# crossref-mcp

> crossref-mcp — dam2452-crossref-mcp. Use this tool when you need to retrieve scholarly metadata without API key restrictions, to solve problems such as accessing publication information, funding data, or journal details. It enables searching and retrieving data from Crossref's public REST API, accepting search queries as input and returning relevant metadata as output. This tool is ideal for use cases requiring open-access scholarly data, such as research, citation analysis, or bibliometric studies.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/dam2452-crossref-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/dam2452-crossref-mcp

## Description

Enables searching and retrieving scholarly metadata from Crossref's public REST API, including works, journals, funders, and members, without requiring an API key.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-30

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ka2rkydabz)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/dam2452/crossref-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": "dam2452-crossref-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/dam2452-crossref-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/dam2452-crossref-mcp/pull`

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