OSF CLI Go

Name: OSF CLI Go
Author: edithatogo

by edithatogoversion 0.3.2i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.edithatogo/osf-cli-go

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Read-only MCP tools for authenticated Open Science Framework projects and files.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Other
You need to fill in: OSF_TOKEN, OSF_USERNAME, OSF_PASSWORD

Install

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

Before you install

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Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: OSF_TOKEN, OSF_USERNAME, OSF_PASSWORD

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

You need

DockerDocker installed

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

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

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "osf-cli-go": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "OSF_TOKEN",
        "-e",
        "OSF_USERNAME",
        "-e",
        "OSF_PASSWORD",
        "ghcr.io/edithatogo/osf-cli-go-osf-mcp:0.3.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OSF_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "OSF_USERNAME": "your-value",
        "OSF_PASSWORD": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add osf-cli-go --env OSF_TOKEN=your-value --env OSF_USERNAME=your-value --env OSF_PASSWORD=your-value -- docker run -i --rm -e OSF_TOKEN -e OSF_USERNAME -e OSF_PASSWORD ghcr.io/edithatogo/osf-cli-go-osf-mcp:0.3.2

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": {
    "osf-cli-go": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "OSF_TOKEN",
        "-e",
        "OSF_USERNAME",
        "-e",
        "OSF_PASSWORD",
        "ghcr.io/edithatogo/osf-cli-go-osf-mcp:0.3.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OSF_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "OSF_USERNAME": "your-value",
        "OSF_PASSWORD": "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": {
    "osf-cli-go": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "OSF_TOKEN",
        "-e",
        "OSF_USERNAME",
        "-e",
        "OSF_PASSWORD",
        "ghcr.io/edithatogo/osf-cli-go-osf-mcp:0.3.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OSF_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "OSF_USERNAME": "your-value",
        "OSF_PASSWORD": "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 one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

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

Values you fill in

OSF_TOKEN secret env
Preferred OSF personal access token.
OSF_USERNAME secret env
Optional OSF username fallback when OSF_TOKEN is not provided.
OSF_PASSWORD secret env
Optional OSF password fallback when OSF_TOKEN is not provided.

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

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account edithatogo, which owns the repo
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Still maintained
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Has a licence
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Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Otheri

More stars than 0% of the other 32545 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 17% of the other 32545 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 32545 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is OSF CLI Go 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: OSF_TOKEN, OSF_USERNAME, OSF_PASSWORD

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.3.2) reached the registry 4 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Docker on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

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osf-cli-go

A Go command-line client for the Open Science Framework (OSF).

Features

osf auth whoami — Identify the authenticated OSF account
osf auth login — Guided personal-access-token bootstrap for username/password users
osf projects list|get — List and inspect projects
osf components list — List project components
osf files list|download|upload|mkdir|rm — Browse, download, upload, create folders, and delete OSF Storage files
osf search, osf search --bibtex, osf preprints list|search, and osf resolve — Search/export OSF literature metadata, discover preprints, and resolve OSF DOI destinations
osf registrations create — Create draft registrations for an existing node
osf export — Export a node snapshot as JSON or a summary table
osf validate — Check OSF node metadata with deterministic research-output or preregistration profiles
osf-mcp — Stdio MCP server exposing read-only OSF tools for agent clients
osf completion bash|zsh|fish|powershell — Shell completion scripts
JSON and human-readable output modes
Safe, atomic file downloads with conflict policy (fail/skip/overwrite)

Install

Requirements:

Go 1.26 or newer

go install github.com/edithatogo/osf-cli-go/cmd/osf@latest

go install github.com/edithatogo/osf-cli-go/cmd/osf-mcp@latest

Or from a local checkout:

go build -o bin\osf.exe ./cmd/osf

go build -o bin\osf-mcp.exe ./cmd/osf-mcp .\scripts\build.ps1

Authentication

Set OSF_TOKEN in your shell session. Do not commit the token or write it into project files. OSF_USERNAME and OSF_PASSWORD are supported as an opt-in fallback credential source, but personal access tokens remain preferred for automation and for accounts using SSO or two-factor authentication.

$env:OSF_TOKEN = '<your-token>'

For guided token setup:

osf auth login

Quick Start

osf --help

osf auth whoami osf projects list osf projects get https://osf.io/abc12/ osf components list abc12 osf files list abc12 osf files download --file ./output/ osf files download --tree abc12 ./output/ osf files upload --node abc12 ./report.pdf osf search "open science" osf search "open science" --bibtex osf preprints list osf preprints search "open science" --provider osf osf resolve 10.1234/example osf registrations create abc12 --schema --title "Analysis plan" osf export abc12 --json

MCP Server

osf-mcp runs a stdio MCP server with read-only tools: osf_whoami, osf_projects_list, osf_project_get, osf_components_list, osf_files_list, osf_contributors_list, osf_search, osf_preprints_list, osf_preprints_search, and osf_doi_resolve.

The parity discovery tools are bounded and deterministic: osf_search requires a non-empty query and accepts a limit from 1 to 100, while osf_preprints_list accepts an optional provider and the same bounded limit. osf_preprints_search requires a title query, accepts an optional provider, and returns publication date, published state, DOI, and OSF HTML URL with a limit from 1 to 100. These tools return structured JSON through the MCP server and never perform writes.

OSF search results include stable IDs, title, abstract, keywords, year, and URL. Use osf search --bibtex to emit deterministic BibTeX records for literature-review workflows. The command does not resolve contributor names or download PDFs automatically.

For DataLad workflows, OSF CLI Go provides the general-purpose OSF API and safe file primitives used around a dataset, including osf export and osf files download --tree. It does not install or configure DataLad, Git remotes, or git-annex special remotes; those integrations remain a separately scoped interoperability boundary.

Local development configs are included for GitHub Copilot, VS Code, Claude, Codex, Gemini CLI, and Qwen Code. Public registry metadata is in server.json and registry/.

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Related OSF ecosystem servers:

OSF connector by pipeworx-io for hosted OSF connectivity.
Paperclip for multi-provider scholarly and OSF Preprints search.

Output Modes

All commands support --output table|json and --json shorthand:

osf projects list --json

osf auth whoami --output json

Project Status

The CLI is offline-tested for read-only operations, file downloads, WaterButler write primitives, search, preprint listing, draft registration creation, project create/update/delete operations, and node export. All Conductor tracks are reconciled against their per-track plans with closeout review evidence; live OSF validation remains opt-in because it requires credentials and network access.

Documentation

Release checklist
Documentation site source
Install guide
Usage guide
Command reference
Examples
Architecture
Developer guide
MCP roadmap
Contributing

License

Apache 2.0 — see LICENSE.

Citation

If you use this software in your research, please cite it using the metadata in CITATION.cff.

OSF CLI Go

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 Otheri

Common questions

Alternatives

Spec Driven Development

Remote Desktop Commander

Python MCP

README from the maker

osf-cli-go

Features

Install

Authentication

Quick Start

MCP Server

Related MCP Servers

Output Modes

Project Status

Documentation

License

Citation