# NIH RePORTER MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to search and analyze NIH-funded research projects and their associated publications. It solves problems related to accessing and understanding NIH research data, providing a streamlined interface to retrieve project information and linked publications. The tool accepts search queries as input and returns relevant research project data and publication links as output.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/rdwj-nih-reporter-demo-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/rdwj-nih-reporter-demo-mcp

## Description

Enables AI agents to search and analyze NIH-funded research projects and their linked publications via the NIH RePORTER API v2, with no API key required.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.68
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/fsh0uo8b1r)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/rdwj/nih-reporter-demo-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": "rdwj-nih-reporter-demo-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/rdwj-nih-reporter-demo-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/rdwj-nih-reporter-demo-mcp/pull`

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