SciWeave
Connects Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and Windsurf to 300 million scientific papers with verifiable DOI citations. Exposes five read-only tools: ask_research_question for AI synthesis with inline citations, find_references for fast paper lookup without synthesis, get_research_thread to resume prior conversations, plus collection browsing and account status checks. Supports OAuth and direct Bearer token auth against a single streamable HTTP endpoint. Reach for this when you need research answers backed by real papers instead of hallucinated sources, or when you want sub-second reference lookups filtered by year. Every returned paper includes title, authors, DOI, URL, and abstract snippet. Free tier starts with 50 credits.
- tools
- 7
- auth
- Secret needed
- transport
- HTTP
- last updated
- May 7, 2026
Tools
7 toolsPublic tool metadata for what this MCP can expose to an agent.
ask_research_questionAI answer with inline citations grounded in SciWeave's index. Supports min_year / max_year filters.
AI answer with inline citations grounded in SciWeave's index. Supports min_year / max_year filters.
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
find_referencesFast paper lookup (~1s). Returns title, authors, year, DOI, URL, abstract snippet. No AI synthesis.
Fast paper lookup (~1s). Returns title, authors, year, DOI, URL, abstract snippet. No AI synthesis.
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
find_open_access_linkFind where a paper can be read, by DOI or link — often a repository or preprint copy of a paywalled paper.
Find where a paper can be read, by DOI or link — often a repository or preprint copy of a paywalled paper.
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
get_research_threadResume a prior research conversation by thread_id (returned by ask_research_question).
Resume a prior research conversation by thread_id (returned by ask_research_question).
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
list_collectionsList your saved paper collections.
List your saved paper collections.
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
get_collection_papersGet papers in a specific collection with full metadata.
Get papers in a specific collection with full metadata.
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
get_account_statusCheck credit balance and account info.
Check credit balance and account info.
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
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SciWeave
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)
Details
- Repository
- github.com/desci-labs/sciweave-mcp
- Transport
- HTTP
- Auth
- Required
- Registry
- MCP registry, active