io.github.cyanheads/biorxiv-mcp-server

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Publisher-provided description

Search and retrieve bioRxiv and medRxiv preprints — by DOI, date interval, or keyword — via MCP.

Summary by lookupd

Searches and retrieves bioRxiv and medRxiv preprints by keyword, DOI, date range, or category, including abstracts, revisions, and full…

Install

Claude Code, remote (streamable-http)

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

Claude Code, npm package (stdio)

claude mcp add biorxiv-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/biorxiv-mcp-server

Claude Code, npm package (stdio)

claude mcp add biorxiv-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/biorxiv-mcp-server

Codex, remote (streamable-http)

codex mcp add biorxiv-mcp-server --url https://biorxiv.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Codex, npm package (stdio)

codex mcp add biorxiv-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/biorxiv-mcp-server

Codex, npm package (stdio)

codex mcp add biorxiv-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/biorxiv-mcp-server

Cursor, remote (streamable-http) → .cursor/mcp.json

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

Cursor, npm package (stdio) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "biorxiv-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/biorxiv-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor, npm package (stdio) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "biorxiv-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/biorxiv-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Tools (7 tools)

Publisher-provided text

• biorxiv_list_categories List valid subject category strings for bioRxiv and medRxiv — the categories the listing API actually filters on. Use these strings as the `category` filter in
• biorxiv_list_recent List preprints posted or revised within a date interval, optionally scoped to one server or a subject category. Returns 30 preprints per page (fixed by the API)
• biorxiv_get_preprint Fetch full metadata, the abstract, all revision history, JATS XML full-text links, and published-journal DOI for one or more preprints by DOI. Each DOI returns
• biorxiv_get_published_version Resolve a DOI to its preprint-to-journal crosswalk record — preprint DOI, journal DOI, journal name, published date, and corresponding author details — from eit
• biorxiv_list_published_versions List preprints that appeared as journal articles within a journal publication-date interval, each with its journal DOI, journal name, publication date, and prep
• biorxiv_search_preprints Search preprints by keyword and/or author using EuropePMC for relevance ranking, then enrich matching DOIs with full bioRxiv/medRxiv metadata. Provide a keyword
• biorxiv_get_fulltext Retrieve a preprint's full text as best-effort Markdown, extracted from its rendered HTML article page. Reads the latest version unless one is requested (the ve

Details

• Version: 0.5.1
• Transports: streamable-http, stdio
• Uptime (7 days): 100%
• Median latency: 588 ms
• First indexed: 2026-11-01T09:25:44.380Z
• Last seen in registry: 2026-11-01T09:25:45.080Z
• Repository: https://github.com/cyanheads/biorxiv-mcp-server

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