SciWeave MCP Server
Ground Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and Windsurf in 300M scientific works — every citation a verifiable DOI.
Endpoint: https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp · Transport: Streamable HTTP · Auth: API key from mcp.sciweave.com (50 free credits to start)
🚀 Install
Claude Code (CLI)
claude mcp add --transport http sciweave https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp
On first use, Claude Code runs the OAuth flow and asks for your SciWeave API key. For headless / CI setups, pass the token directly:
claude mcp add --transport http sciweave https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
Claude.ai (web)
- Click your avatar → Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- URL:
https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp
- Authorization Token: paste your SciWeave API key
- Click Save — start asking research questions in any new chat
Cursor / Windsurf / Claude Desktop
Add to your MCP config file (~/.cursor/mcp.json, ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, or claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"sciweave": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
ChatGPT
Add https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp as a remote MCP server in your custom GPT or via the OpenAI Apps SDK, with the Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY header.
No API key yet? Get one free at mcp.sciweave.com — new accounts include 50 free credits.
What you get
- Real citations, not hallucinations. Every claim returns a verifiable DOI you can click.
- 300M+ scientific works. The world's largest open research index.
- Multi-session research. Resume threads from yesterday, last week, or last month — every saved citation stays verifiable.
| Tool | Description |
|---|
ask_research_question | AI answer with inline citations grounded in SciWeave's index. Supports min_year / max_year filters. |
find_references | Fast paper lookup (~1s). Returns title, authors, year, DOI, URL, abstract snippet. No AI synthesis. |
find_open_access_link | Find where a paper can be read, by DOI or link — often a repository or preprint copy of a paywalled paper. |
get_research_thread | Resume a prior research conversation by thread_id (returned by ask_research_question). |
list_collections | List your saved paper collections. |
get_collection_papers | Get papers in a specific collection with full metadata. |
get_account_status | Check credit balance and account info. |
All tools are read-only. Every returned paper includes title, authors, publication year, DOI, URL, and abstract snippet.
Examples
Ask a research question
Prompt: "What are the latest findings on CRISPR-Cas9 off-target effects in mammalian cells?"
The ask_research_question tool queries SciWeave's index and returns a synthesized answer with numbered citations including authors, journals, DOIs, and publication years.
CRISPR-Cas9 off-target effects in mammalian cells involve several mechanisms...
References (8 sources, 142 total found):
[1] Zhang et al. "Genome-wide off-target analysis..." Nature Methods, 2023
[2] Kim et al. "High-fidelity Cas9 variants..." Science, 2024
...
Browse a research collection
Prompt: "Show me all papers in my Quantum Computing collection"
Claude first calls list_collections to find your collections, then get_collection_papers with the matching ID.
Found 3 research collection(s):
- Quantum Computing (ID: abc123) — 12 papers
- Machine Learning (ID: def456) — 8 papers
12 paper(s) in this collection:
1. Quantum Error Correction with Surface Codes
Authors: Fowler et al. · Year: 2024 · Journal: Physical Review Letters · DOI: 10.1103/...
Fast reference lookup
Prompt: "Find me 5 recent references about mRNA vaccine stability and storage"
find_references is citation-only (no AI synthesis), so results return in ~1 second.
References (5 papers in 1.2s):
[1] Schoenmaker et al. "mRNA-lipid nanoparticle COVID-19 vaccines: Structure and stability"
Year: 2023 · DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.01.015
Snippet: "Storage temperature significantly impacts mRNA integrity..."
Find where a paper can be read
Prompt: "Where can I read https://www.nature.com/articles/nature12373?"
find_open_access_link resolves the open-access copy and returns links — nothing is downloaded, so your client fetches the paper itself. arXiv, bioRxiv/medRxiv and PubMed Central links map straight to their full-text source; anything else is resolved through its DOI (given, taken from the URL, or read from the page's own citation_doi tag) via OpenAlex, which often turns up a repository or preprint copy of a paywalled paper.
Nanometre-scale thermometry in a living cell
Authors: Georg Kucsko, Peter C. Maurer, ... · Year: 2013 · Journal: Nature
DOI: 10.1038/nature12373 · Open access: green
Best link: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1304.1068
(OA PDF (arXiv), likely PDF)
Alternatives:
- https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/PMC4221854/fullTextXML
(OA landing page (PubMed Central) → Europe PMC full-text XML)
Papers with no open-access copy are reported as such, with the publisher page as a fallback, rather than a link that won't work.
Check account status
Prompt: "How many SciWeave credits do I have left?"
SciWeave Account Status
Credits remaining: 42
Manage your account: https://sciweave.com/settings?tab=api-access
View pricing: https://sciweave.com/pricing
Authentication
SciWeave supports two auth modes against the same https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp endpoint:
- OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow (default for Claude.ai and
claude mcp add without headers). Claude opens the SciWeave authorization page, you paste your sciweave_live_ API key, and the server hands back an OAuth access token tied to your account.
- Direct Bearer token (Cursor / Windsurf / Claude Desktop / CI). Send
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY directly. No browser flow.
All tools are read-only — the server cannot write to your collections or modify your account. API keys can be rotated at any time at sciweave.com/settings?tab=api-access.
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