Inciteful
inciteful-xyz/inciteful-mcp
Citation graph search over OpenAlex: similar papers, citation networks, paths and BibTeX export.
- GitHub stars
- 3
- tools
- 8
- transport
- HTTP
- last updated
- Nov 9, 2026
Tools
8 toolsPublic tool metadata for what this MCP can expose to an agent.
search_literatureSearch OpenAlex by topic.
Search OpenAlex by topic.
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
get_papersFetch up to 100 paper records, with abstracts.
Fetch up to 100 paper records, with abstracts.
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
find_similar_papersRank papers by citation-pattern similarity to one seed paper or several.
Rank papers by citation-pattern similarity to one seed paper or several.
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
explore_citation_networkBuild the citation network two steps out from your seeds, then rank the important, similar, review and recent papers, plus authors, journals and institutions.
Build the citation network two steps out from your seeds, then rank the important, similar, review and recent papers, plus authors, journals and institutions.
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
connect_papersShow the citation paths and bridge papers between two works.
Show the citation paths and bridge papers between two works.
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
query_citation_graphRun your own SELECT query over the network, with the same engine as the web app's SQL view.
Run your own SELECT query over the network, with the same engine as the web app's SQL view.
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
read_paperRead open-access full text from PubMed Central.
Read open-access full text from PubMed Central.
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
export_citationsExport BibTeX or RIS, for Zotero, EndNote and other reference managers.
Export BibTeX or RIS, for Zotero, EndNote and other reference managers.
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
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Inciteful MCP
https://incitefulmed.com/academic/mcp
Add this URL to your assistant as a remote MCP server. It connects Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client to Inciteful's citation graph: it snowballs from seed papers, finds the important and review papers around them, and traces the paths between two papers.
Free · No account · OpenAlex metadata (CC0) · Open-source server (MIT)
Set up
The transport is Streamable HTTP. There is no API key, header or sign-in.
Claude
- In Claude, open Customize → Connectors, click + Add, then Add custom connector.
- Name it “Inciteful”, paste
https://incitefulmed.com/academic/mcpas the server URL, and continue. - Under Authentication, choose No sign in, then click Add.
- In a chat, click +, open Connectors and turn Inciteful on.
- Ask: “Using Inciteful, find papers similar to 10.1038/nature14539.”
Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans, an owner adds it under Organization settings → Connectors, and members connect it from Customize → Connectors.
Details
- Repository
- github.com/inciteful-xyz/inciteful-mcp
- Website
- incitefulmed.com/academic/mcp
- Category
- Search & Web Crawling
- Transport
- HTTP
- Registry
- MCP registry, active
