# DataCite MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to search and retrieve metadata for research DOIs, format citations, or explore relationships between research outputs. It provides read-only access to a vast index of 125M+ research DOIs via natural language queries, solving use cases such as research discovery and citation management. The tool accepts natural language queries as input and returns relevant metadata and formatted citations as output.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/alexwade-datacite-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alexwade-datacite-mcp

## Description

Provides read-only access to DataCite's index of 125M+ research DOIs via natural language queries, enabling searching, metadata retrieval, citation formatting, and relationship exploration.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/j20xhe2rgn)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/alexwade/datacite-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "alexwade-datacite-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alexwade-datacite-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alexwade-datacite-mcp/pull`

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