. Reads the latest version unless one is requested (the version input, or a vN suffix on the DOI), confirms it via the details API, then fetches and extracts the body — abstract, sections, inline ci

Tool changes

• 2026-10-24: biorxiv_list_categories, biorxiv_list_recent, biorxiv_get_preprint, biorxiv_get_published_version, biorxiv_list_published_versions, biorxiv_search_preprints, biorxiv_get_fulltext
• 2026-10-18: biorxiv_list_categories, biorxiv_list_recent, biorxiv_get_preprint, biorxiv_get_published_version, biorxiv_list_published_versions, biorxiv_search_preprints, biorxiv_get_fulltext
• 2026-10-16: biorxiv_list_categories, biorxiv_list_recent, biorxiv_get_preprint, biorxiv_get_published_version, biorxiv_list_published_versions, biorxiv_search_preprints, biorxiv_get_fulltext

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