Crossref DOI Metadata — Titles, Dates & Citation Counts MCP Server

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Crossref DOI Metadata — Titles, Dates & Citation Counts is answering right now. Last checked 2 min ago.

Resolve DOI identifiers to Crossref titles, venues, dates and citation counts for reference checks.

Uptime history 12 hours of history

12 hours agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

44 of 44 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

346 ms

Response time

average over 24h

API key

Access

streamable-http

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Crossref DOI Metadata — Titles, Dates & Citation Counts every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 2 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add crossref-doi-metadata --transport http 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hermeskd/crossref-doi-metadata'

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hermeskd/crossref-doi-metadata

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.crossref-doi-metadata]
url = "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hermeskd/crossref-doi-metadata"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crossref-doi-metadata": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hermeskd/crossref-doi-metadata"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "crossref-doi-metadata": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hermeskd/crossref-doi-metadata"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but you need an API key from its owner to call it.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hermeskd/crossref-doi-metadata	streamable-http	needs key	343 ms	2 min ago

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Crossref DOI Metadata — Titles, Dates & Citation Counts — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for Crossref DOI Metadata — Titles, Dates & Citation Counts?

The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.

Is Crossref DOI Metadata — Titles, Dates & Citation Counts working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 44 of 44 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 346 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Crossref DOI Metadata — Titles, Dates & Citation Counts?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You will need your own key: it refuses anonymous clients.

Does Crossref DOI Metadata — Titles, Dates & Citation Counts need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, Crossref DOI Metadata — Titles, Dates & Citation Counts answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.

How fast is Crossref DOI Metadata — Titles, Dates & Citation Counts?

It answers our handshake in 346 ms on average, which is faster than 38% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.