MCP server

Datacite

io.github.cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Search DataCite datasets and software, fetch DOI metadata, trace relations, format citations.

Source

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

Not verified

Status

Working at last check

Tools

6

Token cost

About 6,032 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

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

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.datacite-mcp-server]
url = "https://datacite.caseyjhand.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"datacite-mcp-server":{"httpUrl":"https://datacite.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}}}

Cursor

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

VS Code

{"servers":{"datacite-mcp-server":{"type":"http","url":"https://datacite.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add datacite-mcp-server https://datacite.caseyjhand.com/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"datacite-mcp-server","server_url":"https://datacite.caseyjhand.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"datacite-mcp-server","server_url":"https://datacite.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}

Tools

• datacite_get_citation ~573 tokens
  Render one DataCite DOI as a formatted citation in a CSL style and locale (APA in US English by default), or as a machine-readable record: CSL JSON, BibTeX, RIS, DataCite JSON or XML, Schema.org JSON-LD, Codemeta, or JATS. A style the upstream renderer does not support — an unknown id or a dependent
• datacite_get_work ~503 tokens
  Fetch the full deposited DataCite metadata for one DOI: titles, creators and contributors with ORCID iDs and ROR affiliations, publisher, dates, version, subjects, descriptions, funding, geolocations, rights, sizes and formats, related identifiers with their relation types, repository and provider,
• datacite_list_reference ~487 tokens
  Look up the controlled vocabularies and identifier forms the other datacite_* tools accept: resource types, relation types with their inverses and groups, related-identifier types, date and contributor types, fields of science, common license ids, repository types, certificates, software platforms,
• datacite_search_repositories ~1224 tokens
  Find DataCite repository accounts by name or description text, field of science, repository type, certification (e.g. CoreTrustSeal), software platform, client type, or parent provider, or look up known repository IDs. Returns each repository's repositoryId — the value datacite_search_works takes in
• datacite_search_works ~2196 tokens
  Search DataCite DOI metadata for datasets, software, samples, workflows, and other research outputs. Combine plain words (`text`) or OpenSearch query syntax (`query`) with filters for resource type, creator (ORCID iD or name), affiliation (ROR ID or name), affiliation country, funder (ROR ID, Crossr
• datacite_trace_relations ~1049 tokens
  Map the relation graph around one DOI — versions, parts, supplements, derivations, documentation, citations, references, and every other DataCite relation type — as nodes and directed edges that keep the relationType exactly as asserted and name each edge's source: the DOI's own metadata, other Data

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