io.github.cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server

io.github.cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server · v0.1.2 · developer-tools

io.github.cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server is healthy: it completed an MCP handshake in 3137 ms and exposes 6 tools.

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

Endpoint: https://datacite.caseyjhand.com/mcp (streamable-http)

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HandshakeHealthy
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Tool count6
Latency3137 ms
Last checked (UTC)2026-10-15T03:20:54.028Z

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2026-10-15T03:20:54.028ZHealthy3137

Tools (6)

datacite_search_worksSearch 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_get_workFetch 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_trace_relationsMap 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
datacite_search_repositoriesFind 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_get_citationRender 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_list_referenceLook 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,