SciWeave MCP server

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)

1. Click your avatar → Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
2. URL: https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp
3. Authorization Token: paste your SciWeave API key
4. 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/mcpconfig.json, or claudedesktop_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 YOURAPIKEY 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.

Tools

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 askresearchquestion 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"

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.