IEEE Xplore MCP Server

IEEE Xplore MCP Server

Allows users to search and retrieve academic papers, metadata, and citation counts from the IEEE Xplore digital library. It supports full-text search, author-specific queries, and publication tracking through the IEEE Xplore API.

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IEEE Xplore MCP Server

MCP server that wraps the IEEE Xplore API, letting you search and retrieve academic papers from Claude Code.

Setup

  1. Get a free API key at https://developer.ieee.org
  2. Install and build:
npm install
npm run build
  1. Add to ~/.claude.json:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ieee-xplore": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/home/danieltyukov/workspace/personal/ieee-mcp/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "IEEE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

Variable Required Description
IEEE_API_KEY Yes API key from developer.ieee.org
IEEE_AUTH_TOKEN No Auth token for paywalled full-text access

Tools

Tool Description
search_papers Full-text search with Boolean operators and filters (author, year, content type, etc.)
get_paper_details Get verbose metadata for a paper by article number or DOI
get_paper_citations Get citation counts (papers + patents) for a paper
get_full_text Retrieve full text (Open Access or with auth token)
search_by_author Search papers by author name
search_by_publication Search papers within a journal or conference

Rate Limits

The free IEEE API tier allows ~200 calls/day with up to 200 results per call.

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