Summary
The preprint layer, reachable while you are still thinking.
Biology moves in preprints, and the gap between wondering whether someone has done this and finding out is where the literature search dies. Keyword and advanced search plus metadata is enough to answer that question without opening a browser.
What it is
A Python server over bioRxiv, the biology preprint repository. Three calls: a keyword search, an advanced search for tighter queries, and metadata retrieval for a specific paper.
What you get
- bioRxiv searched by keywords
- Advanced search, for queries a keyword list cannot express
- Detailed metadata for a specific paper
- Results returned as structured data rather than a page to parse
Requirements
Python 3.10 or newer and the FastMCP library; installed from the repository or through Smithery, which sets up Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf or Cline for you. No account and no key — bioRxiv is open.
Setup effort
One command — npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @JackKuo666/biorxiv-mcp-server --client claude --config "{}"