SciWeave

Name: SciWeave
Author: desci-labs

by desci-labsversion 1.0.0i★ –iRuns in the cloud

Registry nameio.github.desci-labs/sciweave-mcp

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

AI research grounded in 300M scientific works — every citation a verifiable DOI.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs in the cloud
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Category: Search & AI memory
You need to fill in: Authorization

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
You fill in yourself: Authorization

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http sciweave https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp --header 'Authorization: your-value'

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sciweave": {
      "url": "https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "sciweave": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

Authorization secret required HTTP header
SciWeave API key (sent as 'Bearer '). Get one at https://mcp.sciweave.com.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

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Basic checksi

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The registry name was verified with the GitHub account desci-labs, which owns the repo
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Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

More stars than 0% of the other 7254 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 11% of the other 7254 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 7254 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is SciWeave safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: Authorization

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.0.0) reached the registry 6 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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SciWeave MCP Server

Ground Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and Windsurf in 300M scientific works — every citation a verifiable DOI.

Endpoint: https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp · Transport: Streamable HTTP · Auth: API key from mcp.sciweave.com (50 free credits to start)

🚀 Install

Claude Code (CLI)

claude mcp add --transport http sciweave https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp

On first use, Claude Code runs the OAuth flow and asks for your SciWeave API key. For headless / CI setups, pass the token directly:

claude mcp add --transport http sciweave https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp \

--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Claude.ai (web)

Click your avatar → Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
URL: https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp
Authorization Token: paste your SciWeave API key
Click Save — start asking research questions in any new chat

Cursor / Windsurf / Claude Desktop

Add to your MCP config file (~/.cursor/mcp.json, ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, or claude_desktop_config.json):

"mcpServers": { "sciweave": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" } } } }

ChatGPT

Add https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp as a remote MCP server in your custom GPT or via the OpenAI Apps SDK, with the Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY header.

No API key yet? Get one free at [mcp.sciweave.com](https://mcp.sciweave.com) — new accounts include 50 free credits.

What you get

Real citations, not hallucinations. Every claim returns a verifiable DOI you can click.
300M+ scientific works. The world's largest open research index.
Multi-session research. Resume threads from yesterday, last week, or last month — every saved citation stays verifiable.

Tools

Tool	Description
`ask_research_question`	AI answer with inline citations grounded in SciWeave's index. Supports `min_year` / `max_year` filters.
`find_references`	Fast paper lookup (~1s). Returns title, authors, year, DOI, URL, abstract snippet. No AI synthesis.
`find_open_access_link`	Find where a paper can be read, by DOI or link — often a repository or preprint copy of a paywalled paper.
`get_research_thread`	Resume a prior research conversation by `thread_id` (returned by `ask_research_question`).
`list_collections`	List your saved paper collections.
`get_collection_papers`	Get papers in a specific collection with full metadata.
`get_account_status`	Check credit balance and account info.

All tools are read-only. Every returned paper includes title, authors, publication year, DOI, URL, and abstract snippet.

Examples

Ask a research question

Prompt: "What are the latest findings on CRISPR-Cas9 off-target effects in mammalian cells?"

The ask_research_question tool queries SciWeave's index and returns a synthesized answer with numbered citations including authors, journals, DOIs, and publication years.

CRISPR-Cas9 off-target effects in mammalian cells involve several mechanisms...

References (8 sources, 142 total found): [1] Zhang et al. "Genome-wide off-target analysis..." Nature Methods, 2023 [2] Kim et al. "High-fidelity Cas9 variants..." Science, 2024 ...

Browse a research collection

Prompt: "Show me all papers in my Quantum Computing collection"

Claude first calls list_collections to find your collections, then get_collection_papers with the matching ID.

Found 3 research collection(s):

Quantum Computing (ID: abc123) — 12 papers
Machine Learning (ID: def456) — 8 papers

12 paper(s) in this collection:

Quantum Error Correction with Surface Codes Authors: Fowler et al. · Year: 2024 · Journal: Physical Review Letters · DOI: 10.1103/...

Fast reference lookup

Prompt: "Find me 5 recent references about mRNA vaccine stability and storage"

find_references is citation-only (no AI synthesis), so results return in ~1 second.

References (5 papers in 1.2s):

[1] Schoenmaker et al. "mRNA-lipid nanoparticle COVID-19 vaccines: Structure and stability" Year: 2023 · DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.01.015 Snippet: "Storage temperature significantly impacts mRNA integrity..."

Find where a paper can be read

Prompt: "Where can I read https://www.nature.com/articles/nature12373?"

find_open_access_link resolves the open-access copy and returns links — nothing is downloaded, so your client fetches the paper itself. arXiv, bioRxiv/medRxiv and PubMed Central links map straight to their full-text source; anything else is resolved through its DOI (given, taken from the URL, or read from the page's own citation_doi tag) via OpenAlex, which often turns up a repository or preprint copy of a paywalled paper.

Nanometre-scale thermometry in a living cell

Authors: Georg Kucsko, Peter C. Maurer, ... · Year: 2013 · Journal: Nature DOI: 10.1038/nature12373 · Open access: green

Best link: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1304.1068 (OA PDF (arXiv), likely PDF)

Alternatives:

https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/PMC4221854/fullTextXML (OA landing page (PubMed Central) → Europe PMC full-text XML)

Papers with no open-access copy are reported as such, with the publisher page as a fallback, rather than a link that won't work.

Check account status

Prompt: "How many SciWeave credits do I have left?"

SciWeave Account Status

Credits remaining: 42 Manage your account: https://sciweave.com/settings?tab=api-access View pricing: https://sciweave.com/pricing

Authentication

SciWeave supports two auth modes against the same https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp endpoint:

OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow (default for Claude.ai and claude mcp add without headers). Claude opens the SciWeave authorization page, you paste your sciweave_live_ API key, and the server hands back an OAuth access token tied to your account.
Direct Bearer token (Cursor / Windsurf / Claude Desktop / CI). Send Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY directly. No browser flow.

All tools are read-only — the server cannot write to your collections or modify your account. API keys can be rotated at any time at sciweave.com/settings?tab=api-access.

Support

Email: support@sciweave.com
Documentation: sciweave.com/docs
Issues: github.com/desci-labs/sciweave-mcp-issues
Privacy Policy: sciweave.com/web/privacy-policy

SciWeave

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

Common questions

Alternatives

Context7

Codebase Memory

Exa

README from the maker

SciWeave MCP Server

🚀 Install

Claude Code (CLI)

Claude.ai (web)

Cursor / Windsurf / Claude Desktop

ChatGPT

What you get

Tools

Examples

Ask a research question

Browse a research collection

Fast reference lookup

Find where a paper can be read

Check account status

Authentication

Support