# inspire-mcp

> inspire-mcp — karuboniru-inspire-mcp. Use this tool when you need to streamline academic research and bibliography management, as it solves problems related to literature search, author identification, and citation formatting. The inspire-mcp tool takes in queries and identifiers such as DOIs, arXiv IDs, and ORCIDs, and outputs formatted citations and bibliographies with customizable detail levels. It is ideal for use in academic and research contexts where efficient literature searching and citation management are crucial.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/karuboniru-inspire-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/karuboniru-inspire-mcp

## Description

An MCP server for the INSPIRE-HEP API, enabling literature search, author lookups, DOI/arXiv/ORCID resolution, citation export, and bibliography generation with configurable detail levels.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-29

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/rlog1100qy)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/karuboniru/inspire-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": "karuboniru-inspire-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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