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BGPT - Scientific Paper Search MCP Server

io.github.connerlambden/bgpt-mcp
answering

BGPT - Scientific Paper Search is answering right now. Last checked 1 min ago. It exposes 2 tools.

Search scientific papers with structured experimental data from full-text studies

The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private.

Uptime history 43 hours of history · worst hour 43%
43 hours agonow
50.0%
Uptime 24h
92 of 184 checks
2
Tools
read from the server
199 ms
Response time
average over 24h
open, no key
Access
sse

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 1 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add bgpt-mcp --transport http https://bgpt.pro/mcp/stream
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bgpt-mcp": {
      "url": "https://bgpt.pro/mcp/stream"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.bgpt-mcp]
url = "https://bgpt.pro/mcp/stream"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bgpt-mcp": {
      "url": "https://bgpt.pro/mcp/stream"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bgpt-mcp": {
      "url": "https://bgpt.pro/mcp/stream"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 2

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

lookup
lookup_paper
Look up a single paper by its DOI. Args: doi: The DOI of the paper (e.g. "10.1038/s41586-024-07386-0"). output_format: "evidence" for compact claim-level evidence (default), "legacy" for original paper metadata, or "full" for both. Returns: An envelope with found status and the paper in result, or a not-found message. A found paper counts as one result.
papers
search_papers
Search claim-level evidence extracted from full-text scientific papers. Args: query: Search terms (e.g. "CRISPR gene editing efficiency"). Short, concise queries are best. English language only. Use days_back and num_results instead of adding years or filters to the query. num_results: Number of results to return (1-100, default 16). First 50 results are free, then metered per result for paid users. days_back: Only return papers published within the last N days. output_format: "evidence" for compact claim-level evidence (default), "legacy" for original paper metadata, or "full" for both. Returns: An envelope whose results list contains papers with claims, experiments, exact results, demonstrated scope, limitations, and provenance.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://bgpt.pro/mcp/sse sse answering 217 ms 2 min ago
https://bgpt.pro/mcp/stream streamable-http answering 180 ms 1 min ago

BGPT - Scientific Paper Search — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can BGPT - Scientific Paper Search do?
It exposes 2 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: lookup_paper, search_papers. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →
Is BGPT - Scientific Paper Search working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 92 of 184 checks got a reply (50.0%), average response time 199 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
Is BGPT - Scientific Paper Search still maintained?
The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private. We show this because it changes what you can expect: an unmaintained server may keep answering for months and then stop without warning.
How do I connect BGPT - Scientific Paper Search?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does BGPT - Scientific Paper Search need an API key?
No. BGPT - Scientific Paper Search completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 2 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is BGPT - Scientific Paper Search?
It answers our handshake in 199 ms on average, which is faster than 63% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.